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John Champe High

Public Grades 9-12

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 331 Virginia High Schools

Better than 95% of Virginia high schools

Summary

John Champe High is a large public school in Aldie, VA, serving 1,851 students in grades 9-12 as part of Loudoun County Public Schools, a district ranked in the top 15% of Virginia school divisions. The school has earned a 5-star rating and currently ranks 15th out of 331 Virginia high schools, a remarkable jump from its #64 ranking just two years ago. Among nearby schools, only Freedom High, Independence High, and Lightridge High rank higher, while Briar Woods High and Broad Run High trail behind.

Academically, John Champe is exceptional, with a 99.5% graduation rate and a 0.2% dropout rate, far outpacing state averages. Students consistently score above district and state levels on SOL tests, particularly in 9th-grade Geometry (98.8% proficiency) and Biology (98.4%). What truly sets the school apart, however, is its success across all student groups. English Language Learners, military-connected students, African American students, Hispanic students, and female students all rank in the top 20 schools statewide for their respective subgroups, an achievement few schools can match. This success is especially notable given that 22.5% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, a higher rate than nearby top performers like Lightridge High (10.3%) or Independence High (10.6%).

The main area for improvement is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 17.3%—higher than the district average of 14.1% and above most neighboring high schools, including Briar Woods High (15.1%) and Broad Run High (16.4%). Despite this challenge, the school maintains outstanding outcomes. With per-student spending of $17,411 and a 13.4:1 student-teacher ratio, John Champe achieves exceptional results efficiently. Overall, this is a high-performing, equity-minded school delivering excellent education for a diverse student body, with room to grow if attendance improves.

1,851

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,411

Per pupil spending ?

22.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41535 Sacred Mountain Street
Aldie, VA 20105

(703) 722-2680

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Feeder schools for John Champe High:

Elementary:	Arcola Elementary
	Liberty Elementary
Middle:	Gum Spring Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

47.1%

White:

27.4%

African American:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (91% vs 81% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Virginia high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Virginia average (92%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school91%

District avg87%

Virginia avg81%

15^th of 331

Virginia public high schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 13High Schools in the Loudoun County Public Schools

18^th of 131Loudoun County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	15 of 331	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	80.0	22 of 328	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	73.1	64 of 329	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	63 of 326	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	56 of 325	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	41 of 327	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	81 of 327	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	37 of 326	88.7%	★★★★☆
2017	67.3	55 of 324	83.0%	★★★★☆
2016	65.5	64 of 321	80.1%	★★★★☆
2015	67.8	55 of 322	82.9%	★★★★☆
2014	67.4	57 of 322	82.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	14 of 242	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	75.0	38 of 245	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	5 of 249	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	67.5	65 of 240	72.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	26 of 120	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	21 of 125	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	37 of 118	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	33 of 120	72.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	34 of 252	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	52 of 253	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	120 of 249	51.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	6 of 135	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	74.5	18 of 101	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	34 of 122	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	22 of 97	77.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	17 of 322	94.7%	★★★★★
2025	80.7	17 of 321	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	75.2	46 of 322	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	64 of 320	80.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	17 of 242	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	80.7	19 of 236	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	66.5	66 of 233	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	40 of 232	82.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	47 of 321	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	75.5	45 of 324	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	87 of 320	72.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	21 of 325	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	79.3	31 of 322	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	73.9	65 of 322	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	69 of 321	78.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	8 of 105	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	54.0	55 of 98	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	47 of 92	48.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	26 of 196	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	65.8	63 of 198	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	143 of 198	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.5	91 of 193	52.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	98 of 312	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.0	96 of 313	69.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.1	168 of 314	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.7	130 of 315	58.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

African American (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Military Connected (2026)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)87th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2026)87th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)78th percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra II100%+6 vs state

English Reading94%+7 vs state

Geometry92%+13 vs state

Algebra I92%+12 vs state

Biology91%+14 vs state

Writing91%+12 vs state

Earth Science85%+18 vs state

Chemistry85%+24 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, October 10, 2015

