Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

Summary:

Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary is a public elementary school in Front Royal, Virginia, serving 496 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Warren County Public Schools district, which is ranked 85 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

While Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary's academic performance is generally on par with the district and state averages, it lags behind some of the nearby schools, such as A.S. Rhodes Elementary and Ressie Jeffries Elementary. For example, in 3rd grade mathematics, A.S. Rhodes Elementary had 87.5% proficiency, compared to 68.57% at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary. Additionally, the school has a significantly higher percentage of white students (80.85%) compared to the surrounding schools, which have more diverse student populations. The school also has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (65.73%) compared to the nearby schools, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Over the past several years, Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined, from 502 out of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 768 out of 1,114 in 2023-2024. This suggests a need to closely examine the school's academic programs and strategies to improve student outcomes, particularly for specific subgroups, such as female students, male students, white students, and low-socioeconomic status students, who are performing below the state averages. Addressing the needs of the school's diverse student population, including those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, and learning from the practices of successful neighboring schools could be key strategies to improve student outcomes at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1015 Stonewall Dr
       Front Royal, VA  22630


(540) 635-3125

District: Warren County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
768th of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,043 Help


Students who attend Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Warren County Middle
High:    Warren County High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  510

Racial breakdown:

White:
77.3%
Hispanic:
12.7%
Two or more races:
8.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary ranks worse than 68.9% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Warren County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.6. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (77.3%), Hispanic (12.7%), two or more races (8.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 71% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary is 14.2, which is the 2nd best among 5 elementary schools in the Warren County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary is $8,043. 3 elementary schools in the Warren County Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary 768th of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Warren County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Warren County Public Schools 85th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 31.33 855th 1062 19.5%
2006 35.25 835th 1071 22.0%
2007 52.43 561st 1083 48.2%
2008 34.09 840th 1081 22.3%
2009 26.40 952nd 1082 12.0%
2010 39.30 838th 1113 24.7%
2011 41.56 771st 1117 31.0%
2012 53.96 557th 1117 50.1%
2013 54.91 525th 1120 53.1%
2014 56.30 502nd 1110 54.8%
2015 49.05 645th 1100 41.4%
2016 52.61 581st 1096 47.0%
2017 39.72 769th 1099 30.0%
2018 24.50 931st 1097 15.1%
2019 42.86 720th 1105 34.8%
2021 49.45 601st 1103 45.5%
2022 44.21 678th 1109 38.9%
2023 48.47 624th 1114 44.0%
2024 36.60 768th 1114 31.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 27.32 827th 1036 20.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.52 715th 1100 35.0%
2024 29.46 840th 1098 23.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 53.43 542nd 1093 50.4%
2024 42.51 698th 1101 36.6%
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Rank History for White students at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 23.70 848th 984 13.8%
2024 17.06 887th 979 9.4%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 476 476
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 488 488
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 509 509
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 522 522
1993 524 16 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 545
1994 536 18 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 562
1995 557 15 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 581
1996 557 15 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 581
1997 572 16 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 596
1998 461 18 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 484
1999 470 22 3 4 1 n/a n/a 0 500
2000 454 21 3 8 1 n/a n/a -4 483
2001 433 30 3 3 2 n/a n/a 0 471
2002 421 17 1 12 1 n/a n/a 0 452
2003 421 17 1 12 1 n/a n/a 0 452
2004 390 13 5 13 2 n/a n/a 0 423
2005 393 14 4 15 3 n/a n/a 1 430
2006 431 14 3 18 0 n/a n/a 2 468
2007 452 20 7 18 0 n/a n/a 0 497
2008 470 25 10 18 4 n/a n/a 0 527
2009 518 26 17 22 0 n/a n/a 3 586
2010 501 33 12 14 0 n/a n/a 1 561
2011 469 17 10 16 1 0 20 0 533
2012 485 10 5 22 2 0 20 0 544
2013 522 14 5 24 2 1 16 0 584
2014 527 13 5 28 1 0 14 0 588
2015 512 13 5 32 2 0 17 0 581
2016 479 13 6 29 2 0 22 0 551
2017 470 21 4 34 1 0 29 0 559
2018 467 31 2 34 0 0 24 0 558
2019 471 28 3 28 0 0 32 0 562
2020 495 32 4 31 0 0 37 0 599
2021 442 20 5 33 1 0 34 0 535
2022 421 14 3 44 1 0 40 0 523
2023 401 10 2 47 2 0 34 0 496
2024 394 4 2 65 2 0 43 0 510

