1
Alumni: what's one memory from BELMONT RIDGE MIDDLE that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,071
Middle
DISTRICT 1,057 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225002414
Belmont Ridge Middle
19045 Upper Belmont Place, Leesburg, VA 20176 · (571) 252-2220 · Loudoun County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,071 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Virginia public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
231 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 316 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 355 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 400 | 37% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 84.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 85.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Belmont Ridge Middle
Belmont Ridge Middle's state test result (84.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Ridge Middle this school | 1,071 | 21.6% | 84.1% |
| Trailside Middle Ashburn | 1,131 | 21.7% | 85.4% |
| Frost Middle Fairfax | 1,272 | 15.9% | 87.7% |
| Thoreau Middle Vienna | 1,239 | 18.8% | 85.5% |
| Gainesville Middle Gainesville | 1,403 | 24.5% | 84.8% |
| South County Middle Lorton | 943 | 23.2% | 83.5% |
Matched among Virginia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Belmont Ridge Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #46 of 337 | #9 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #48 of 342 ▼ 5 | #7 of 18 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #61 of 342 ▲ 17 | #12 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,071 | #63 of 343 | #10 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #206 of 327 | #12 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #28 of 333 | #2 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.6% | #305 of 340 | #9 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #63 of 224 | #7 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,071
-51 (-5%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 1,299
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,071 | 77.3 | 13.9:1 | 22% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 1,071 | 74.3 | 14.4:1 | 20% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 1,067 | 75 | 14.2:1 | 19% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 1,122 | 89 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,271 | 90.1 | 14.1:1 | 8% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 1,186 | 83 | 14.3:1 | 7% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 1,299 | 69 | 18.8:1 | 7% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belmont Ridge Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (1,271 to 1,071); teachers down 14% (90.1 to 77.3).
About Belmont Ridge Middle
As a medium-sized middle-grades school, Belmont Ridge Middle serves students in Leesburg, Virginia. The school serves 1,071 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Virginia is roughly 750 students; this school is 43% bigger than that.
Enrollment across the 98 schools in Loudoun County Public Schools totals 81,486 students.
Belmont Ridge Middle's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 43%. The school is also 23% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 8% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 53%. Belmont Ridge Middle has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Belmont Ridge Middle counts 77.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.9 students for each one. The 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia is lower than this school's figure. About 22% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades Belmont Ridge Middle an A-. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Belmont Ridge Middle is 1.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Virginia schools.
Loudoun County census figures show that median household income is about $181,765, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Belmont Ridge Middle is among the 103 public schools in Loudoun County.
Riverside High is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Belmont Ridge Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 82.4%, lower than Belmont Ridge Middle's 84.1%.
NCES describes the area around Belmont Ridge Middle as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Belmont Ridge Middle had 1,122 students in 2020-21 and 1,071 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.6:1 in 2020-21, and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Belmont Ridge Middle covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Loudoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
432,998
Census ACS
Median income
$181,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
81,486 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Loudoun County Public Schools
- Independence HighHigh · 2,166 students
- Lightridge HighHigh · 2,030 students
- Freedom HighHigh · 1,885 students
- Briar Woods HighHigh · 1,862 students
- John Champe HighHigh · 1,851 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,710 students
Other schools in Leesburg
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,710 students
- Heritage HighCombined · 1,475 students
- Tuscarora HighCombined · 1,377 students
- Loudoun County HighHigh · 1,334 students
- Smart's Mill MiddleMiddle · 885 students
- J. Lupton Simpson MiddleMiddle · 874 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside High0.1 mi · 1,710
- Seldens Landing Elementary0.7 mi · 508
- Harper Park Middle1.8 mi · 858
- John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary1.9 mi · 617
- Newton-Lee Elementary2.4 mi · 505
- Trailside Middle2.5 mi · 1,131
Frequently asked questions
About Belmont Ridge MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Belmont Ridge Middle?
Belmont Ridge Middle enrolls approximately 1,071 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Belmont Ridge Middle serve?
Belmont Ridge Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Belmont Ridge Middle?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Belmont Ridge Middle.
How diverse is Belmont Ridge Middle?
Belmont Ridge Middle reports a student body of 43% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, 23% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Belmont Ridge Middle?
Belmont Ridge Middle is overseen by Loudoun County Public Schools in Loudoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.