Elaine E. Thompson Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Sterling, Virginia

Elaine E. Thompson Elementary in Sterling, Virginia enrolled 756 students in 2024-25 with 65.5 full-time teachers, 11.5 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 82% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

880 students in 2022-23, 1,018 students in 2023-24, 756 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 60.3 to 65.5.

Students enrolled at Elaine E. Thompson Elementary by school year2022-23: 880, 2023-24: 1,018, 2024-25: 75605001k1.5k2022-238802023-241,0182024-25756
Students enrolled at Elaine E. Thompson Elementary by school year2022-23: 880, 2023-24: 1,018, 2024-25: 75605001k1.5k2022-238802023-241,0182024-25756
Students enrolled at Elaine E. Thompson Elementary by school year2022-23: 880, 2023-24: 1,018, 2024-25: 75605001k1.5k2022-238802023-241,0182024-25756
Students enrolled at Elaine E. Thompson Elementary by school year2022-23: 880, 2023-24: 1,018, 2024-25: 75605001k1.5k2022-238802023-241,0182024-25756
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2388060.314.6
2023-241,01864.715.7
2024-2575665.511.5

11.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools

Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 11.5; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 11.5; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 11.5; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 11.5; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Elaine E. Thompson Elementary reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absent21.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.9% of students were Asian, 25.4% White, 6.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Asian52.9%
  2. White25.4%
  3. Black6.9%
  4. Hispanic6.7%
  5. Two or more races4.9%
  6. American Indian3.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Elaine E. Thompson Elementary scored proficient or above: 82% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math82%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Sterling

13 public elementary schools in Sterling report 2024-25 enrollment; Elaine E. Thompson Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Elaine E. Thompson Elementary75611.516.5%
Countryside Elementary64811.344.9%
Potowmack Elementary56810.885.2%
Rolling Ridge Elementary56210.299.5%
Forest Grove Elementary5299.799.4%
Lowes Island Elementary52812.520.3%
Horizon Elementary51011.829.8%
Guilford Elementary5049.399.4%

All public schools in Sterling →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Elaine E. Thompson Elementary

  1. Creighton's Corner ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 824 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Arcola ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 748 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Elaine E. Thompson Elementary with Creighton's Corner ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Loudoun County Public Schools spends per student$19,934 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,934
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaElaine E. Thompson Elementary is the number 126 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#126 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.11.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Elaine E. Thompson Elementary

  1. How many students attend Elaine E. Thompson Elementary?
    756 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 880 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sterling, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Elaine E. Thompson Elementary?
    11.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Elaine E. Thompson Elementary a Title I school?
    Elaine E. Thompson Elementary has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).
  4. How do students at Elaine E. Thompson Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Elaine E. Thompson Elementary scored proficient or above: 82% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Elaine E. Thompson Elementary in?
    Loudoun County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5102250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510225003091 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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