Sanders Corner Elementary School

43100 Ashburn Farm Parkway

Ashburn, VA 20147

School District

Loudoun County Public Schools
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:12
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on February 21, 2024

Great small school in a large county.
Submitted by parent on December 18, 2023

Sent four children to this school. All of them ended up in good colleges, with great friends and wonderful memories of Sanders Corner.What else could you ask for?
Submitted by other on December 07, 2023

Sanders Corner is a great school. The Principal is great, he takes the time to learn everyone's name, and is always at the school events. The teachers are very nice and supportive. There are lots of fun activities and experiments in class. It is a fantastic school, I had a wonderful experience at Sanders Corner, and I would definitely recommend it.
Submitted by other on August 25, 2023

The principal of this school is terrible. He is rude to literally everyone, from the front staff to parents and everyone in between . He is often times yelling at staff in front of students and staff. Such a shame because the teachers are great but leadership it’s lacking and it’s shows through every interaction he has with students, teachers and parents. I’m so glad we moved because he is truly a terrible Principal that ruined this school.
Submitted by parent on May 17, 2023

The principal is an awful. He is not friendly. He is disrespectful
Submitted by parent on November 17, 2022

Great small school with caring staff. Safe and nice. Lots of parent/school engagement.
Submitted by parent on June 05, 2021

I have 2 kids at Sanders Corner. Teachers are wonderful and very nice. My daughter loves Mrs. Zarate, she is awesome, patience and encourage kids to improve learning. Also, she speaks English and Spanish, very helpful if you child speaks English as a second language. Mrs. Brockway teaches in Kindergarten, she is so patience, nice and gentle, kids loves to be in her classroom. Mr. Jacques is our principal, he is very open to talk to you anytime that you need him.
Submitted by parent on June 18, 2020

Definitely unpleasant. I would not recommend my family or friends.
Submitted by parent on August 08, 2019

My children had a great experience at this school. Both were on learning plans and got the support they needed.
Submitted by parent on May 30, 2019

This is a school on a steep downward spiral. We heard wonderful things about the previous principal (and the ratings reflected that). Now, the good teachers are leaving in droves, the culture is one of competitive and stress, and the high achieving students are not given proper challenges.
Submitted by parent on March 09, 2019

This school used to be fantastic and has gone downhill with the current Principal. Based on test scores, we are very surprised that Loudoun County hasn't intervened to help improve the climate/academic progress at this school.
Submitted by parent on January 28, 2019

Highly rate. Fantastic teachers and staff. Great school.
Submitted by parent on November 03, 2018

Below average. Need new leadership, needs more academic rigors, needs to better balance the classes.
Submitted by parent on September 17, 2018

My daughter spent Kindergarten and 1st grade at another school in the district. That school was heavy on homework and testing. She hated school and performed poorly. Since transferring here, she has rediscovered her love of learning. The teachers are phenomenal, and encourage critical thinking and creativity. Homework is reasonable, and students are given choices, allowing them to be more invested in their learning. I was deeply surprised by the difference between the two schools, when they are in the same district. I am glad we are at Sanders Corner.
Submitted by parent on June 12, 2018

It used to be a great school with principal Hwang. Now the new principal does not encourage kids to learn or to read or to write. They are free like wild animals and have a lot of "fun". Several good teachers left school recently and new teachers are very relaxing in their positions.
Submitted by parent on May 03, 2018

It is our first year at SC and unfortunately we are not impressed. Leadership and response have been non existent when we express concerns or have questions. Also, the front admin office is unpleasant to work with and seem to dislike their job. They are not welcoming and have been quite rude to our kindergartner. When we asked for a conference after 2nd quarter for no other reason than to feel involved with our son's education and to ask how we can help nurture his education we were greeted with a 'well you called the conference so why are we here'.
Submitted by parent on February 07, 2018

At first school seemed to work for our child's well-being and maturation, but in the last year failed pretty badly, harming our child's sense of security and academic progress.
Submitted by parent on September 12, 2017

There have been highs and there have been lowes with SCES. Many of the highs have been due to teachers who no longer work at Sandras corner. I've been told by school employees, as in more than one, that all the good teachers have either left, are on their way out, I wore are so close to retirement that they don't feel that they can make that kind of a change.
Submitted by other on November 06, 2016

I agree with the previous reviewer. The percentage of "not-great teachers" is clearly growing. The good old days are gone.
Submitted by parent on September 21, 2016

Sander's Corner is a great school with wonderful staff. The class sizes are good, the PTA is active and has many great events.