Sterling Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Sterling, Virginia

Sterling Middle in Sterling, Virginia enrolled 967 students in 2024-25 with 94.3 full-time teachers, 10.2 students per teacher against the Virginia middle-school median of 13.1. 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, 37% 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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

1,037 students in 2022-23, 947 students in 2023-24, 967 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 96.0 to 94.3.

Students enrolled at Sterling Middle by school year2022-23: 1,037, 2023-24: 947, 2024-25: 96705001k1.5k2022-231,0372023-249472024-25967
Students enrolled at Sterling Middle by school year2022-23: 1,037, 2023-24: 947, 2024-25: 96705001k1.5k2022-231,0372023-249472024-25967
Students enrolled at Sterling Middle by school year2022-23: 1,037, 2023-24: 947, 2024-25: 96705001k1.5k2022-231,0372023-249472024-25967
Students enrolled at Sterling Middle by school year2022-23: 1,037, 2023-24: 947, 2024-25: 96705001k1.5k2022-231,0372023-249472024-25967
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,03796.010.8
2023-2494799.99.5
2024-2596794.310.2

10.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 of every 100 Virginia middle schools

Among the 331 Virginia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Sterling Middle 10.2; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSterling Middle 10.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Sterling Middle 10.2; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSterling Middle 10.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Sterling Middle 10.2; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSterling Middle 10.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Sterling Middle 10.2; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSterling Middle 10.2state median 13.1U.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 216 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sterling Middle enrolled 1,078 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 216 of the 1,078 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions29
  • Chronically absent23.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.4% of students were Hispanic, 8.5% Asian, 7.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic76.4%
  2. Asian8.5%
  3. White7.9%
  4. Black5.1%
  5. Two or more races1.6%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%
  7. American Indian0.1%

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 Middle scored proficient or above: 37% 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
Math37%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.

Middle schools in Sterling

3 public middle schools in Sterling report 2024-25 enrollment; Sterling Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
River Bend Middle1,13711.241.7%
Sterling Middle96710.284.6%
Seneca Ridge Middle86211.252.3%

All public schools in Sterling →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sterling Middle

  1. Herndon MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.4 miles away: 895 students, 10.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  2. Seneca Ridge MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 862 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Sterling Middle with Herndon MiddleStudents, 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 Middle is the number 91 by size of 337 Virginia middle schools open in 2024-25.#91 of 337
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher10.2 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.1 for middle schools.10.2:1
  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 Middle

  1. How many students attend Sterling Middle?
    967 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,037 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Sterling, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sterling Middle?
    10.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for middle schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sterling Middle a Title I school?
    Sterling Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sterling Middle do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Sterling Middle scored proficient or above: 37% 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 Middle in?
    Loudoun County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5102250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510225000933 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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