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Independence High

Public Grades 9-12

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 331 Virginia High Schools

Better than 98% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Independence High is a large public high school in Ashburn, Virginia, serving 2,166 students in grades 9-12 as part of Loudoun County Public Schools, a district ranked 18th of 131 in Virginia. The school currently ranks #7 out of 331 Virginia high schools for 2025-2026, placing it in the 98th percentile with a 5-star rating — a remarkable rise from #75 just two years earlier. Among nearby Loudoun high schools, only Freedom High (#6) ranks higher; Lightridge High (#12), John Champe High (#15), Briar Woods High (#21), and Stone Bridge High (#35) all follow.

Independence's academic results are exceptional. Its 2024-25 graduation rate was 99.6%, versus 96.5% districtwide and 92.3% statewide, and its dropout rate was 0.0%. SOL proficiency rates are well above state averages: 97.7% in 11th-grade reading, 96.9% in writing, and 98% in 9th-grade biology. Even more notable is its consistency across student subgroups — Independence ranks in the top 10 statewide for Hispanic students, disabled students, and English learners, and in the top 35 for low-income and African American students. In contrast, Park View High, just 8.6 miles away in the same district, ranks #290 with an 85.2% graduation rate and an 82.3% free/reduced lunch rate, a reminder of how much community factors shape school outcomes.

One surprising finding is chronic absenteeism: at 16.0%, Independence's rate is above the district average of 14.1% and higher than Freedom (12.2%) and Lightridge (12.4%), even though graduation and test scores remain elite. Independence also spends just $16,087 per student — the lowest among nearby Loudoun high schools — and has the highest student-teacher ratio (14.3) among peers, yet still outperforms nearly all of them. A military-connected student subgroup jumped from the 45th to 84th percentile in a single year. Overall, Independence has established itself as one of Virginia's elite public high schools, with the only yellow flags being absenteeism and somewhat lower 10th-grade SOL scores.

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 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (94% 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school94%

District avg88%

Virginia avg81%

7^th of 331

Virginia public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 13 pts since 2021

From top 16% (2021) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	7 of 331	97.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	80.8	24 of 242	90.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	73.0	16 of 120	86.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	88.7	9 of 252	96.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	85.4	9 of 135	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	65.1	28 of 101	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	8 of 322	97.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	86.0	10 of 242	95.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	76.0	35 of 321	89.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	84.8	9 of 325	97.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	71.8	17 of 105	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	54.2	54 of 98	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	58 of 196	70.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	83.1	7 of 312	97.8%	★★★★★
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)

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)93rd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)90th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)87th percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2026)84th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)70th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra II99%+5 vs state

English Reading98%+10 vs state

Writing97%+17 vs state

Algebra I95%+17 vs state

Biology92%+14 vs state

Geometry91%+12 vs state

Chemistry89%+28 vs state

Earth Science88%+13 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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%)	28.3	290^th of 331 public high schools	12.4%		31.6	279^th of 328 public high schools	14.9%	11	66.8		88.9		79.2	67.9	90.9		100.0				58.1	64.6	71.2	65.0					80.1	33.3	$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%)	72.3	74^th of 331 public high schools	77.6%		69.1	95^th of 328 public high schools	71.0%	21	92.0		93.4		95.5	100.0	76.2		95.1		76.5		97.6	58.3	73.1		89.0	80.0			94.6	75.0	$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 7^th of 331 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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