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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225000934
Sugarland Elementary
65 Sugarland Run Dr, Sterling, VA 20164 · (571) 434-4460 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
506 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 | 59 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
51%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
54.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 →
Where Sugarland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #729 of 1,101 | #53 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #787 of 1,111 ▼ 28 | #53 of 59 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #952 of 1,111 ▲ 15 | #55 of 59 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #575 of 1,176 | #45 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #11 of 1,105 | #3 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #748 of 1,106 | #48 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #69 of 1,157 | #1 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #360 of 759 | #30 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
502
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 502 | 53.7 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 53.8 | 8.8:1 | 93% (439) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 49 | 10.1:1 | 92% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 34 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 32.3 | 17.8:1 | 74% (427) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 74% (405) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 64% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 469 | 36 | 13.0:1 | 25% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 375 | 26 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sugarland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (575 to 502); teachers up 66% (32.3 to 53.7).
About Sugarland Elementary
Sugarland Elementary is a public elementary school in Sterling, Virginia. The school's 502 students are in pre-K through 5.
Sugarland Elementary is one of the 98 schools that make up Loudoun County Public Schools (81,486 students in total).
Hispanic students are the majority at Sugarland Elementary, with 68% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 12% Asian, 9% White, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 54 points above the 14% share among Loudoun County residents. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 53.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 9.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Virginia have 13.8:1, compared with 9.3:1 here.
allk12 grades Sugarland Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Sugarland Elementary is 4.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Virginia schools.
Among Loudoun County residents, the median household income is $181,765, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Besides Sugarland Elementary, Loudoun County has 102 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Horizon Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Sugarland Elementary is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Sugarland Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 21 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 15.4:1 to 9.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Sugarland Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 Sugarland Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sugarland Elementary. Sugarland Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Sugarland Elementary SchoolNew Iberia, LA · 269 students
Nearby schools
- Horizon Elementary0.6 mi · 510
- Meadowland Elementary0.6 mi · 403
- Potowmack Elementary0.7 mi · 568
- Seneca Ridge Middle0.8 mi · 862
- Dominion High0.9 mi · 1,453
- W.O. Robey High0.9 mi · 59
Frequently asked questions
About Sugarland ElementaryHow many students attend Sugarland Elementary?
Sugarland Elementary enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sugarland Elementary serve?
Sugarland Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sugarland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sugarland Elementary is approximately 9.3:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sugarland Elementary?
At Sugarland Elementary, the student body is approximately 9% White, 68% Hispanic, 7% Black, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sugarland Elementary?
Sugarland 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.