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Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

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Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary ranks 762 nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

762^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary is a public elementary school located in Front Royal, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 510. The school is part of the Warren County Public Schools district, which is ranked 83 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary generally performs below the district and state averages on SOL tests, particularly in 4th and 5th grade math, where proficiency rates are around 55-60%. However, the school's 3rd grade reading proficiency is higher than the district and state. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 29.1%, which are significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 65.73% to 70.98% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as A.S. Rhodes Elementary, E. Wilson Morrison Elementary, Ressie Jeffries Elementary, and Hilda J. Barbour Elementary, generally perform better than Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary across various academic metrics, including SOL test scores and student group performance. This suggests that Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary may benefit from exploring the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools to address its own challenges and improve student outcomes.

474

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,501

Per pupil spending ?

74.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1015 Stonewall Dr
Front Royal, VA 22630

(540) 635-3125

District: Warren County Public Schools

Students who attend Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Warren County Middle
High:	Warren County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.1%

Hispanic:

15.6%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (64% vs 71% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 15% Virginia)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg68%

Virginia avg71%

762^nd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Warren County Public Schools

83^rd of 129Warren County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	762 of 1110	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	768 of 1114	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	624 of 1114	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	678 of 1109	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	601 of 1103	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	720 of 1105	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	931 of 1097	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.7	769 of 1099	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.6	581 of 1096	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.1	645 of 1100	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.3	502 of 1110	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.9	525 of 1120	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.0	557 of 1117	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.6	771 of 1117	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.3	838 of 1113	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.4	952 of 1082	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.1	840 of 1081	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	52.4	561 of 1083	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.3	835 of 1071	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.3	855 of 1062	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	835 of 1096	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	840 of 1098	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	715 of 1100	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	389 of 606	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	728 of 1046	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	827 of 1036	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	673 of 1093	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	698 of 1101	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	542 of 1093	50.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	876 of 973	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	887 of 979	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	848 of 984	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies69%~ state avg

English Reading67%-4 vs state

Mathematics61%-11 vs state

Science59%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Do not walk, but RUN from this school.

We moved into the area this past year and had three children at LFK. We removed them to homeschool for the last three months because this school is so bad.

Our children reported that they and other students were yelled at, publicly shamed, and intimidated by teachers. They were also made to run laps for late homework. The instructional quality was poor, with limited options for extracurricular activities, and the environment inside the building was drab and depressing.

We visited the classrooms on more than one occasion only to witness firsthand that, indeed, the children were yelled at and shamed in front of their peers. Speaking with the principal had little effect, although she listened sympathetically.

Our one child's kindergarten teacher seemed nice; however the magnitude of poor behavior from our other children's teachers, in addition to the overall poor instructional quality, eclipsed that completely.

Do not subject your child to this school if you can avoid it. Close Quote

Schools Near Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 Stonewall Dr	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 635-3125	474	35	13.4	74.1%	351 (74.1%)	6 (1.3%)	74 (15.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.4%)	35.6	762^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	31.4%		36.6	768^th of 1114 public elementary schools	31.1%	6	75.3	57.4	52.2	58.9	70.8	67.7	62.9	69.1	$9,501	$794	$8,707
Hilda J. Barbour Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 Westminster Drive	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 622-8090	453	30	15.1	74.6%	307 (67.8%)	19 (4.2%)	86 (19.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.5%)	54.4	548^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.6%		50.7	605^th of 1114 public elementary schools	45.7%	57	81.2	67.4	80.0	77.2	79.7	62.5	81.3	56.8	$9,621	$678	$8,943
E. Wilson Morrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Crescent St	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 635-4188	458	35	12.9	73.8%	291 (63.5%)	31 (6.8%)	76 (16.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.0%)	34.9	774^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.3%		22.5	925^th of 1114 public elementary schools	17.0%	151	58.2	58.1	69.0	74.6	56.3	66.1	76.3	53.2	$10,887	$783	$10,105
Ressie Jeffries Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 East Criser Road	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 636-6824	649	42	15.3	74.1%	469 (72.3%)	37 (5.7%)	69 (10.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.2%)	43.7	680^th of 1110 public elementary schools	38.7%		54.5	564^th of 1114 public elementary schools	49.4%	116	79.6	69.7	60.8	61.4	63.9	68.5	74.5	60.9	$9,843	$1,051	$8,792
A.S. Rhodes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	224 W Strasburg Rd	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 635-4556	265	17	16.0	74.3%	200 (75.5%)	6 (2.3%)	29 (10.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.8%)	70.1	352^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	68.3%		79.7	218^th of 1114 public elementary schools	80.4%	134	82.9	70.5	93.3	93.3	77.5	70.5	88.9	67.4	$9,324	$387	$8,937
Middletown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Mustang Ln	Middletown	22645	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 869-4615	648	40	16.2	65.1%	387 (59.7%)	33 (5.1%)	162 (25.0%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.6%)	41.1	711^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.9%		37.8	751^st of 1114 public elementary schools	32.6%	40	80.2	78.7	54.7	47.2	60.0	75.9	65.1		$10,537	$490	$10,047
Sandy Hook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	162 Stickley Loop	Strasburg	22657	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 465-8281	828	57	14.5	83.7%	640 (77.3%)	18 (2.2%)	107 (12.9%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.8%)	49.2	610^th of 1110 public elementary schools	45.0%		60.9	478^th of 1114 public elementary schools	57.1%	132	77.1	70.9	72.5	66.2	64.3	68.7	74.1	66.1	$7,885	$855	$7,029
Bass-Hoover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	471 Aylor Road	Stephens City	22655	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 869-4700	615	40	15.3	45.9%	364 (59.2%)	29 (4.7%)	152 (24.7%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.4%)	18.8	943^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	15.0%		27.1	877^th of 1114 public elementary schools	21.3%	66	58.1	60.8	49.5	51.5	54.3	60.8	59.8		$10,707	$730	$9,977
Armel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2239 Front Royal Pike	Winchester	22602	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 869-1657	589	41	14.3	29.0%	390 (66.2%)	16 (2.7%)	134 (22.8%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.4%)	46.2	651^st of 1110 public elementary schools	41.4%		46.2	655^th of 1114 public elementary schools	41.2%	4	74.6	70.0	72.7	66.4	66.4	68.5	65.4		$10,423	$414	$10,009
Boyce Elementary	Public	K-5	119 W Main St	Boyce	22620	Clarke County	Clarke County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 955-6115	281	20	13.8	34.5%	203 (72.2%)	6 (2.1%)	50 (17.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.8%)	54.3	551^st of 1110 public elementary schools	50.4%		44.5	671^st of 1114 public elementary schools	39.8%	120	73.5	71.4	72.7	78.2	75.5	69.4	76.4	58.0	$10,474	$709	$9,765

Frequently Asked Questions about Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

What district is Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary in?

Warren County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary attend?

Students who attend Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Warren County Middle
High : Warren County High

What is the racial makeup of Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary?

Students at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary are 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary.

Is Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary a good school?

Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary ranks 762^nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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