Lowes Island Elementary

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

Lowes Island Elementary in Sterling, Virginia enrolled 528 students in 2024-25 with 42.2 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 90% 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 rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

513 students in 2022-23, 541 students in 2023-24, 528 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.5 to 42.2.

Students enrolled at Lowes Island Elementary by school year2022-23: 513, 2023-24: 541, 2024-25: 52802004006002022-235132023-245412024-25528
Students enrolled at Lowes Island Elementary by school year2022-23: 513, 2023-24: 541, 2024-25: 52802004006002022-235132023-245412024-25528
Students enrolled at Lowes Island Elementary by school year2022-23: 513, 2023-24: 541, 2024-25: 52802004006002022-235132023-245412024-25528
Students enrolled at Lowes Island Elementary by school year2022-23: 513, 2023-24: 541, 2024-25: 52802004006002022-235132023-245412024-25528
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351338.513.3
2023-2454137.614.4
2024-2552842.212.5

12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 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 12.5; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 12.5; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 12.5; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 12.5; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state 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).

One counselor per 298 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lowes Island Elementary enrolled 537 students and had 1.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.8, one per 298 of the 537 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent16.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.8% of students were White, 17.6% Asian, 17.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White50.8%
  2. Asian17.6%
  3. Hispanic17.0%
  4. Two or more races9.3%
  5. Black5.3%

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 Lowes Island Elementary scored proficient or above: 90% 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
Math90%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; Lowes Island Elementary is number 6 by size.

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 Lowes Island Elementary

  1. Dominion Trail ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 566 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Meadowland ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 403 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Lowes Island Elementary with Dominion Trail 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 VirginiaLowes Island Elementary is the number 501 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#501 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.12.5:1
  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 Lowes Island Elementary

  1. How many students attend Lowes Island Elementary?
    528 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 513 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sterling, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowes Island Elementary?
    12.5 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 Lowes Island Elementary a Title I school?
    Lowes Island Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lowes Island Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Lowes Island Elementary scored proficient or above: 90% 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 Lowes Island Elementary in?
    Loudoun County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5102250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510225001633 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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