At first I thought this was a good school until I realized that some of the teachers don't really care about the students education. I had some concerns about how this teacher was grading the test and work she gives out. When I told the teacher what my concerns about some the papers she had graded she explained that on the papers she graded what she felt was important and not all the questions on the paper and I told her that was not fair to the student for her not to grade all the questions on the test and the teacher said that she doesn't grade every piece of work or question that students turn in and that's when I said that is a really big concern for me because how can determine what areas a student has a problem in if your not grading everything and that's when she said that she has been a teacher for 17 years and no teacher grades everything that would take to much time if every teacher graded everything. So when I finished talking to her I call back up to the school to talk to the guidance counselor at 8:15 am I was told she was in a meeting and she didn't call me back until 3:00pm that day and she informed me that she had already spoken to the teacher and that since she was an insider she understood what the teacher was saying from and since I was an outsider that I didn't understand, that the teacher had been teaching for a long time and that's how all the teachers in that department grades. So when I called the next morning at 9:30 am to speak to the school principal I was told he was not in his office so I left my cell and my home number and that I was calling about my student and he didn't even care enough to call me back. So if you have any students that go to this school please go over their work with them to make sure everything is graded like it should so you can ensure that your child is getting the best education that they deserve. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Writing (2026)		SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)				SOL Algebra II (2026)		SOL Chemistry (2026)		SOL Biology (2026)				SOL Earth Science (2026)				SOL English Reading (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 11th Grade	SOL Chemistry 10th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Champe High	Public	9-12	41535 Sacred Mountain Street	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 722-2680	1,851	137	13.4	22.5%	507 (27.4%)	198 (10.7%)	164 (8.9%)	872 (47.1%)	9 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (5.5%)	81.1	15^th of 331 public high schools	95.5%		80	22^nd of 328 public high schools	93.3%	7	91.4	75.0	98.8	48.2	91.1		100.0		100.0		84.6		98.4	84.3	100.0		86.5		58.3		94.8	79.3	$17,411	$278	$17,132
Lightridge High	Public	9-12	41025 Collaboration Drive	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 367-4100	2,030	145	14.0	10.3%	698 (34.4%)	194 (9.6%)	144 (7.1%)	849 (41.8%)	15 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	124 (6.1%)	83.1	12^th of 331 public high schools	96.4%		82.7	14^th of 328 public high schools	95.7%	2	91.2		96.7	63.6	96.3	92.9			100.0	50.0	100.0		98.3	87.5	78.1		88.7				95.4	75.0	$16,367	$78	$16,289
Freedom High	Public	9-12	25450 Riding Center Drive	South Riding	20152	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4300	1,885	140	13.4	17.9%	744 (39.5%)	108 (5.7%)	170 (9.0%)	767 (40.7%)	10 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	83 (4.4%)	84.6	6^th of 331 public high schools	98.2%		82.1	17^th of 328 public high schools	94.8%	11	94.5		96.6		91.4		100.0		99.1		94.7		99.4	91.4	93.1		82.6				97.5	81.3	$16,792	$253	$16,539
Independence High	Public	9-12	23115 Learning Circle	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 367-4200	2,166	151	14.3	10.6%	916 (42.3%)	125 (5.8%)	166 (7.7%)	816 (37.7%)	16 (0.7%)	5 (0.2%)	122 (5.6%)	84.6	7^th of 331 public high schools	97.9%		83.4	8^th of 328 public high schools	97.6%	1	96.9		95.6	61.5	96.5	75.0			99.3		89.3		98.0	80.5	85.0		87.6				97.7		$16,087	$196	$15,890
Briar Woods High	Public	9-12	22525 Belmont Ridge Road	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4400	1,862	131	14.2	12.8%	730 (39.2%)	131 (7.0%)	137 (7.4%)	746 (40.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	111 (6.0%)	80.2	21^st of 331 public high schools	93.7%		82.7	13^th of 328 public high schools	96.0%	8	93.9		97.0	50.0	90.1	84.0		70.0	98.2		96.4		98.6	70.0	91.3		90.5				95.0		$17,596	$149	$17,447
Westfield High	Public	9-12	4700 Stonecroft Bv	Chantilly	20151	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 488-6300	2,737	213	12.8	35.7%	831 (30.4%)	364 (13.3%)	747 (27.3%)	633 (23.1%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	151 (5.5%)	45.6	221^st of 331 public high schools	33.2%		44	231^st of 328 public high schools	29.6%	10			76.5	20.9	81.0	76.5	71.9	80.0	95.8			54.6	89.1	57.9	43.3	77.8		45.2	16.1	58.3	88.1	58.1	$11,149	$240	$10,909
Battlefield High	Public, Magnet	9-12	15000 Graduation Dr.	Haymarket	20169	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(571) 261-4400	2,063	128	16.1	14.4%	1,133 (54.9%)	176 (8.5%)	268 (13.0%)	300 (14.5%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	176 (8.5%)	75.1	55^th of 331 public high schools	83.4%		74.6	62^nd of 328 public high schools	81.1%	7	92.3	96.3	94.5	33.3	86.0	70.0			96.8				93.6	63.6				60.9	66.7		95.2	69.2	$10,901	$264	$10,638
Broad Run High	Public	9-12	21670 Ashburn Rd	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2300	1,558	121	12.8	30.4%	626 (40.2%)	150 (9.6%)	261 (16.8%)	428 (27.5%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	82 (5.3%)	67.4	104^th of 331 public high schools	68.6%		63.2	125^th of 328 public high schools	61.9%	21	89.2		86.4	33.3	93.1	72.7	86.7		98.2		90.9		95.1	68.8	74.2		75.0				93.7	68.2	$18,705	$154	$18,551
Stone Bridge High	Public	9-12	43100 Hay Road	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2200	1,629	122	13.3	20.1%	797 (48.9%)	128 (7.9%)	239 (14.7%)	345 (21.2%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	109 (6.7%)	77.8	35^th of 331 public high schools	89.4%		75.7	52^nd of 328 public high schools	84.1%	17	90.2	66.7	93.8	60.0	89.7	86.7			97.2	61.5	100.0		97.1	83.0	61.1		87.7				93.5	84.2	$17,332	$267	$17,065
Chantilly High	Public	9-12	4201 Stringfellow Rd	Chantilly	20151	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 222-8100	2,937	229	12.8	20.7%	998 (34.0%)	175 (6.0%)	468 (15.9%)	1,134 (38.6%)	9 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	150 (5.1%)	75.4	49^th of 331 public high schools	85.2%		73.1	71^st of 328 public high schools	78.4%	22			96.7	76.0	93.4	66.7	78.6		100.0		86.4		96.9	62.3	60.0			50.0	42.5	50.0	94.4	50.0	$12,639	$288	$12,350

Frequently Asked Questions about John Champe High

What district is John Champe High in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

Is John Champe High a good school?

Yes! John Champe High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 15^th of 331 Virginia high schools.

What is the racial makeup of John Champe High?

Students at John Champe High are 47% Asian, 27% White, 11% African American, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into John Champe High?

John Champe High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arcola Elementary
Elementary : Liberty Elementary
Middle : Gum Spring Middle

How many students attend John Champe High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,851 students attended John Champe High.

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