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Does Lowes Island Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
528
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225001633
Lowes Island Elementary
20755 Whitewater Dr, Sterling, VA 20165 · (571) 434-4450 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
113 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 | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
67%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
83.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 90.0% |
% 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
82.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Lowes Island Elementary
Lowes Island Elementary's state test result (82.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowes Island Elementary this school | 528 | 21.4% | 82.4% |
| Cedar Point Elementary Bristow | 510 | 23.5% | 85.9% |
| Aldrin Elementary Reston | 455 | 24.0% | 79.7% |
| Ashburn Elementary Ashburn | 513 | 23.2% | 86.9% |
| Sanders Corner Elementary Ashburn | 503 | 26.0% | 82.3% |
| Seldens Landing Elementary Leesburg | 508 | 15.7% | 82.0% |
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 Lowes Island Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #243 of 1,101 | #28 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #169 of 1,111 ▼ 10 | #13 of 59 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #239 of 1,111 ▼ 5 | #22 of 59 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #508 of 1,176 | #36 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #255 of 1,105 | #33 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #329 of 1,106 | #28 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.4% | #1,019 of 1,157 | #33 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #213 of 759 | #18 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
528
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 743
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 528 | 42.2 | 12.5:1 | 21% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 37.6 | 14.4:1 | 20% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 38.5 | 13.3:1 | 16% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 34 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 36.7 | 17.7:1 | 6% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 661 | 37 | 17.9:1 | 6% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 686 | 32 | 21.4:1 | 4% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 743 | 42 | 17.7:1 | 1% (10) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowes Island Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (649 to 528); teachers up 15% (36.7 to 42.2).
About Lowes Island Elementary
Lowes Island Elementary, located in Sterling, Virginia, is a medium-sized elementary school. Its 528 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
In Loudoun County Public Schools, 98 schools enroll a combined 81,486 students.
White students make up a majority at Lowes Island Elementary, at 51%. The remaining students are 18% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Black. For comparison, Loudoun County is about 53% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Lowes Island Elementary was 12.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Virginia have 13.8:1, compared with 12.5:1 here. Lowes Island Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 21%.
The model predicts 82.3% for a school in Virginia with Lowes Island Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Lowes Island Elementary posts 82.4%.
Across Loudoun County, the median household income is $181,765, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. In all, Loudoun County has 103 public schools and roughly 81,486 students.
The closest public school, Dominion Trail Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile from Lowes Island Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lowes Island Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Lowes Island Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 531 to 528. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.6:1 to 12.5:1.
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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
- Elaine E. Thompson ElementaryElementary · 756 students
Nearby schools
- Dominion Trail Elementary0.0 mi · 566
- Meadowland Elementary1.2 mi · 403
- Seneca Ridge Middle1.6 mi · 862
- W.O. Robey High1.7 mi · 59
- Dominion High1.7 mi · 1,453
- Sugarland Elementary1.8 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Lowes Island ElementaryHow many students attend Lowes Island Elementary?
Lowes Island Elementary enrolls approximately 528 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lowes Island Elementary serve?
Lowes Island Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowes Island Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lowes Island Elementary is approximately 12.5:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lowes Island Elementary?
At Lowes Island Elementary, the student body is approximately 51% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Black, 18% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Lowes Island Elementary?
Lowes Island Elementary is overseen by Loudoun County Public Schools in Loudoun County.
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