Sterling Elementary

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

Sterling Elementary in Sterling, Virginia enrolled 430 students in 2024-25 with 44.5 full-time teachers, 9.7 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 58% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

432 students in 2022-23, 418 students in 2023-24, 430 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.0 to 44.5.

Students enrolled at Sterling Elementary by school year2022-23: 432, 2023-24: 418, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-234322023-244182024-25430
Students enrolled at Sterling Elementary by school year2022-23: 432, 2023-24: 418, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-234322023-244182024-25430
Students enrolled at Sterling Elementary by school year2022-23: 432, 2023-24: 418, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-234322023-244182024-25430
Students enrolled at Sterling Elementary by school year2022-23: 432, 2023-24: 418, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-234322023-244182024-25430
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343242.010.3
2023-2441845.49.2
2024-2543044.59.7

9.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 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; Sterling Elementary 9.7; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSterling Elementary 9.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Sterling Elementary 9.7; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSterling Elementary 9.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Sterling Elementary 9.7; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSterling Elementary 9.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Sterling Elementary 9.7; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSterling Elementary 9.7state 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 436 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sterling Elementary enrolled 436 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 436 of the 436 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent14.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.4% of students were Hispanic, 13.5% Asian, 10.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic64.4%
  2. Asian13.5%
  3. White10.9%
  4. Black6.7%
  5. Two or more races3.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.7%
  7. 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 Sterling Elementary scored proficient or above: 58% 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
Math58%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.

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 Sterling Elementary

  1. Sully ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 476 students, 9.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Guilford ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 504 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Sterling Elementary with Sully 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 VirginiaSterling Elementary is the number 743 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#743 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher9.7 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.9.7:1
  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 Sterling Elementary

  1. How many students attend Sterling Elementary?
    430 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 432 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sterling, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sterling Elementary?
    9.7 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 Sterling Elementary a Title I school?
    Sterling Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sterling Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Sterling Elementary scored proficient or above: 58% 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 Sterling Elementary in?
    Loudoun County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5102250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510225000932 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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