Lightridge High

Lightridge High is a high school of large scale in Aldie, Virginia, operated by Loudoun County Public Schools, hosting 2,030 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,213 students per school, that is 67% bigger than typical.

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

Demographically, Lightridge High logs that 42% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 34% White, 10% Black, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Lightridge High reports 145 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Loudoun County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lightridge High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 85.3%, the actual is 80.6%, a residual of -4.7 points.

In the area at large, Loudoun County reports that median household income runs about $181,765, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Loudoun County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students), Lightridge High is one campus in the mix.

Henrietta Lacks Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lightridge High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lightridge High at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 84.9%.

Lightridge High operates from a bedroom-community location.

Inside the community feed, members of the Lightridge High community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.