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Enrollment
568
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225001158
Potowmack Elementary
46465 Esterbrook Pkwy, Sterling, VA 20165 · (571) 434-3270 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
484 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (93).
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
62.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 →
Schools most like Potowmack Elementary
Potowmack Elementary's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potowmack Elementary this school | 568 | 85.2% | 64.8% |
| Bluestone Elementary Harrisonburg | 566 | 85.0% | 49.3% |
| Meadowland Elementary Sterling | 403 | 84.9% | 67.1% |
| Stone Spring Elementary Harrisonburg | 554 | 84.8% | 45.9% |
| Baldwin Elementary Manassas | 631 | 86.7% | 56.3% |
| William Ramsay Elementary Alexandria | 689 | 88.7% | 42.4% |
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 Potowmack Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #731 of 1,101 | #54 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #600 of 1,111 ▲ 182 | #44 of 59 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #813 of 1,111 ▲ 51 | #51 of 59 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #431 of 1,176 | #32 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #67 of 1,105 | #10 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #321 of 1,106 | #24 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #427 of 1,157 | #7 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #573 of 759 | #39 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
568
+53 (+10%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 568 | 52.4 | 10.8:1 | 85% (484) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 47 | 12.4:1 | 84% (486) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 45.5 | 11.7:1 | 55% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 38 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 36.5 | 16.7:1 | 33% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 35 | 18.3:1 | 31% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 33 | 19.2:1 | 20% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 642 | 40 | 16.1:1 | 11% (68) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Potowmack Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (608 to 568); teachers up 44% (36.5 to 52.4).
About Potowmack Elementary
Federal records list Potowmack Elementary as an elementary school in Sterling, Virginia. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 568 students.
Loudoun County Public Schools counts 98 schools and 81,486 students, including Potowmack Elementary.
The student body at Potowmack Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 49%. Other groups make up 26% White, 10% Asian, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. Loudoun County as a whole is about 14% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Potowmack Elementary are from different groups.
The school had 52.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.8:1. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is 3.0 students per teacher. The school reported 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 28% average for public schools in Loudoun County is 57 points lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Potowmack Elementary would score about 64.9%. It scores 64.8%, within a point of that figure.
The school's county is Loudoun County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $181,765, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Loudoun County's 103 public schools enroll about 81,486 students and include Potowmack Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, Horizon Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Potowmack Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Potowmack Elementary is behind the 73.0% nearby average, ranking 9th of 9.
Potowmack Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment increased by 10% across 4 years, from 515 in 2020-21 to 568 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.6:1 in 2020-21, and 10.8:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Potowmack Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Horizon Elementary0.6 mi · 510
- Sugarland Elementary0.7 mi · 502
- Potomac Falls High0.9 mi · 1,662
- River Bend Middle0.9 mi · 1,137
- Countryside Elementary1.1 mi · 648
- Meadowland Elementary1.3 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Potowmack ElementaryHow large is Potowmack Elementary?
Potowmack Elementary enrolls approximately 568 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Potowmack Elementary serve?
Potowmack Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Potowmack Elementary?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Potowmack Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Potowmack Elementary?
Student demographics at Potowmack Elementary are roughly 26% White, 49% Hispanic, 9% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Potowmack Elementary public or private?
Potowmack 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.