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Lowes Island Elementary

Q: Is Lowes Island Elementary a good school?

Lowes Island Elementary ranks 261 st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Lowes Island Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sterling, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 541 students. The school 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.

Lowes Island Elementary has a strong performance history, ranking among the top 100 elementary schools in Virginia for several years. In the 2020-2021 school year, the school ranked 46th out of 1,103 Virginia elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance has remained consistently high, with a 5-star rating in most recent years. Lowes Island Elementary consistently outperforms the Loudoun County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels, with particularly strong performance in Mathematics.

While Lowes Island Elementary outperforms most nearby schools in the Loudoun County Public Schools district, the school's increasing chronic absenteeism rates are a concern and may be an area that the school needs to address. Additionally, the school's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is relatively lower compared to other subgroups, though still above the state average, suggesting the need to focus on addressing the unique needs and challenges faced by these students.

528

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,183

Per pupil spending ?

21.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20755 Whitewater Dr
Sterling, VA 20165

(571) 434-4450

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Students who attend Lowes Island Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Seneca Ridge Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.8%

Asian:

17.6%

Hispanic:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (83% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Virginia elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg80%

Virginia avg71%

261^st of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	77.1	261 of 1110	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	198 of 1114	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	93 of 1114	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	94 of 1109	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	46 of 1103	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	68 of 1105	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	56 of 1097	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	82.9	110 of 1099	90.0%	★★★★★
2016	82.0	123 of 1096	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	77.5	185 of 1100	83.2%	★★★★☆
2014	87.6	51 of 1110	95.4%	★★★★★
2013	85.3	86 of 1120	92.3%	★★★★★
2012	84.1	72 of 1117	93.6%	★★★★★
2011	84.7	47 of 1117	95.8%	★★★★★
2010	81.8	66 of 1113	94.1%	★★★★★
2009	81.2	87 of 1082	92.0%	★★★★★
2008	81.0	85 of 1081	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	81.1	106 of 1083	90.2%	★★★★★
2006	80.9	96 of 1071	91.0%	★★★★★
2005	84.7	62 of 1062	94.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	81 of 249	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	74 of 238	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.0	43 of 230	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	282 of 1096	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	187 of 1098	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	84 of 1100	92.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	174 of 606	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	219 of 580	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	414 of 1046	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	469 of 1036	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	233 of 1093	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	209 of 1101	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	120 of 1093	89.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	122 of 271	55.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	389 of 973	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	351 of 979	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.6	151 of 984	84.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics87%+15 vs state

Science85%+16 vs state

English Reading82%+12 vs state

VA Studies67%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

This was our first school year at Lowes Island Elementary school, and I am truly pleased and satisfied with the quality of education and amount of parent involvement at this school. We've all heard the saying, "It takes a village." Well, that is truly in place at Lowes. I am amazed at the amount of parent volunteers at the school and in the classroom week after week. Having so much involvement really makes a difference for everyone. It's so much easier to take turns amongst the parents as opposed to being one of three usual suspects in the classroom. On a different note, the school is so clean and well run. That means a lot to me as a parent for my child to be spending their days in clean environment as well as educational. Bottom line, Lowes is truly a model school from the principal, specials, teachers, parents, and students. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, May 1, 2015

This is my son's 6th year at LIES, he is finishing 5th grade and my younger son is going to start it this Fall. We have had nothing but positive experience with this school! We absolutely love it and we can't think of a better place for our kids to start their education, we are very lucky to be living in this area near this great school! The teachers and office personnel are absolutely wonderful, helpful, caring, attentive! I would have given this school 6 stars if I could! The principal is great, always very friendly, remembers students by their names (!), kids love him! Highly recommend this school! Close Quote

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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
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%)	77.1	261^st of 1110 public elementary schools	76.5%		81.1	198^th of 1114 public elementary schools	82.2%	63	86.0	83.3	92.4		84.8	80.4	82.1	84.6		66.7	$20,183	$93	$20,090
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%)	41	713^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.8%		38	748^th of 1114 public elementary schools	32.9%	35	59.7	72.4	66.2		64.7	50.9	70.7	69.7		82.6	$20,878	$280	$20,598
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%)	29.6	832^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	25.0%		31.3	820^th of 1114 public elementary schools	26.4%	12	66.3	69.6	58.8		60.0	49.4	56.4	56.0		86.0	$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%)	70.1	355^th of 1110 public elementary schools	68.0%		75.3	277^th of 1114 public elementary schools	75.1%	78	72.6	90.2	83.1		80.5	63.4	88.5	80.5		87.0	$19,157	$573	$18,584
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
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
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%)	83.6	153^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	86.2%		84.2	135^th of 1114 public elementary schools	87.9%	18	84.2	89.5	88.6		84.3	79.0	94.7	81.4		89.5	$21,047	$579	$20,468
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%)	47.8	629^th of 1110 public elementary schools	43.3%		55.3	553^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	50.4%	76	70.4	61.8	82.8		78.8	62.6	62.4	68.4		74.4	$17,495	$561	$16,934
Forestville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1085 Utterback Store Rd	Great Falls	22066	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 404-6000	571	36	15.7	6.1%	313 (54.8%)	17 (3.0%)	48 (8.4%)	145 (25.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.2%)	93.6	13^th of 1110 public elementary schools	98.8%		92.8	14^th of 1114 public elementary schools	98.7%	1	97.7	94.1	92.6	98.0	92.5	93.1	96.5	91.3	98.9		$10,971	$325	$10,646
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lowes Island Elementary

How many students attend Lowes Island Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Lowes Island Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lowes Island Elementary?

Students at Lowes Island Elementary are 51% White, 18% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Is Lowes Island Elementary a good school?

Lowes Island Elementary ranks 261^st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lowes Island Elementary in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Lowes Island Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lowes Island Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Seneca Ridge Middle

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