Tuscarora High

Tuscarora High is a K-12 campus of heavily attended scale in Leesburg, Virginia, one of the schools within Loudoun County Public Schools, works with 1,377 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 838 students each, so Tuscarora High sits 64% above that benchmark.

Loudoun County Public Schools comprises 98 schools with combined enrollment of 81,486 students; Tuscarora High is among them.

On the student-mix side, Tuscarora High reports that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 34% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 125 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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 higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Tuscarora High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 77.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Loudoun County indicate median household income runs about $181,765, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Loudoun County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students), Tuscarora High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Frances Hazel Reid Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tuscarora High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 72.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Tuscarora High's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,505 (now 1,377). White enrollment moved from 53% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Tuscarora High community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.