Summary:
Zip code 20176 (Leesburg, VA) is home to one public high school, Riverside High, serving grades 9–12 as part of Loudoun County Public Schools. Riverside High is a large, well-resourced school with 1,710 students and a 13.5 student-teacher ratio, and it stands out as a high performer both within its district and across Virginia.
Riverside High ranks in the top quarter of Virginia high schools for the third straight year, currently placing 74th out of 331 schools (78th percentile) with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its graduation rate is excellent at 98.7%, compared to 92.3% statewide, and its dropout rate is just 0.6% versus 5.0% for the state. The school also posts exceptional math results, including 100% proficiency on 10th-grade Algebra I and 95.5% on 9th-grade Algebra I, both far above state averages. Science scores are strong overall, with a notable outlier in 10th-grade Earth Science (80% proficient, versus roughly 45% for both the district and state) and 9th-grade Biology at 97.6% proficiency.
Despite these strengths, performance is uneven in a few areas. The clearest weakness is 10th-grade Biology, where proficiency fell to 58.3% in 2025-2026, below the district (76.0%) and state (68.9%). Similarly, 11th-grade Algebra I lags at 76.2%, below both district and state averages, suggesting students on a slower math track struggle more. Chronic absenteeism is a mild concern at 14.9%, slightly above the district average. Overall, Riverside High is an academically strong, well-funded school that serves a relatively low-poverty population (18.4% free/reduced-price lunch) and offers students excellent graduation prospects, though targeted support in Biology and late-track math courses could round out an otherwise impressive profile.
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