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Sugarland Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

846^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Sugarland Elementary is a PK–5 school in Sterling, VA, serving 502 students within Loudoun County Public Schools — one of Virginia’s strongest districts — yet the school itself has ranked in the bottom quarter of Virginia elementary schools for several years, currently sitting at the 24th percentile with a 1-star rating.

Sugarland serves an almost entirely economically disadvantaged student body, with a free/reduced-price lunch rate near 100%. The biggest academic challenge is reading: 3rd-grade reading proficiency is 47.2% versus a 75.7% district average, and 4th-grade reading sits at 51.2% versus 81.5%. Math and science are closer to state averages — 5th-grade math proficiency is 68.4% (just 4 points behind the state) and 5th-grade science is 66.7% (near the state’s 68.8%). Virginia Studies is a clear strength, with 4th-grade proficiency reaching 75% in 2025–2026 and 86% in 2024–2025, outperforming the state both years. Compared to nearby high-poverty schools, Sugarland is doing notably better: it ranks in the 24th percentile while Sully Elementary sits at the 8th percentile and Rolling Ridge Elementary at the 7th. In 5th-grade math, Sugarland’s 68.4% proficiency far outpaces Sully’s 42.9% and Rolling Ridge’s 36.0%.

One of the school’s brightest spots is attendance: chronic absenteeism dropped from 21.9% in 2021–2022 to 9.3% in 2024–2025 — better than the district average of 14.1% and far better than Sully (23.3%) or Rolling Ridge (17.2%). Sugarland also invests heavily in its students, spending $23,097 per pupil (the highest among nearby schools) and maintaining a low student-teacher ratio of 9.3. While overall test scores remain below county and state averages, the school shows relative strength for its student population: low-income students rank near the middle statewide, and Asian and English-learner subgroups have reached the 61st–71st percentiles in recent years. The geography of Sterling itself is sharply divided — Horizon Elementary (0.6 miles away) sits in the 73rd percentile, while Potowmack Elementary (0.7 miles away) is at the 31st and Meadowland Elementary at the 36th. Sugarland’s low overall rank reflects significant economic need, but its improving attendance and stronger-than-peers performance suggest a foundation for continued progress.

502

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,097

Per pupil spending ?

100.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

65 Sugarland Run Dr
Sterling, VA 20164

(571) 434-4460

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Students who attend Sugarland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Seneca Ridge Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.1%

Asian:

11.8%

White:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2018 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2026) from a 7th-percentile low (2018)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (62% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!English Reading scores 18 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg81%

Virginia avg72%

846^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

18^th of 131Loudoun 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	846 of 1111	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	832 of 1110	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	820 of 1114	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	923 of 1114	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	811 of 1109	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	898 of 1103	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	977 of 1105	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1015 of 1097	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	42.9	717 of 1099	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.8	764 of 1096	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	14.8	1024 of 1100	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	32.6	859 of 1110	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	884 of 1120	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.5	1095 of 1117	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.5	1067 of 1117	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.6	1101 of 1113	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.3	1041 of 1082	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	25.1	954 of 1081	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	1066 of 1083	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	28.3	918 of 1071	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.4	943 of 1062	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	71 of 249	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	117 of 238	50.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	187 of 315	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.8	128 of 326	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	104 of 306	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	158 of 300	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	822 of 1100	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	810 of 1096	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	784 of 1098	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	875 of 1100	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	412 of 619	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	445 of 606	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	405 of 580	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	448 of 564	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	571 of 1040	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.4	556 of 1046	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	607 of 1036	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	849 of 1099	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	833 of 1093	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	862 of 1101	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	955 of 1093	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)71st percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)41st percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies75%+4 vs state

Mathematics67%-6 vs state

Science67%~ state avg

English Reading53%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)				SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)				SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Sugarland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	65 Sugarland Run Dr	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 434-4460	502	54	9.3	100.8%	46 (9.2%)	36 (7.2%)	342 (68.1%)	59 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.4%)	29.7	846^th of 1111 public elementary schools	23.9%		29.6	832^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	25.0%	14	60.8	71.4	68.4		66.7	47.2	51.2	61.5		75.0	$23,097	$861	$22,237
Horizon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	46665 Broadmore Dr	Sterling	20165	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 434-3260	510	43	11.7	32.0%	222 (43.5%)	29 (5.7%)	117 (22.9%)	101 (19.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.8%)	72.9	304^th of 1111 public elementary schools	72.6%		70.1	355^th of 1110 public elementary schools	68.0%	51	75.3	84.0	87.5		81.9	68.4	80.3	88.9		88.7	$19,157	$573	$18,584
Meadowland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	729 S Sugarland Run Dr	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 434-4440	403	39	10.2	84.9%	116 (28.8%)	23 (5.7%)	191 (47.4%)	44 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	42.4	707^th of 1111 public elementary schools	36.4%		41	713^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.8%	6	83.3	53.5	60.0		75.0	70.4	65.5	61.7		76.5	$20,878	$280	$20,598
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%)	36.4	770^th of 1111 public elementary schools	30.7%		40.4	716^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.5%	54	67.5	85.3	54.8		52.4	60.8	69.6	60.7		85.7	$22,049	$262	$21,788
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%)	9.9	1028^th of 1111 public elementary schools	7.5%		12.3	1006^th of 1110 public elementary schools	9.4%	22	52.5	57.7	36.0		40.0	49.4	56.3	46.7		59.0	$20,792	$530	$20,262
Countryside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20624 Countryside Blvd.	Sterling	20165	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 434-3250	648	57	11.2	51.4%	231 (35.6%)	79 (12.2%)	218 (33.6%)	79 (12.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.6%)	49.8	612^th of 1111 public elementary schools	44.9%		47.8	629^th of 1110 public elementary schools	43.3%	17	78.9	69.6	82.0		63.4	68.8	62.4	72.3		72.5	$17,495	$561	$16,934
Lowes Island Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20755 Whitewater Dr	Sterling	20165	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 434-4450	528	42	12.5	21.4%	268 (50.8%)	28 (5.3%)	90 (17.0%)	93 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.3%)	78.5	220^th of 1111 public elementary schools	80.2%		77.1	261^st of 1110 public elementary schools	76.5%	41	91.0	83.0	86.1		77.8	85.4	83.0	80.6		82.6	$20,183	$93	$20,090
Algonkian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20196 Carter Court	Sterling	20165	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 434-3240	457	37	12.2	27.6%	267 (58.4%)	21 (4.6%)	92 (20.1%)	35 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.8%)	77.5	238^th of 1111 public elementary schools	78.6%		83.6	153^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	86.2%	85	89.2	80.3	83.0		87.2	75.3	85.2	86.2		78.8	$21,047	$579	$20,468
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%)	24.7	900^th of 1111 public elementary schools	19.0%		36.1	755^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.0%	145	59.0	70.2	53.6		46.4	48.7	70.8	53.7		93.3	$20,283	$515	$19,768
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%)	47.9	635^th of 1111 public elementary schools	42.8%		39.2	727^th of 1110 public elementary schools	34.5%	92	80.3	70.0	54.2	60.0	70.7	68.9	68.5	74.4	77.1		$14,283	$354	$13,930

Frequently Asked Questions about Sugarland Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sugarland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sugarland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Seneca Ridge Middle

What district is Sugarland Elementary in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Sugarland Elementary?

Students at Sugarland Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 9% White, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sugarland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Sugarland Elementary.

Is Sugarland Elementary a good school?

Sugarland Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.9% of Virginia elementary schools.

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