Sterling Middle

Sterling Middle operates as a mid-tier middle school in Sterling, Virginia, run under Loudoun County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 967 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 29% larger than the state mean of about 750.

Within Loudoun County Public Schools, which oversees 98 schools and 81,486 students, Sterling Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Sterling Middle lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school reports 8% Asian, 8% White, 5% Black. By comparison, Loudoun County as a whole is about 14% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Sterling Middle has 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Sterling Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Loudoun County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sterling Middle falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 65.1%; this one comes in at 46.0%, -19.1 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Loudoun County put 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%. Sterling Middle is one of 103 public schools in Loudoun County (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sully Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sterling Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.4%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sterling Middle has declined 4%, going from 1,011 students in 2018 to 967 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 64% to 76% across the same window.

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