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Enrollment
1,149
High
DISTRICT 1,562 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225000924
Loudoun Valley High
340 N Maple Ave, Purcellville, VA 20132 · (540) 751-2400 · Loudoun County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,149 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Virginia public high schools
- A-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
11.4:1
101 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
184 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 | 284 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 298 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 277 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 290 | 25% |
Student demographics
45%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
96.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +10.0pp since 2022
Math
97.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 96 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 97 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 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 96.0% | 97.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 91.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 90.0% |
% 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
83.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Loudoun Valley High
Loudoun Valley High's state test result (83.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loudoun Valley High this school | 1,149 | 16.0% | 83.7% |
| Kettle Run High Nokesville | 1,175 | 13.5% | 69.5% |
| Meridian High Falls Church | 893 | 13.7% | 90.3% |
| Hickory High Chesapeake | 1,600 | 11.6% | 91.4% |
| Western Albemarle High Crozet | 1,273 | 12.5% | 90.7% |
| Jefferson Forest High Forest | 1,282 | 22.2% | 71.1% |
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 Loudoun Valley High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #57 of 311 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #3 of 316 ▲ 48 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 96.0% | #20 of 316 ▲ 115 | #4 of 12 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,149 | #159 of 325 | #12 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #39 of 309 | #2 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #211 of 309 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.0% | #298 of 319 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #38 of 178 | #1 of 7 |
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
1,149
-118 (-9%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 849
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 1,149 | 100.7 | 11.4:1 | 16% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 1,174 | 102.7 | 11.4:1 | 16% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 1,178 | 97.5 | 12.1:1 | 15% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 1,267 | 97 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,367 | 111.9 | 12.2:1 | 9% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 1,337 | 104 | 12.9:1 | 10% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 1,331 | 78 | 17.1:1 | 9% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 1,402 | 92 | 15.2:1 | 4% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 849 | 66 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loudoun Valley High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (1,367 to 1,149); teachers down 10% (111.9 to 100.7).
About Loudoun Valley High
Loudoun Valley High is a medium-sized high school located in Purcellville, Virginia. The school counts 1,149 students across grades 9 through 12.
Loudoun Valley High reports to Loudoun County Public Schools, which has 98 schools and 81,486 students.
White students are the majority at Loudoun Valley High, with 73% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 15% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Loudoun County, the White share is about 53%. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Loudoun Valley High operates with 100.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.4:1. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. About 16% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 12 points below the 28% average for public schools in Loudoun County.
Loudoun Valley High is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 65% of Virginia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Loudoun Valley High is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 83.7% actual, 83.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Loudoun County show that the median household income is $181,765, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Loudoun Valley High is one of 103 public schools in the county.
Blue Ridge Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Loudoun Valley High holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 84.8% on proficiency, and Loudoun Valley High is below that at 83.7%.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 1,149 students in 2024-25, 118 fewer than the 1,267 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.1:1 in 2020-21 to 11.4:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Loudoun Valley High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Purcellville
- Woodgrove HighCombined · 1,562 students
- Blue Ridge MiddleMiddle · 714 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 649 students
- Emerick ElementaryElementary · 416 students
- Hillsboro Charter AcademyElementary · 144 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 91 students
Nearby schools
- Blue Ridge Middle0.9 mi · 714
- Harmony Middle1.0 mi · 1,115
- Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary1.1 mi · 417
- Emerick Elementary1.1 mi · 416
- Lincoln Elementary1.5 mi · 91
- Woodgrove High1.6 mi · 1,562
Frequently asked questions
About Loudoun Valley HighWhat is the total enrollment at Loudoun Valley High?
Loudoun Valley High enrolls approximately 1,149 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Loudoun Valley High serve?
Loudoun Valley High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Loudoun Valley High have?
Loudoun Valley High employs 101 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Loudoun Valley High?
Student demographics at Loudoun Valley High are roughly 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Loudoun Valley High public or private?
Loudoun Valley 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.