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Sterling Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

200 W Church Rd, Sterling, VA 20164 · (571) 434-4580 · Part of Loudoun County Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
430
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Sterling Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Sterling kids: Sterling Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Sterling ElementaryYou are here
6–8Sterling Middle967 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 69.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

200 W Church Rd, Sterling

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten48
Grade 174
Grade 275
Grade 365
Grade 474
Grade 577
Enrollment over time
437’20
435’21
432’22
418’23
430’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 64%Asian 13%White 11%Black 7%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

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