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Meadowland Elementary

729 S Sugarland Run Dr, Sterling, VA 20164 · (571) 434-4440 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
342 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K5012%
Kindergarten4611%
Grade 15814%
Grade 26516%
Grade 36015%
Grade 45714%
Grade 56717%
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%
White
11629%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
19147%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
236%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
4411%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
297%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
21553%
Female
18847%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
64.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
66.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2564.0%66.0%
2023-2466.0%61.0%
2022-2365.0%63.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 →

Where Meadowland Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn VirginiaIn Loudoun County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
67.1%#672 of 1,101#49 of 58
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
66.0%#764 of 1,111#51 of 59
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.0%#771 of 1,111#48 of 59
Enrollment
ranked largest first
403#806 of 1,176#54 of 62
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.3:1#34 of 1,105#8 of 56
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.2%#324 of 1,106#26 of 56
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
84.9%#433 of 1,157#8 of 59
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.4%#599 of 759#41 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
403
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2540339.310.3:185% (342)
2023-2439639.310.1:197% (386)
2022-234043611.2:195% (382)
2020-213953312.0:1N/A
2017-1842624.217.6:147% (199)
2015-164512121.5:140% (180)
2010-114262417.8:136% (155)
2000-014903314.8:19% (42)
1990-915122917.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadowland Elementary.

About Meadowland Elementary

This page covers Meadowland Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school in Sterling, Virginia. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 403 students.

Loudoun County Public Schools runs Meadowland Elementary along with 97 other schools, enrolling 81,486 students in total.

Hispanic students make up 47% of enrollment at Meadowland Elementary, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 29% White, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. That compares with about 14% Hispanic among all Loudoun County residents. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Meadowland Elementary are from different groups.

Its staff includes 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.3 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Virginia, 13.8:1, is higher. Meadowland Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 85%. Compared with the 28% average for public schools in Loudoun County, the school's rate is higher.

Meadowland Elementary is 2.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (67.1% versus 65.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.

The school's county is Loudoun County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $181,765, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. There are 103 public schools in the county, enrolling about 81,486, Meadowland Elementary among them.

Among nearby public schools, Seneca Ridge Middle is closest at about 0.5 miles. Meadowland Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 72.3%, higher than Meadowland Elementary's 67.1%.

The NCES locale for Meadowland Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The student count changed little between 2020-21 (395) and 2024-25 (403). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.3:1, from 12.0:1.

Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Meadowland Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Loudoun County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Meadowland Elementary
District
Loudoun County Public Schools
Address
729 S Sugarland Run Dr, Sterling, VA 20164
Phone
(571) 434-4440
County
Loudoun County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
403
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
10.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
342 (85%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
510225001853
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Meadowland Elementary
How large is Meadowland Elementary?
Meadowland Elementary enrolls approximately 403 students in grades PK-05.
Is Meadowland Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meadowland Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Meadowland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meadowland Elementary is approximately 10.3:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Meadowland Elementary?
Meadowland Elementary reports a student body of 29% White, 47% Hispanic, 6% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Meadowland Elementary?
Meadowland Elementary is overseen by Loudoun County Public Schools in Loudoun County.
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