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How has LIGHTRIDGE HIGH changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
2,030
High
DISTRICT 1,562 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225003079
Lightridge High
41025 Collaboration Drive, Aldie, VA 20105 · (571) 367-4100 · Loudoun County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,030 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Virginia public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
145 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
209 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 519 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 529 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 515 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 467 | 23% |
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
95.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
95.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +17.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 95 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 17 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.0% | 95.0% |
| 2023-24 | 95.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 94.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
80.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Lightridge High
Lightridge High's state test result (80.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightridge High this school | 2,030 | 10.3% | 80.6% |
| Briar Woods High Ashburn | 1,862 | 12.8% | 91.2% |
| Independence High Ashburn | 2,166 | 10.6% | 83.9% |
| Freedom High South Riding | 1,885 | 17.9% | 85.1% |
| Deep Run High Glen Allen | 1,992 | 13.4% | 83.3% |
| John Champe High Aldie | 1,851 | 22.5% | 82.7% |
Matched among Virginia high 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 Lightridge High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #81 of 311 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #16 of 316 ▲ 77 | #2 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #31 of 316 ▼ 12 | #8 of 12 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,030 | #55 of 325 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #157 of 309 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #52 of 309 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.3% | #317 of 319 | #12 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,030
+1,081 (+114%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 2,030 | 144.9 | 14.0:1 | 10% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 1,926 | 136.7 | 14.1:1 | 10% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 1,771 | 123.3 | 14.4:1 | 10% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 949 | 73 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lightridge High.
About Lightridge High
Lightridge High runs as a large high school in Aldie, Virginia. It teaches 2,030 students in grades 9 through 12. It has 67% more students than the average for high schools in Virginia (about 1,213).
Besides Lightridge High, Loudoun County Public Schools runs 97 other schools. The district enrolls 81,486 students.
The largest group at Lightridge High is Asian students, at 42%. It is also 34% White, 10% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Loudoun County is roughly 22% Asian. The diversity index for Lightridge High is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Lightridge High comes to 144.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.0:1. The average for high schools in Virginia is about 13.9:1. On the income side, 10% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 28% average for public schools in Loudoun County is 18 points.
Lightridge High earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 50% of Virginia public high schools.
Lightridge High is 4.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (80.6% versus 85.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
In Loudoun County, home to about 432,998 people, the median household earns about $181,765 a year, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Lightridge High shares Loudoun County with 102 other public schools.
Henrietta Lacks Elementary is about 0.2 miles from Lightridge High, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Lightridge High places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Lightridge High's location as Suburb: Large.
Federal counts for Lightridge High: 949 students in 2020-21, 2,030 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.0 to 14.0 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for Lightridge High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Freedom HighHigh · 1,885 students
- Briar Woods HighHigh · 1,862 students
- John Champe HighHigh · 1,851 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,710 students
- Willard MiddleMiddle · 1,684 students
Other schools in Aldie
- John Champe HighHigh · 1,851 students
- Willard MiddleMiddle · 1,684 students
- Mercer MiddleMiddle · 1,459 students
- Goshen Post ElementaryElementary · 851 students
- Hovatter ElementaryElementary · 810 students
- Henrietta Lacks ElementaryElementary · 780 students
Nearby schools
- Henrietta Lacks Elementary0.2 mi · 780
- Hovatter Elementary0.3 mi · 810
- Willard Middle0.5 mi · 1,684
- Goshen Post Elementary1.0 mi · 851
- John Champe High1.3 mi · 1,851
- Pinebrook Elementary1.6 mi · 699
Frequently asked questions
About Lightridge HighHow many students attend Lightridge High?
Lightridge High enrolls approximately 2,030 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lightridge High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lightridge High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Lightridge High?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Lightridge High.
How diverse is Lightridge High?
Lightridge High reports a student body of 34% White, 7% Hispanic, 10% Black, 42% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lightridge High public or private?
Lightridge 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.