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Enrollment
756
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225003091
Elaine E. Thompson Elementary
24200 Pissaro Drive, Sterling, VA 20166 · (571) 367-4230 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL756 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Virginia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
138 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 166 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (166).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
86.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 82.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Elaine E. Thompson Elementary
Elaine E. Thompson Elementary's state test result (84.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine E. Thompson Elementary this school | 756 | 18.3% | 84.3% |
| Creighton's Corner Elementary Ashburn | 824 | 19.9% | 83.4% |
| Cardinal Ridge Elementary Centreville | 834 | 18.9% | 85.1% |
| Liberty Elementary South Riding | 813 | 18.5% | 86.8% |
| Waxpool Elementary Ashburn | 678 | 16.7% | 89.9% |
| Floris Elementary Herndon | 666 | 11.9% | 85.0% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Elaine E. Thompson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #198 of 1,101 | #21 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #226 of 1,111 ▼ 64 | #23 of 59 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #217 of 1,111 ▲ 28 | #21 of 59 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 756 | #128 of 1,176 | #11 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #120 of 1,105 | #19 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #437 of 1,106 | #36 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #1,040 of 1,157 | #38 of 59 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 756 | 65.5 | 11.5:1 | 18% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 1,018 | 64.7 | 15.7:1 | 11% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 880 | 60.3 | 14.6:1 | 10% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elaine E. Thompson Elementary.
About Elaine E. Thompson Elementary
Elaine E. Thompson Elementary is a large elementary school in Virginia, located in Sterling. It enrolled 756 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students each.
Loudoun County Public Schools operates 98 schools. Combined enrollment is 81,486 students.
A majority of students at Elaine E. Thompson Elementary, 53%, are Asian. The rest of enrollment is 25% White, 7% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Loudoun County, the Asian share is about 22%. By the diversity index, Elaine E. Thompson Elementary comes in at 64%.
Its teaching staff equals 65.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 18%. That is 10 points below the 28% average for public schools in Loudoun County.
allk12 grades Elaine E. Thompson Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 83.1%. Elaine E. Thompson Elementary scores 84.3%.
Elaine E. Thompson Elementary is located in Loudoun County, where median household income is about $181,765, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Elaine E. Thompson Elementary is one of 103 public schools in Loudoun County, which together enroll about 81,486 students.
Creighton's Corner Elementary is located about 1.6 miles from Elaine E. Thompson Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 84.3% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
Elaine E. Thompson Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
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Loudoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
432,998
Census ACS
Median income
$181,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
81,486 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Loudoun County Public Schools
- Independence HighHigh · 2,166 students
- Lightridge HighHigh · 2,030 students
- Freedom HighHigh · 1,885 students
- Briar Woods HighHigh · 1,862 students
- John Champe HighHigh · 1,851 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,710 students
Other schools in Sterling
- Dominion HighCombined · 1,453 students
- Park View HighHigh · 1,409 students
- River Bend MiddleMiddle · 1,137 students
- Sterling MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- Seneca Ridge MiddleMiddle · 862 students
- Countryside ElementaryElementary · 648 students
Nearby schools
- Creighton's Corner Elementary1.6 mi · 824
- Stone Hill Middle1.7 mi · 1,146
- Arcola Elementary1.8 mi · 748
- Mercer Middle1.9 mi · 1,459
- Legacy Elementary2.2 mi · 627
- Madison's Trust Elementary2.2 mi · 1,004
Frequently asked questions
About Elaine E. Thompson ElementaryHow many students attend Elaine E. Thompson Elementary?
Elaine E. Thompson Elementary enrolls approximately 756 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Elaine E. Thompson Elementary serve?
Elaine E. Thompson Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elaine E. Thompson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elaine E. Thompson Elementary is approximately 11.5:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Elaine E. Thompson Elementary?
Student demographics at Elaine E. Thompson Elementary are roughly 25% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 53% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Elaine E. Thompson Elementary in?
Elaine E. Thompson Elementary is part of Loudoun County Public Schools.
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