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Potowmack Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

46465 Esterbrook Pkwy, Sterling, VA 20165 · (571) 434-3270 · Part of Loudoun County Public Schools

Cascades’ School Grade A better than 88% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
568
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Potowmack Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cascades kids: 23 middle schools

On the path

Where Cascades kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Potowmack ElementaryYou are here
6–823 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

46465 Esterbrook Pkwy, Sterling

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten101
Grade 1122
Grade 293
Grade 371
Grade 488
Grade 593
Enrollment over time
515’20
528’21
530’22
582’23
568’24

Up 10.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%White 26%Asian 10%Black 9%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Potowmack Elementary from Cascades families.

Other schools in Loudoun County Public Schools

The district →
Rock Ridge High
Other · Grades PK–12 · Ashburn
A
1,599 students14:1
Woodgrove High
Other · Grades PK–12 · Purcellville
A−
1,562 students13:1
Heritage High
Other · Grades PK–12 · Leesburg
A−
1,475 students11:1
Dominion High
Other · Grades PK–12 · Sterling
B−
1,453 students11:1
Tuscarora High
Other · Grades PK–12 · Leesburg
B
1,377 students11:1
Madison's Trust Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ashburn
A+
1,004 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Cascades’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.