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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the HERITAGE HIGH administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,475
Combined
DISTRICT 1,493 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225002285
Heritage High
520 Evergreen Mill Rd. SE, Leesburg, VA 20175 · (571) 252-2800 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,475 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
135 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
542 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 | 16 | 1% |
| Grade 9 | 359 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 360 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 389 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 351 | 24% |
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
94.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
79.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 94.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
73.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Heritage High
Heritage High's state test result (73.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage High this school | 1,475 | 36.7% | 73.4% |
| Tuscarora High Leesburg | 1,377 | 38.5% | 77.3% |
| Dominion High Sterling | 1,453 | 49.6% | 71.6% |
| 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 Heritage High ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #2 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,475 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.7% | #4 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
1,475
-17 (-1%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 1,325
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 1,475 | 135.1 | 10.9:1 | 37% (542) |
| 2023-24 | 1,508 | 139.3 | 10.8:1 | 34% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 1,432 | 125.8 | 11.4:1 | 33% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 1,492 | 143 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,417 | 127 | 11.2:1 | 22% (305) |
| 2015-16 | 1,397 | 121 | 11.6:1 | 18% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 1,325 | 74 | 17.9:1 | 20% (262) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,417 to 1,475); teachers up 6% (127 to 135.1).
About Heritage High
Heritage High is one of the public schools in Leesburg, Virginia. It is a large combined-grade school. The school's 1,475 students are in pre-K through 12. Statewide, combined schools in Virginia average about 838 students each.
Enrollment across the 98 schools in Loudoun County Public Schools totals 81,486 students.
The most common group at Heritage High is White students, at 42%. Enrollment also includes 27% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. The school's White share is 11 points below the 53% share among Loudoun County residents. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Heritage High operates with 135.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.9:1. On average, combined schools in Virginia have 15.8:1, compared with 10.9:1 here. Heritage High reports 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 28% average among public schools in Loudoun County.
Test results at Heritage High are 4.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (73.4% actual, 78.1% predicted).
Among Loudoun County residents, the median household income is $181,765, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Besides Heritage High, Loudoun County has 102 other public schools.
The nearest public school is J. Lupton Simpson Middle, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Heritage High ranks 6th on proficiency.
Heritage High falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,492 to 1,475.
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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 Leesburg
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,710 students
- Tuscarora HighCombined · 1,377 students
- Loudoun County HighHigh · 1,334 students
- Belmont Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,071 students
- Smart's Mill MiddleMiddle · 885 students
- J. Lupton Simpson MiddleMiddle · 874 students
Other Heritage High schools
14 other US public schools in 11 states are named Heritage High. Heritage High is the 9th largest of the 15.
- Heritage HighLynchburg, VA · 1,113 students
- Heritage HighNewport News, VA · 1,106 students
- Heritage HighBrentwood, CA · 2,566 students
- Heritage HighMenifee, CA · 2,330 students
- Heritage High SchoolFRISCO, TX · 1,996 students
Nearby schools
- J. Lupton Simpson Middle0.5 mi · 874
- Evergreen Mill Elementary0.6 mi · 569
- Cool Spring Elementary1.2 mi · 591
- Catoctin Elementary1.8 mi · 601
- Frederick Douglass Elementary1.9 mi · 581
- Loudoun County High2.0 mi · 1,334
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage HighHow many students attend Heritage High?
Heritage High enrolls approximately 1,475 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Heritage High serve?
Heritage High serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Heritage High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Heritage High is approximately 10.9:1 (135 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Heritage High?
At Heritage High, the student body is approximately 42% White, 27% Hispanic, 9% Black, 15% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Heritage High public or private?
Heritage High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Loudoun County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.