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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225000932
Sterling Elementary
200 W Church Rd, Sterling, VA 20164 · (571) 434-4580 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
427 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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
55%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
59.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
68.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% 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 Sterling Elementary
Sterling Elementary's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Elementary this school | 430 | 99.3% | 66.5% |
| Forest Grove Elementary Sterling | 529 | 99.4% | 59.5% |
| Rolling Ridge Elementary Sterling | 562 | 99.5% | 60.1% |
| Mount Vernon Woods Elementary Alexandria | 507 | 97.6% | 48.3% |
| Preston Park Elementary Roanoke | 535 | 98.3% | 40.5% |
| George Carr Round Elementary Manassas | 512 | 88.9% | 61.3% |
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 Sterling Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #691 of 1,101 | #51 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #728 of 1,111 ▲ 72 | #49 of 59 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #871 of 1,111 ▲ 8 | #54 of 59 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #749 of 1,176 | #50 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #19 of 1,105 | #5 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #680 of 1,106 | #45 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #175 of 1,157 | #6 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #514 of 759 | #36 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
430
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 430 | 44.5 | 9.7:1 | 99% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 45.4 | 9.2:1 | 84% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 42 | 10.3:1 | 99% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 41 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 41.3 | 11.4:1 | 62% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 37 | 13.6:1 | 56% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 31 | 18.1:1 | 39% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 13% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 23 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sterling Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (469 to 430); teachers up 8% (41.3 to 44.5).
About Sterling Elementary
Sterling Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Sterling, Virginia. A total of 430 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Loudoun County Public Schools serves 81,486 students across 98 schools.
A majority of students at Sterling Elementary, 64%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 13% Asian, 11% White, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 50 points above the 14% share among Loudoun County residents. Sterling Elementary has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 44.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.7:1. Among elementary schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Loudoun County, the average eligibility rate is 28%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sterling Elementary, the prediction is 61.1% and the result is 66.5%.
In Loudoun County (population about 432,998), median household income is about $181,765, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. A total of 103 public schools operate in Loudoun County, serving about 81,486 students.
Of nearby public schools, Park View High is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sterling Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Sterling Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Sterling Elementary had 437 students in 2020-21 and 430 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.7:1 in 2020-21 to 9.7:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Sterling Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Sterling Elementary. Sterling Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- Sterling ElementaryPineville, NC · 786 students
- Sterling Elementary SchoolBrunswick, GA · 767 students
- STERLING ELEM.WARRENSBURG, MO · 399 students
- Sterling Elementary SchoolSterling, OK · 213 students
- Sterling Elementary SchoolSTERLING, MI · 168 students
Nearby schools
- Park View High0.4 mi · 1,409
- Sterling Middle0.6 mi · 967
- Sully Elementary0.9 mi · 476
- Guilford Elementary0.9 mi · 504
- Rolling Ridge Elementary1.0 mi · 562
- Dranesville Elementary1.2 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About Sterling ElementaryHow large is Sterling Elementary?
Sterling Elementary enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sterling Elementary serve?
Sterling Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sterling Elementary have?
Sterling Elementary employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
How diverse is Sterling Elementary?
Sterling Elementary reports a student body of 11% White, 64% Hispanic, 7% Black, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sterling Elementary?
Sterling Elementary is overseen by Loudoun County Public Schools in Loudoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.