Summary:
In zip code 20132, there is a single high school, Loudoun Valley High in Purcellville, Virginia, serving grades 9–12 with 1,149 students and part of the highly regarded Loudoun County Public Schools district. This school stands out as one of Virginia’s elite public high schools, ranking 34th out of 331 high schools statewide for 2025–2026, placing it in the top 10% with a 5-star rating.
Loudoun Valley High boasts exceptional outcomes across nearly every measure. The graduation rate is an impressive 98.9%, far above the district’s 96.5% and the state’s 92.3%, while the dropout rate is just 0.7% compared to 2.0% for the district and 5.0% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is also lower than both the district and state averages. Academically, the school excels in math and reading: Algebra I proficiency reaches 96% for 9th graders and 100% for 10th graders, while 11th-grade English Reading proficiency is 97.8% — all significantly above state averages. Writing proficiency for 11th graders is also strong at 92.8%. With a low student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1 and per-student spending of $22,056, the school provides substantial resources to support student success, and only 16% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Despite these strengths, there are a few areas worth noting. The school’s ranking jumped dramatically from 86th in 2023–2024 to 33rd in 2024–2025, an improvement that was sustained the following year, suggesting real gains rather than a one-time anomaly. However, 12th-grade English Reading proficiency was just 54.6% — well below the district and state averages and a striking contrast to the 97.8% rate for 11th graders the same year. Chemistry proficiency for 10th graders sits at 70%, above the state average but below the district’s 85.4%. These anomalies, likely tied to specific cohorts or small test-taker groups, are worth monitoring, but they do little to diminish what is otherwise a model of academic excellence.
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