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Meadowland Elementary

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Meadowland Elementary ranks 713 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

713^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Meadowland Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sterling, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 396. It is part of the Loudoun County Public Schools district, which is ranked 19 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Meadowland Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently lower test scores compared to the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in SOL Mathematics was 59.65% at Meadowland, compared to 80.68% for the Loudoun County district and 72.89% for Virginia. The school also experiences relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.3% to 19.3% over the past few years, which is higher than the typical range for the district and state.

When comparing Meadowland Elementary to nearby schools within the Loudoun County Public Schools district, it generally underperforms academically, with lower test scores across various subjects and grade levels. However, some schools, such as Algonkian Elementary and Horizon Elementary, also struggle with academic performance and have similar or lower rankings compared to Meadowland. Addressing the achievement gaps observed across different student subgroups should be a priority for the school and district, as ensuring equitable outcomes for all students is crucial.

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: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2022 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 36th (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg80%

Virginia avg71%

713^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 43 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies83%+14 vs state

Mathematics66%-6 vs state

Science65%-4 vs state

English Reading64%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Meadowland 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

Is Meadowland Elementary a good school?

Meadowland Elementary ranks 713^th of 1110 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 schools do graduates of Meadowland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meadowland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Seneca Ridge Middle

What district is Meadowland Elementary in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

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