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Meadowland Elementary

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Meadowland Elementary ranks 707 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

707^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Meadowland Elementary is a PK–5 school in Sterling, Virginia, serving 403 students as part of Loudoun County Public Schools, a district that ranks in the 86th percentile statewide. Despite the district's strength, Meadowland Elementary ranks 707th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (36th percentile, 2 stars) for 2025–2026—far below nearby Lowes Island Elementary (80th percentile) and Algonkian Elementary (79th percentile), but above the area's lowest performers like Sully Elementary (8th percentile) and Rolling Ridge Elementary (7th percentile). About 85% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, placing Meadowland in the high-poverty cluster of the area, though Sugarland Elementary, Sterling Elementary, Sully, and Rolling Ridge all have even more concentrated poverty.

One of the most striking findings is a test-score drop between 3rd and 4th grade. In math, 3rd graders reached 83% proficiency—above the state average—but 4th grade fell to 53% and 5th grade to 60%, well below district norms. Reading shows a similar pattern. Science is a relative bright spot: 5th graders hit 75% proficiency, nearly matching the district. Chronic absenteeism is another strength—at 10.7%, it is better than the district (14.1%) and state (14.8%) averages, and far better than Sully (23.3%) or Countryside Elementary (18.1%).

Meadowland has not fully recovered from the pandemic dip. It was a 3-star school a decade ago, dropped to 1 star in 2021–2022, and has since climbed back to 2 stars. Subgroup data show important gaps: English Learners performed at the 23rd percentile statewide, down sharply from 44th two years earlier, and low-income students sit at the 30th percentile. Notably, Meadowland spends $20,878 per student and has a 10.2 student–teacher ratio, comparable to or better than higher-performing neighbors, so resources alone are not closing the gap. Strong attendance and early-grade success give the school a solid base for more targeted support in upper elementary, especially for English Learners and low-income students.

403

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,878

Per pupil spending ?

84.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

729 S Sugarland Run Dr
Sterling, VA 20164

(571) 434-4440

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Students who attend Meadowland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Seneca Ridge Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.4%

White:

28.8%

Asian:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

!Near the bottom of Loudoun County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg81%

Virginia avg72%

707^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	707 of 1111	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.0	713 of 1110	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	748 of 1114	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	716 of 1114	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.1	918 of 1109	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.0	574 of 1103	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	515 of 1105	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	423 of 1097	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.4	391 of 1099	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.9	463 of 1096	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.1	232 of 1100	78.9%	★★★★☆
2014	72.5	256 of 1110	76.9%	★★★★☆
2013	71.3	280 of 1120	75.0%	★★★★☆
2012	49.9	634 of 1117	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.4	394 of 1117	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.1	757 of 1113	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.5	797 of 1082	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.7	669 of 1081	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.1	432 of 1083	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.2	437 of 1071	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.3	309 of 1062	70.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	167 of 249	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	177 of 238	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.3	138 of 230	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	243 of 315	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.9	199 of 326	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	172 of 306	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	209 of 300	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	728 of 1100	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	680 of 1096	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	765 of 1098	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	755 of 1100	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	468 of 619	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	465 of 606	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	454 of 580	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	467 of 564	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	725 of 1040	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.2	781 of 1046	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	792 of 1036	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	676 of 1099	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.1	731 of 1093	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	739 of 1101	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	690 of 1093	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	523 of 974	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	699 of 973	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	690 of 979	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.5	362 of 984	63.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)46th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

Female (2026)34th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)23rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies76%+6 vs state

Science75%+6 vs state

English Reading66%-6 vs state

Mathematics65%-8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Meadowland Elementary

What schools do graduates of Meadowland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meadowland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Seneca Ridge Middle

Is Meadowland Elementary a good school?

Meadowland Elementary ranks 707^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Meadowland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Meadowland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Meadowland Elementary?

Students at Meadowland Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 29% White, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What district is Meadowland Elementary in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

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