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If you had an hour of school board time for TUSCARORA HIGH, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,377
Combined
DISTRICT 1,493 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225002817
Tuscarora High
801 North King Street, Leesburg, VA 20176 · (571) 252-1900 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,377 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
125 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
530 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 1% |
| Grade 9 | 326 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 345 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 336 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 353 | 26% |
Student demographics
67%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
82.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
80.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
77.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Tuscarora High
Tuscarora High's state test result (77.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscarora High this school | 1,377 | 38.5% | 77.3% |
| Heritage High Leesburg | 1,475 | 36.7% | 73.4% |
| Dominion High Sterling | 1,453 | 49.6% | 71.6% |
| Spotsylvania High Spotsylvania | 1,394 | 63.5% | 73.0% |
| Woodgrove High Purcellville | 1,562 | 12.7% | 80.9% |
| Rock Ridge High Ashburn | 1,599 | 21.1% | 79.1% |
Matched among Virginia K-12 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 Tuscarora High ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #4 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #6 of 6 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,377 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
1,377
-35 (-2%) vs 2020
+26% since 2010-11, when it was 1,091
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 1,377 | 124.8 | 11.0:1 | 38% (530) |
| 2023-24 | 1,437 | 130.9 | 11.0:1 | 36% (511) |
| 2022-23 | 1,411 | 121 | 11.7:1 | 37% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 1,412 | 121 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,505 | 118.2 | 12.7:1 | 24% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 1,634 | 124 | 13.2:1 | 21% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 1,091 | 52 | 21.0:1 | 20% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tuscarora High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,505 to 1,377); teachers up 6% (118.2 to 124.8).
About Tuscarora High
Tuscarora High runs as a large combined-grade school in Leesburg, Virginia. A federal count lists 1,377 students at the school, in pre-K through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in Virginia) has about 838 students.
Across its 98 schools, Loudoun County Public Schools enrolls 81,486 students. Tuscarora High is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Tuscarora High is White (45%). The remaining students are 34% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, Tuscarora High comes in at 67%.
A ratio of 11.0:1 comes from the school's 124.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, combined schools in Virginia average 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 38% in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Loudoun County is 28%.
Tuscarora High's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (77.3%) and its predicted rate (77.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
Census estimates describe Loudoun County this way: median household income is about $181,765, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Federal data list 103 public schools in Loudoun County, with a combined enrollment of about 81,486.
Frances Hazel Reid Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Tuscarora High is ahead of the 72.5% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,412) to 2024-25 (1,377).
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Leesburg
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,710 students
- Heritage HighCombined · 1,475 students
- Loudoun County HighHigh · 1,334 students
- Belmont Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,071 students
- Smart's Mill MiddleMiddle · 885 students
- J. Lupton Simpson MiddleMiddle · 874 students
Other Tuscarora High schools
One other US public school is named Tuscarora High. Tuscarora High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Tuscarora HighFrederick, MD · 1,735 students
Nearby schools
- Frances Hazel Reid Elementary0.5 mi · 647
- Smart's Mill Middle0.6 mi · 885
- Leesburg Elementary1.0 mi · 428
- Ball's Bluff Elementary1.5 mi · 465
- Frederick Douglass Elementary1.8 mi · 581
- Catoctin Elementary1.9 mi · 601
Frequently asked questions
About Tuscarora HighWhat is the total enrollment at Tuscarora High?
Tuscarora High enrolls approximately 1,377 students in grades PK-12.
Is Tuscarora High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tuscarora High is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Tuscarora High?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Tuscarora High.
How diverse is Tuscarora High?
Tuscarora High reports a student body of 45% White, 34% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Tuscarora High in?
Tuscarora High is part of Loudoun County Public Schools.
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