Catoctin Elementary School

311 Catoctin Circle SW, Leesburg, 20175 (See Map)

Phone: 703-771-6770

Absence phone number: 703-771-6779

Fax: 703-771-6773

Web site: Click here to visit

Catoctin Elementary was built in 1966, so it has a long history as an educational institution in the Leesburg community. But with new faces filling the principal and assistant principal slots, Catoctin felt a little bit like a brand new school last year.

That new feeling was probably strongest for Rebecca B. Moyer, the principal who just finished her first year at Catoctin.

“Everyone has worked hard and worked smart and pulled together,” said Moyer. “We’ve had a great year.”
Moyer encourages her teachers to communicate and help each other maximize the educational opportunities for their students.

“Where it is appropriate we make connections [between classes], so students see learning across all the dimensions,” Moyer said.

Catoctin students also get a good grounding in technology, Moyer said. They visit the computer lab at least once a week and make regular use of the four computers in each classroom. Teachers and students routinely use PowerPoint to present materials and projects.

The school also provides a wide range of extracurricular activities, from a student-run morning show on the PA system to a robust PE program to a newly launched after-school chess club.

Moyer believes she and the school made a lot of progress in her first year as principal and she said she looks forward to taking more strides next year.

“I love it here,” Moyer said.

Principal: Rebecca B. Moyer (E-mail)

School Type: Elementary

Enrollment: 600

Mascot: Indians

Colors: Burgundy, gold

Year Built: 1966

Playground: Yes

School nurse: Registered Nurse

(Number of) guidance counselors: One full-time

Number of special-education teachers: Four full-time and one part-time

ESL: Yes

Foreign languages offered: Spanish

Student government: No

Before-school childcare: No

After-school childcare: Yes (After-school childcare is at the YMCA until 6 p.m.)

Focus area(s): General Education, Special Education, Limited English Proficiency, Talented/Gifted Program, Title I - Targeted Assistance

Made Annual Yearly Performance: Yes

Number of fights, weapons violations and serious incidents reported in 2005: 3

Percent of teachers with master's degrees: 64

Notes: See the school's report card from the Virginia Department of Education here.

Parent/teacher group contact person: Michelle Coppens (E-mail)

School Board Members

Sarah B. Smith (E-mail), Leesburg District
Thomas E. Reed (E-mail), At-Large

School hours

Mondays: 7:50 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.
Tuesdays: 7:50 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.
Wednesdays: 7:50 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.
Thursdays: 7:50 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.
Fridays: 7:50 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.

Past events at Catoctin Elementary School

Virtual Tours of Catoctin Elementary School

Cafeteria

Gymnasium

Library

The information on this page was last verified on July 15, 2007

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