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Independence High

Public Grades 9-12

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 98% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Independence High is a public high school located in Ashburn, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,073 students. The school is part of the Loudoun County Public Schools district, which is ranked 19th out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Independence High has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Virginia, ranking 8th out of 328 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students have demonstrated exceptional performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments, with high proficiency rates across various subjects and grade levels, often outperforming the Loudoun County Public Schools and Virginia state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 96.96% of 11th-grade students at Independence High were proficient or better in SOL/Writing, compared to 91.31% for Loudoun County Public Schools and 79.84% for Virginia.

Additionally, Independence High has shown strong performance across different student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's high graduation rates, low dropout rates, and relatively low chronic absenteeism rates further demonstrate its ability to provide a high-quality education for its diverse student population. When compared to nearby schools, such as Park View High, Riverside High, and Loudoun County High, Independence High consistently outperforms them on various academic measures, making it a model for educational excellence in the region.

2,166

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,087

Per pupil spending ?

10.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23115 Learning Circle
Ashburn, VA 20148

(571) 367-4200

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Independence High:

Elementary:	Legacy Elementary
	Madison's Trust Elementary
Middle:	Brambleton Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.3%

Asian:

37.7%

Hispanic:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2021 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (95% vs 81% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school95%

District avg87%

Virginia avg81%

8^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 13 pts since 2021

From top 16% (2021) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 12High Schools in the Loudoun County Public Schools

19^th of 129Loudoun 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
2025	83.4	8 of 328	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	76.8	43 of 329	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	75 of 326	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	34 of 325	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	51 of 327	84.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	16 of 245	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	19 of 249	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	64.8	75 of 240	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	25 of 125	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	40 of 118	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	44 of 120	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	85.6	18 of 253	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	19 of 249	92.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	28 of 101	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	12 of 321	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	76.2	41 of 322	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	73 of 320	77.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	15 of 236	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	14 of 233	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	78.7	27 of 232	88.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	17 of 324	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	66.3	81 of 320	74.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	8 of 322	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	26 of 322	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	72.6	70 of 321	78.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	54 of 98	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	22 of 198	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	47 of 198	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	55 of 193	71.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	12 of 313	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	70.8	54 of 314	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	82 of 315	74.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2024)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile-25 vs school

Military Connected (2025)45th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II98%+4 vs state

English Reading97%+10 vs state

Writing96%+18 vs state

Biology96%+19 vs state

Geometry94%+15 vs state

Algebra I93%+13 vs state

Earth Science82%+15 vs state

Chemistry81%+33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)		SOL Geometry (2025)		SOL Algebra I (2025)				SOL Algebra II (2025)			SOL Chemistry (2025)		SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Earth Science (2025)				SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL World History I (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 10th 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 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	83.4	8^th of 328 public high schools	97.6%		76.8	43^rd of 329 public high schools	86.9%	35	97.0	72.7	94.7	93.0	95.0		73.3		97.8			81.3		98.3	91.7	95.8		83.4	61.5				97.6	66.7		$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%)	82.7	13^th of 328 public high schools	96.0%		75.9	48^th of 329 public high schools	85.4%	35	95.6		89.9	52.6	91.2	94.1			98.6			100.0		100.0	87.5	93.8		89.0					97.9			$17,596	$149	$17,447
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%)	80	22^nd of 328 public high schools	93.3%		73.1	64^th of 329 public high schools	80.5%	42	92.1	64.7	95.1	69.0	93.9	78.6			98.6			90.3		97.8	82.6	88.9		83.0					97.3	68.4		$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%)	82.7	14^th of 328 public high schools	95.7%		78.1	33^rd of 329 public high schools	90.0%	19	93.4		96.6	64.7	97.5	95.0			100.0			95.0		100.0	88.0	87.5		83.4					95.6			$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%)	82.1	17^th of 328 public high schools	94.8%		75.6	50^th of 329 public high schools	84.8%	33	95.7		97.7	52.9	91.8	92.0	89.5		98.9			100.0	50.0	98.7	82.6	88.2	100.0	81.7					97.7	76.5		$16,792	$253	$16,539
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%)	63.2	125^th of 328 public high schools	61.9%		63.3	127^th of 329 public high schools	61.4%	2	89.1		78.8	53.3	78.8	60.7	81.8		94.9			93.8		94.1	78.1	53.3	80.0	77.9					91.5	65.5		$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%)	75.7	52^nd of 328 public high schools	84.1%		76.4	46^th of 329 public high schools	86.0%	6	93.4		88.0		83.3	80.0			96.9	70.0	63.6	100.0		100.0	83.6	80.0		81.4					95.7			$17,332	$267	$17,065
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%)	44	231^st of 328 public high schools	29.6%		55.5	168^th of 329 public high schools	48.9%	63			75.6	42.6	76.4	63.0	92.9		97.9			31.3		90.4	55.9	32.5	83.3			60.0	56.3		86.6	42.6	50.0	$11,149	$240	$10,909
Park View High	Public	9-12	400 W Laurel Ave	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 434-4500	1,409	145	9.6	82.3%	104 (7.4%)	65 (4.6%)	1,064 (75.5%)	133 (9.4%)	15 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	26 (1.8%)	31.6	279^th of 328 public high schools	14.9%		22.3	309^th of 329 public high schools	6.1%	30	72.1		53.2		77.7	69.4	76.6	97.1	95.1	73.3				79.3	58.5	45.8	88.9	50.2	32.3	40.0	84.6	60.0	87.3	31.6		$20,639	$301	$20,337
Riverside High	Public	9-12	19019 Upper Belmont Place	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 554-8900	1,710	127	13.5	18.4%	799 (46.7%)	172 (10.1%)	247 (14.4%)	373 (21.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	114 (6.7%)	69.1	95^th of 328 public high schools	71.0%		71.4	76^th of 329 public high schools	76.9%	19	93.9		81.8		89.6	61.5	60.0		93.4			90.5		95.4	63.6	75.0		85.9					96.0			$17,107	$395	$16,712

Frequently Asked Questions about Independence High

What district is Independence High in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Independence High?

Students at Independence High are 42% White, 38% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Is Independence High a good school?

Yes! Independence High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 8^th of 328 Virginia high schools.

How many students attend Independence High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,166 students attended Independence High.

What schools feed into Independence High?

Independence High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Legacy Elementary
Elementary : Madison's Trust Elementary
Middle : Brambleton Middle

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