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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Forest Grove Elementary?
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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225002283
Forest Grove Elementary
46245 Forest Ridge Dr., Sterling, VA 20164 · (703) 434-4560 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
526 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 | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
51%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
53.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
56.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Forest Grove Elementary
Forest Grove Elementary's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Grove Elementary this school | 529 | 99.4% | 59.5% |
| Rolling Ridge Elementary Sterling | 562 | 99.5% | 60.1% |
| Sterling Elementary Sterling | 430 | 99.3% | 66.5% |
| Preston Park Elementary Roanoke | 535 | 98.3% | 40.5% |
| George Carr Round Elementary Manassas | 512 | 88.9% | 61.3% |
| Guilford Elementary Sterling | 504 | 99.4% | 37.5% |
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 Forest Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #847 of 1,101 | #56 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #949 of 1,111 ▲ 4 | #56 of 59 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #971 of 1,111 ▲ 30 | #56 of 59 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #504 of 1,176 | #35 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #18 of 1,105 | #4 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #736 of 1,106 | #47 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #160 of 1,157 | #3 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #518 of 759 | #37 of 46 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
529
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 529 | 54.8 | 9.7:1 | 99% (526) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 55.5 | 9.7:1 | 85% (459) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 50.3 | 10.6:1 | 86% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 39 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 576 | 46.2 | 12.5:1 | 62% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 57% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 30 | 19.0:1 | 44% (249) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (576 to 529); teachers up 19% (46.2 to 54.8).
About Forest Grove Elementary
In Sterling, Virginia, Forest Grove Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 529 students in pre-K through 5.
Forest Grove Elementary is one school in a 98-school district, Loudoun County Public Schools, which enrolls 81,486 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Forest Grove Elementary is 67%, a majority. The school is also 15% White, 11% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 14% Hispanic share among all Loudoun County residents. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Forest Grove Elementary are from different groups.
There are 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 9.7:1. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.8:1. Of all students at Forest Grove Elementary, 99% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 28% average for public schools in Loudoun County is 71 points lower.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Forest Grove Elementary is 61.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.5%.
For Loudoun County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $181,765 a year, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Forest Grove Elementary, Loudoun County has 103 public schools.
Sully Elementary sits about 0.5 miles from Forest Grove Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 56.5% proficiency; Forest Grove Elementary posts 59.5%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 529 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 560. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.4:1 to 9.7:1.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Forest Grove Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Elaine E. Thompson ElementaryElementary · 756 students
Other Forest Grove Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Forest Grove Elementary. Forest Grove Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Forest Grove ElementaryBettendorf, IA · 332 students
- Forest Grove ElementaryPacific Grove, CA · 324 students
- Forest Grove Elementary SchoolHUDSONVILLE, MI · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Sully Elementary0.5 mi · 476
- Clearview Elementary0.7 mi · 580
- Sterling Middle0.8 mi · 967
- Dranesville Elementary0.9 mi · 610
- Guilford Elementary1.1 mi · 504
- Sterling Elementary1.3 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Grove ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Forest Grove Elementary?
Forest Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 529 students in grades PK-05.
Is Forest Grove Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Forest Grove Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Forest Grove Elementary have?
Forest Grove Elementary employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Forest Grove Elementary?
Student demographics at Forest Grove Elementary are roughly 15% White, 67% Hispanic, 4% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Forest Grove Elementary public or private?
Forest Grove Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Loudoun County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.