Hillsboro Charter Academy

Hillsboro Charter Academy, a micro-enrollment elementary-level community in Purcellville, Virginia, part of Loudoun County Public Schools, hosts 144 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 71% smaller than the state mean of about 499.

Within Loudoun County Public Schools, which oversees 98 schools and 81,486 students, Hillsboro Charter Academy is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Hillsboro Charter Academy lists that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 53% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 10% 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 somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Hillsboro Charter Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 85.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 89.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Loudoun County put the typical household earns roughly $181,765 per year, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Hillsboro Charter Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mountain View Elementary, around 3.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hillsboro Charter Academy ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 83.3%.

The campus sits in a rural setting. Hillsboro Charter Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 9%: 132 students in 2018 compared to 144 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 8% to 3%.

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