Meadowland Elementary

Meadowland Elementary is an intimate elementary school in Sterling, Virginia, run under Loudoun County Public Schools. The school serves 403 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Loudoun County Public Schools comprises 98 schools with combined enrollment of 81,486 students; Meadowland Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Meadowland Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 29% White, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Meadowland Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Loudoun County's rate of about 28%.

After controlling for student poverty, Meadowland Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.1%.

In the area at large, Loudoun County reports that median household income runs about $181,765, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Loudoun County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students), Meadowland Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Seneca Ridge Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Meadowland Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 72.3%.

Meadowland Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Meadowland Elementary has fell 5%, going from 426 students in 2018 to 403 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 42% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

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