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Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225002755
Sycolin Creek Elementary
21100 Evergreen Mills Road, Leesburg, VA 20175 · (571) 252-2910 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest 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
11.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
45 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 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
62%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
83.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
86.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 84.0% |
% 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
86.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Sycolin Creek Elementary
Sycolin Creek Elementary's state test result (86.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycolin Creek Elementary this school | 452 | 10.0% | 86.6% |
| J.W. Alvey Elementary Haymarket | 523 | 9.6% | 89.3% |
| Seldens Landing Elementary Leesburg | 508 | 15.7% | 82.0% |
| Great Falls Elementary Great Falls | 513 | 7.4% | 92.2% |
| Cherry Run Elementary Burke | 481 | 7.9% | 87.3% |
| Crossfield Elementary Herndon | 513 | 8.2% | 85.3% |
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 Sycolin Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #123 of 1,101 | #13 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #224 of 1,111 ▼ 63 | #21 of 59 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #243 of 1,111 ▼ 5 | #26 of 59 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #702 of 1,176 | #49 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #134 of 1,105 | #21 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #516 of 1,106 | #41 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.0% | #1,119 of 1,157 | #55 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.7% | #12 of 759 | #3 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
452
-130 (-22%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 452 | 38.8 | 11.7:1 | 10% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 38.5 | 11.8:1 | 11% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 41 | 12.3:1 | 8% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 45 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 43 | 17.4:1 | 3% (21) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 37 | 17.9:1 | 3% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 727 | 40 | 18.2:1 | 9% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sycolin Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (749 to 452); teachers down 10% (43 to 38.8).
About Sycolin Creek Elementary
Sycolin Creek Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Leesburg, Virginia, under Loudoun County Public Schools. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 452 students in pre-K through 5.
A total of 98 schools make up Loudoun County Public Schools, with 81,486 students enrolled.
White students account for 57% of enrollment at Sycolin Creek Elementary. The remaining students are 18% Asian, 13% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. By the diversity index, Sycolin Creek Elementary comes in at 62%.
With 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Sycolin Creek Elementary was 11.7:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 10%. Public schools in Loudoun County average 28%.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Sycolin Creek Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sycolin Creek Elementary is +1.2 points: 86.6% actual, 85.4% predicted.
Census estimates describe Loudoun County this way: median household income is about $181,765, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Federal data list 103 public schools in Loudoun County, with a combined enrollment of about 81,486.
Waxpool Elementary is the closest public school, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line. Sycolin Creek Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 86.6% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Sycolin Creek Elementary is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Sycolin Creek Elementary saw enrollment fall 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 12.9:1 to 11.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Sycolin Creek Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Leesburg
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,710 students
- Heritage HighCombined · 1,475 students
- Tuscarora HighCombined · 1,377 students
- Loudoun County HighHigh · 1,334 students
- Belmont Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,071 students
- Smart's Mill MiddleMiddle · 885 students
Nearby schools
- Waxpool Elementary2.9 mi · 678
- Heritage High3.1 mi · 1,475
- Watson Mountain Middle3.4 mi · 533
- Sanders Corner Elementary3.6 mi · 503
- Hillside Elementary3.6 mi · 656
- J. Lupton Simpson Middle3.6 mi · 874
Frequently asked questions
About Sycolin Creek ElementaryHow large is Sycolin Creek Elementary?
Sycolin Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 452 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sycolin Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sycolin Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Sycolin Creek Elementary?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Sycolin Creek Elementary.
How diverse is Sycolin Creek Elementary?
Sycolin Creek Elementary reports a student body of 57% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 18% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Sycolin Creek Elementary?
Sycolin Creek 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.