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Lowes Island Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

20755 Whitewater Dr, Sterling, VA 20165 · (571) 434-4450 · Part of Loudoun County Public Schools

Lowes Island’s School Grade A better than 88% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
528
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lowes Island Elementary

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 33 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Lowes Island kids: 23 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency87%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts87%
State average 69.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

20755 Whitewater Dr, Sterling

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K5
Kindergarten69
Grade 187
Grade 298
Grade 396
Grade 482
Grade 591
Enrollment over time
531’20
535’21
513’22
541’23
528’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Asian 18%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 9%Black 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lowes Island Elementary from Lowes Island 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; Lowes Island’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.