📍 201 W Holly Ave, Sterling, Loudoun County, 20164
Sterling Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sterling, Loudoun County. The school has 1,037 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Loudoun County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sterling Middle enrolls 1,037 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 96 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian and 8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 789 | 76% |
| Asian | 101 | 9.7% |
| White | 83 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
863 of the school's 1,037 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 863 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sterling Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 87.
Sterling Middle is one of 99 schools in Loudoun County Public Schools, based in Ashburn, Virginia. The district serves 81,486 students district-wide and employs 6,514 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,037 students, Sterling Middle is larger than the district average of about 823 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large