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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 20176

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Schools

2,907

Students

Top rankedSeldens Landing Elementary166^th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lucketts Elementary up 176 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Leesburg Elementary 10.1 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 20176 in Leesburg, Virginia is home to six elementary schools serving grades PK through 5, all part of the highly regarded Loudoun County Public Schools district, which ranks 18th out of 131 districts in the state. Together, these schools serve about 2,907 students, with enrollment ranging from Lucketts Elementary (242 students) to Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary (647 students). Collectively, the zip code's schools outperform the Virginia state average on SOL assessments but trail the strong Loudoun County district average by roughly 3 percentage points.

Seldens Landing Elementary is the clear academic leader, holding the best state ranking (166th, 85th percentile) and the highest average SOL proficiency at 86.0%. John W. Tolbert Junior Elementary is the model of consistency, ranking in the 82nd–86th percentile for three straight years with 84.7% proficiency, including the zip's highest single test score (91.8% in 4th grade reading). Lucketts Elementary, the smallest school, is a rising star—it jumped from 452nd to 276th in state rankings and leads the zip in 3rd grade math (90.4%). Ball's Bluff Elementary sits in the middle with a 62nd-percentile ranking and 77.8% proficiency. At the other end, Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary and Leesburg Elementary have the lowest proficiency rates (69.1% and 71.1%) and the highest shares of economically disadvantaged students (about 48%). Loving is improving steadily, while Leesburg's ranking has been volatile (534 → 780 → 641).

Notably, more spending and smaller classes don't guarantee better results. Leesburg Elementary spends the most per student ($23,232) and has the lowest student-teacher ratio (10.1), yet ranks in the 42nd percentile. Seldens Landing spends the least ($17,174) with the highest ratio (13.8) and achieves the top ranking. Chronic absenteeism is a stronger differentiator: Seldens Landing's 6.8% rate is the lowest in the zip, while Leesburg's 19.5% is nearly triple that. Most schools are trending upward, with Leesburg making the largest single-year proficiency gain (+6.6 points). Virginia Studies is a consistent strength across all six schools, averaging about 86.5% proficiency.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Lucketts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14550 James Monroe Hwy	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2070	242	22	11.0	31.4%	123 (50.8%)	16 (6.6%)	67 (27.7%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.5%)	75.3	276^th of 1111 public elementary schools	75.2%		62.2	452^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	59.3%	176	90.4	76.5	79.2	77.1	80.8	82.4	81.3	86.7	$24,175	$92	$24,083
Ball's Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Battlefield Pkwy NE	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2880	465	39	11.8	35.3%	217 (46.7%)	37 (8.0%)	132 (28.4%)	54 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	64.3	423^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	61.9%		59.3	483^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	56.5%	60	82.7	75.0	80.0	71.8	66.7	78.8	77.7	89.7	$21,289	$530	$20,759
Leesburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	323 Plaza St NE	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2860	428	42	10.1	47.9%	170 (39.7%)	29 (6.8%)	185 (43.2%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	47.6	641^st of 1111 public elementary schools	42.3%		34.4	780^th of 1110 public elementary schools	29.7%	139	79.1	61.2	76.6	64.1	64.2	65.5	76.9	81.0	$23,265	$461	$22,804
John W. Tolbert Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	691 Potomac Station Dr NE	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2870	617	48	12.8	26.7%	284 (46.0%)	62 (10.0%)	102 (16.5%)	120 (19.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	79.7	203^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	81.7%		81.1	196^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.3%	7	84.5	85.9	87.5	80.8	79.4	91.8	78.6	88.8	$18,637	$84	$18,553
Seldens Landing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	43345 Coton Commons Dr.	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2260	508	37	13.8	15.7%	280 (55.1%)	38 (7.5%)	59 (11.6%)	88 (17.3%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.1%)	82.5	166^th of 1111 public elementary schools	85.1%		77.2	259^th of 1110 public elementary schools	76.7%	93	83.7	91.0	87.4	84.0	80.2	84.1	89.3	88.5	$17,558	$231	$17,327
Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 N. King St.	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2050	647	58	11.1	48.8%	279 (43.1%)	42 (6.5%)	261 (40.3%)	32 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.1%)	44.1	691^st of 1111 public elementary schools	37.8%		39.8	724^th of 1110 public elementary schools	34.8%	33	72.0	75.0	63.2	58.5	66.7	73.5	59.6	84.2	$21,050	$401	$20,650

Cities Near Zip Code 20176

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Leesburg	0.79 mi	25	113^th
Waterford	3.91 mi	1	44^th
Lovettsville	7.14 mi	1	63^rd
Hamilton	8.34 mi	3	54^th
Purcellville	9.87 mi	7	35^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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