Lightridge High
Aldie · VA · Loudoun County Public Schools · Public
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John Champe High → Freedom High → Independence High → Battlefield High → Briar Woods High → Rock Ridge High → Unity Reed High → Westfield High →At a glance
- 13 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 3 calculus classes · 2 physics · 11 chemistry
- AP rigor: 90th percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: 67th percentile by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Lightridge High compares for families
Standout academic depth by national standards.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 10% nationally with 13 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyVA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: John Champe High, Freedom High, Independence High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
90th percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2167th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Virginia-Main Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $21,565/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Champe High Aldie |
Public | 1.3 | 1,851 | +9.6% |
| Freedom High South Riding |
Public | 2.7 | 1,885 | -8.1% |
| Independence High Ashburn |
Public | 4.2 | 2,166 | +18.7% |
| Battlefield High Haymarket |
Public | 5.7 | 2,063 | -19.3% |
| Briar Woods High Ashburn |
Public | 5.7 | 1,846 | +2.6% |
| Rock Ridge High Ashburn |
Public | 6.0 | 1,581 | +14.9% |
| Unity Reed High Manassas |
Public | 11.5 | 2,042 | -16.7% |
| Westfield High Chantilly |
Public | 6.9 | 2,737 | +3.4% |