Broad Run High

Broad Run High is one of the middle-of-the-pack high schools in Ashburn, Virginia, operated by Loudoun County Public Schools, with 1,558 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 28% larger than 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; Broad Run High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Broad Run High reports that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 27% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 121 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Broad Run High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 79.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Loudoun County) shows that median household earnings sit near $181,765, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Loudoun County runs 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students), of which Broad Run High is one.

Discovery Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Broad Run High. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Broad Run High ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 85.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 1,554 students in 2018 compared to 1,558 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 50% to 40%.

On the community side, the feed for Broad Run High typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.