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Guilford Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1080^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Guilford Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sterling, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 538. It is part of the Loudoun County Public Schools district, which is ranked 19th out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Guilford Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Virginia elementary schools, with significantly lower performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests compared to the Loudoun County and Virginia state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Math and Reading were 32.58% and 25% for 3rd grade, compared to 80.68% and 74.26% for Loudoun County, and 72.89% and 66.93% for Virginia. The school's performance has been declining over the past few years, with proficiency rates dropping in most subject areas and grade levels.

Guilford Elementary has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 84.01% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also has a high percentage of English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the bottom 30% of Virginia elementary schools for this subgroup. Nearby schools in the Loudoun County Public Schools district, such as Potowmack Elementary, Countryside Elementary, and Rolling Ridge Elementary, generally perform better on SOL tests and have higher rankings compared to Guilford Elementary.

504

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,499

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 W Poplar Rd
Sterling, VA 20164

(571) 434-4550

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Students who attend Guilford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sterling Middle
High:	Park View High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.7%

Asian:

7.3%

African American:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (37% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg80%

Virginia avg71%

1,080^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 61Elementary Schools in the Loudoun County Public Schools

19^th of 129Loudoun County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	1080 of 1110	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	1105 of 1114	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1062 of 1114	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1025 of 1109	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	1007 of 1103	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	920 of 1105	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	997 of 1097	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	985 of 1099	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.6	797 of 1096	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	52.0	612 of 1100	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.6	763 of 1110	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.0	881 of 1120	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	983 of 1117	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	1040 of 1117	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	967 of 1113	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.0	1002 of 1082	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	31.3	879 of 1081	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.2	967 of 1083	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.4	951 of 1071	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.2	848 of 1062	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	21.4	210 of 238	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	300 of 326	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	306 of 306	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	258 of 300	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	1078 of 1096	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	1085 of 1098	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1045 of 1100	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	601 of 606	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	579 of 580	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	540 of 564	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	999 of 1046	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	1014 of 1036	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	1059 of 1093	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1090 of 1101	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1053 of 1093	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2024)12th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies58%-10 vs state

Mathematics38%-34 vs state

English Reading37%-34 vs state

Science30%-39 vs state

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Schools Near Guilford Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)				SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Guilford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W Poplar Rd	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 434-4550	504	54	9.3	99.4%	22 (4.4%)	23 (4.6%)	412 (81.7%)	37 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	3.8	1080^th of 1110 public elementary schools	2.7%		2.5	1105^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.8%	25	32.6	54.7	28.4		29.6	25.0	46.4	38.6		57.9	$18,499	$459	$18,040
Sterling Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W Church Rd	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 434-4580	430	45	9.6	99.3%	47 (10.9%)	29 (6.7%)	277 (64.4%)	58 (13.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.3%)	36.1	755^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.0%		33.9	791^st of 1114 public elementary schools	29.0%	36	75.4	57.1	72.4		64.5	56.5	50.0	68.5		70.4	$20,283	$515	$19,768
Sully Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Circle Dr	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 434-4570	476	52	9.0	99.4%	22 (4.6%)	16 (3.4%)	407 (85.5%)	26 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	3.4	1088^th of 1110 public elementary schools	2.0%		4.5	1086^th of 1114 public elementary schools	2.5%	2	45.7	36.4	46.3		32.9	38.2	35.1	36.6		50.0	$21,249	$900	$20,349
Forest Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	46245 Forest Ridge Dr.	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 434-4560	529	55	9.6	99.4%	80 (15.1%)	22 (4.2%)	355 (67.1%)	56 (10.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	18.1	948^th of 1110 public elementary schools	14.6%		19	946^th of 1114 public elementary schools	15.1%	2	63.8	50.6	55.0		57.0	51.3	54.3	50.0		65.8	$21,258	$1,078	$20,180
Dranesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1515 Powells Tavern Pl	Herndon	20170	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 326-5200	610	48	12.8	47.4%	236 (38.7%)	28 (4.6%)	279 (45.7%)	31 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	39.2	727^th of 1110 public elementary schools	34.5%		39.2	735^th of 1114 public elementary schools	34.0%	8	66.7	67.1	32.0	61.4	58.2	70.0	70.9	65.4	75.6		$14,283	$354	$13,930
Clearview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12635 Builders Rd	Herndon	20170	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 708-6000	580	50	11.4	60.2%	154 (26.6%)	37 (6.4%)	325 (56.0%)	40 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)	36.3	752^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	32.3%		44.1	678^th of 1114 public elementary schools	39.1%	74	50.6	70.8	53.1	61.4	72.6	47.7	63.9	70.2	77.2		$15,631	$1,241	$14,391
Rolling Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Frederick Dr	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 434-4540	562	55	10.2	99.5%	91 (16.2%)	42 (7.5%)	343 (61.0%)	69 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.7%)	12.3	1006^th of 1110 public elementary schools	9.4%		25.7	889^th of 1114 public elementary schools	20.2%	117	54.6	54.0	50.0		42.4	44.4	56.0	48.5		68.8	$20,792	$530	$20,262
Herndon Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	630 Dranesville Rd	Herndon	20170	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 326-3100	792	52	15.3	74.4%	102 (12.9%)	81 (10.2%)	549 (69.3%)	42 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	3.3	1091^st of 1110 public elementary schools	1.7%		5.2	1078^th of 1114 public elementary schools	3.2%	13	42.0	32.7	20.6	14.7	44.8	42.7	38.5	48.4	45.9		$14,282	$1,269	$13,013
Hutchison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13209 Parcher Ave	Herndon	20170	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 925-8300	970	72	13.5	92.4%	42 (4.3%)	55 (5.7%)	771 (79.5%)	67 (6.9%)	21 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.4%)	3.4	1087^th of 1110 public elementary schools	2.1%		6.1	1068^th of 1114 public elementary schools	4.1%	19	30.4	51.4	33.3	38.7	41.7	28.1	37.9	31.6	47.2		$15,579	$1,824	$13,756
Potowmack Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	46465 Esterbrook Pkwy	Sterling	20165	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 434-3270	568	52	10.8	85.2%	147 (25.9%)	49 (8.6%)	278 (48.9%)	55 (9.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	40.4	716^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.5%		33	804^th of 1114 public elementary schools	27.8%	88	85.1	73.0	64.8		60.7	68.8	60.0	56.8		68.9	$22,049	$262	$21,788

Frequently Asked Questions about Guilford Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Guilford Elementary?

Students at Guilford Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Guilford Elementary a good school?

Guilford Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.7% of Virginia elementary schools.

What district is Guilford Elementary in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Guilford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Guilford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sterling Middle
High : Park View High

How many students attend Guilford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended Guilford Elementary.

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