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 476 27.8 17.1 n/a
1990 488 26.6 18.3 n/a
1991 509 27.6 18.4 n/a
1992 522 28.1 18.5 n/a
1993 545 32.6 16.7 n/a
1994 562 35.3 n/a 16.5
1995 581 n/a 0.0 13.3
1996 581 n/a 0.0 13.3
1997 596 n/a 0.0 13.3
1998 484 n/a 0.0 15.9
1999 500 35.0 14.3 18.8
2000 483 n/a 0.0 20.7
2001 471 38.0 12.4 22.9
2002 452 36.0 12.6 28.3
2003 452 36.0 12.6 28.3
2004 423 38.0 11.1 24.1
2005 430 37.0 11.6 26.6
2006 468 39.0 12.0 24
2007 497 42.0 11.8 22.5
2008 527 31.0 17.0 24.7
2009 586 31.0 18.9 27.6
2010 561 29.5 19.0 36.4
2011 533 29.5 18.0 40.5
2012 544 27.8 19.5 40.1
2013 584 29.9 19.5 38.2
2014 588 36.0 16.3 40.6
2015 581 36.0 16.1 44.1
2016 551 35.0 15.7 37.6
2017 559 33.8 16.5 37.6
2018 558 34.5 16.1 42.8
2019 562 36.2 15.5 42.9
2020 599 35.0 17.1 42.4
2021 535 33.4 15.9 n/a
2022 523 32.7 15.9 48.6
2023 496 35.7 13.8 65.7
2024 510 35.7 14.2 71

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 476 27.8 17.1 n/a
1990 488 26.6 18.3 n/a
1991 509 27.6 18.4 n/a
1992 522 28.1 18.5 n/a
1993 545 32.6 16.7 n/a
1994 562 35.3 n/a 16.5
1995 581 n/a 0.0 13.3
1996 581 n/a 0.0 13.3
1997 596 n/a 0.0 13.3
1998 484 n/a 0.0 15.9
1999 500 35.0 14.3 18.8
2000 483 n/a 0.0 20.7
2001 471 38.0 12.4 22.9
2002 452 36.0 12.6 28.3
2003 452 36.0 12.6 28.3
2004 423 38.0 11.1 24.1
2005 430 37.0 11.6 26.6
2006 468 39.0 12.0 24
2007 497 42.0 11.8 22.5
2008 527 31.0 17.0 24.7
2009 586 31.0 18.9 27.6
2010 561 29.5 19.0 36.4
2011 533 29.5 18.0 40.5
2012 544 27.8 19.5 40.1
2013 584 29.9 19.5 38.2
2014 588 36.0 16.3 40.6
2015 581 36.0 16.1 44.1
2016 551 35.0 15.7 37.6
2017 559 33.8 16.5 37.6
2018 558 34.5 16.1 42.8
2019 562 36.2 15.5 42.9
2020 599 35.0 17.1 42.4
2021 535 33.4 15.9 n/a
2022 523 32.7 15.9 48.6
2023 496 35.7 13.8 65.7
2024 510 35.7 14.2 71

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $510 (7.8%) $6,020 (92.2%) $6,530
2020 $565 (11.8%) $4,236 (88.2%) $4,801
2021 $901 (11.2%) $7,143 (88.8%) $8,043

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 720th of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 624th of 1114 Elementary schools
 9.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary)7870.3
 7.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Warren County Public Schools)7874.9
 3.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary)6864.4
 3.6%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Warren County Public Schools)6868.6
 0.6%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary)8761.3
 25.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Warren County Public Schools)7767.5
 9.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary)7474.2
 0.2%
   4th Grade English Reading (Warren County Public Schools)7172.9
 1.9%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary)7657.8
 18.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Warren County Public Schools)7963.9
 15.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary)7471.1
 2.9%
   5th Grade Science (Warren County Public Schools)7365.8
 7.2%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary)7672.3
 3.7%
   5th Grade English Reading (Warren County Public Schools)7571.8
 3.2%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7871.4
 6.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students562496
 11.7%
African American2810
 64.3%
American Indian02
Asian32
 33.3%
Hispanic2847
 67.9%
Pacific Islander00
White471401
 14.9%
Two or More Races3234
 6.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.9%65.7%
 22.8%


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

Middle : Warren County Middle
High : Warren County High

Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary ranks 768th of 1114 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary are 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 510 students attended Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary.


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