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Enrollment
1,453
Combined
DISTRICT 1,493 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225002411
Dominion High
21326 Augusta Dr., Sterling, VA 20164 · (571) 434-4400 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,453 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
133 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
720 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 1% |
| Grade 9 | 320 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 360 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 356 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 399 | 27% |
Student demographics
69%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
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +21.0pp since 2022
Math
78.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +30.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 21 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 30 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
71.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Dominion High
Dominion High's state test result (71.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion High this school | 1,453 | 49.6% | 71.6% |
| Tuscarora High Leesburg | 1,377 | 38.5% | 77.3% |
| Heritage High Leesburg | 1,475 | 36.7% | 73.4% |
| Spotsylvania High Spotsylvania | 1,394 | 63.5% | 73.0% |
| Rock Ridge High Ashburn | 1,599 | 21.1% | 79.1% |
| Woodgrove High Purcellville | 1,562 | 12.7% | 80.9% |
Matched among Virginia K-12 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 Dominion High ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #6 of 6 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,453 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
1,453
-57 (-4%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 1,333
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 1,453 | 133.1 | 10.9:1 | 50% (720) |
| 2023-24 | 1,482 | 140.8 | 10.5:1 | 46% (688) |
| 2022-23 | 1,505 | 125.8 | 12.0:1 | 44% (664) |
| 2020-21 | 1,510 | 126 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,578 | 119.5 | 13.2:1 | 27% (430) |
| 2015-16 | 1,492 | 107 | 13.9:1 | 25% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 1,333 | 76 | 17.5:1 | 24% (318) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dominion High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,578 to 1,453); teachers up 11% (119.5 to 133.1).
About Dominion High
Dominion High is a public large school serving multiple grade levels in Sterling, Virginia. It reported 1,453 students in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 838 students for combined schools in Virginia.
Loudoun County Public Schools is responsible for 98 schools, Dominion High included, with 81,486 students in all.
At Dominion High, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 43%. Smaller groups are 32% White, 15% Asian, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 14% of Loudoun County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Teacher count: 133.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.9:1. Compared with the 15.8:1 average for combined schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 50%. The average for public schools in Loudoun County is 28%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Dominion High, the prediction is 74.6% and the result is 71.6%.
Loudoun County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $181,765, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Loudoun County's 103 public schools enroll about 81,486 students and include Dominion High.
W.O. Robey High is the nearest public school to Dominion High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Dominion High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Dominion High comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment decreased 4% over 4 years, reaching 1,453 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.0:1 to 10.9:1.
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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 Sterling
- Park View HighHigh · 1,409 students
- River Bend MiddleMiddle · 1,137 students
- Sterling MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- Seneca Ridge MiddleMiddle · 862 students
- Elaine E. Thompson ElementaryElementary · 756 students
- Countryside ElementaryElementary · 648 students
Nearby schools
- W.O. Robey High0.0 mi · 59
- Seneca Ridge Middle0.1 mi · 862
- Meadowland Elementary0.7 mi · 403
- Sugarland Elementary0.9 mi · 502
- Rolling Ridge Elementary1.0 mi · 562
- Horizon Elementary1.5 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Dominion HighHow many students attend Dominion High?
Dominion High enrolls approximately 1,453 students in grades PK-12.
Is Dominion High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dominion High is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Dominion High have?
Dominion High employs 133 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Dominion High?
Student demographics at Dominion High are roughly 32% White, 43% Hispanic, 6% Black, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Dominion High in?
Dominion High is part of Loudoun County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.