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Loudoun Valley High School
Address
340 North Maple Avenue

,
20132
Information
School typePublic high school
Founded1963
School district Loudoun County Public Schools
PrincipalSusan Ross
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,267 [1] (2020-21)
Language English
CampusRural
Color(s)Green and Gold   
MascotViking
NicknameValley
Communities served Purcellville
Middleburg
Hamilton
Feeder schoolsBanneker Elementary, