Potowmack Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Sterling, Virginia
Potowmack Elementary in Sterling, Virginia enrolled 568 students in 2024-25 with 52.4 full-time teachers, 10.8 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 64% 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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%
530 students in 2022-23, 582 students in 2023-24, 568 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.5 to 52.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 530 | 45.5 | 11.6 |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 47.0 | 12.4 |
| 2024-25 | 568 | 52.4 | 10.8 |
10.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 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.
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 329 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Potowmack Elementary enrolled 527 students and had 1.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.6, one per 329 of the 527 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent17.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
48.9% of students were Hispanic, 25.9% White, 9.7% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic48.9%
- White25.9%
- Asian9.7%
- Black8.6%
- Two or more races6.3%
- American Indian0.5%
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 Potowmack Elementary scored proficient or above: 64% 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 64% | not published | 67.5% |
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; Potowmack Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine E. Thompson Elementary | 756 | 11.5 | 16.5% |
| Countryside Elementary | 648 | 11.3 | 44.9% |
| Potowmack Elementary | 568 | 10.8 | 85.2% |
| Rolling Ridge Elementary | 562 | 10.2 | 99.5% |
| Forest Grove Elementary | 529 | 9.7 | 99.4% |
| Lowes Island Elementary | 528 | 12.5 | 20.3% |
| Horizon Elementary | 510 | 11.8 | 29.8% |
| Guilford Elementary | 504 | 9.3 | 99.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Potowmack Elementary
- Horizon ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 510 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Sugarland ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 502 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Potowmack Elementary with Horizon ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in VirginiaPotowmack Elementary is the number 426 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#426 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher10.8 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.10.8:1
- 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 Potowmack Elementary
How many students attend Potowmack Elementary?
568 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 530 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sterling, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Potowmack Elementary?
10.8 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.Is Potowmack Elementary a Title I school?
Potowmack Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Potowmack Elementary do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Potowmack Elementary scored proficient or above: 64% 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.What district is Potowmack Elementary in?
Loudoun County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5102250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510225001158 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.