Briar Woods High

Briar Woods High operates as a heavily attended secondary school in Ashburn, Virginia, run under Loudoun County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 1,862 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 54% above the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 1,213 students.

Loudoun County Public Schools comprises 98 schools with combined enrollment of 81,486 students; Briar Woods High is among them.

On the student-mix side, Briar Woods High reports that the largest single group is Asian at 40%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 39% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Briar Woods High logs 131 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Loudoun County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Briar Woods High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 84.6%; this one delivers 91.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Loudoun County indicate median household income runs about $181,765, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Loudoun County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students), Briar Woods High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Legacy Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Briar Woods High at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 87.9%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Briar Woods High's enrollment has ticked up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,764 (now 1,862). The White share of enrollment decreased from 57% to 39% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.