Summary
Stone Bridge High is a comprehensive public high school serving 1,629 students in grades 9–12 in Ashburn, Virginia, within the highly regarded Loudoun County Public Schools. The school ranks 35th of 331 Virginia high schools, placing it in the 89th percentile — a notable improvement from the previous year and its best showing since 2017–2018. With a 99.0% graduation rate and a 0.4% dropout rate, Stone Bridge outperforms both the district and state averages by a wide margin.
Stone Bridge is particularly strong in math and science. Recent SOL testing shows 100% proficiency in chemistry, 86.7% in Algebra I, and 87.7% in Earth Science, all well above district and state averages. The school also posted an 84.2% proficiency rate in 12th-grade reading, far exceeding the district average of 61.8%. Among nearby schools, Stone Bridge High outranks Broad Run High, Loudoun County High, Potomac Falls High, and Park View High, and it far exceeds Herndon High on nearly every measure. However, Independence High, John Champe High, and Briar Woods High currently rank higher statewide. Stone Bridge achieves these results while spending less per pupil ($17,332) than several lower-performing neighboring schools.
The school's biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism, which stood at 20.3% in 2024–2025 — higher than the district rate of 14.1% and above most nearby schools. Another gap is 11th-grade Biology, where proficiency was 61.1%, below the district's 75.3%. On the positive side, Stone Bridge has made dramatic progress with English language learners, whose statewide ranking jumped from the 20th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 76th percentile in 2025–2026. The school also ranks 3rd in Virginia for multiracial students. While outcomes for disabled students dipped recently, Stone Bridge remains a high-achieving school with strong momentum and a few targeted areas for improvement.
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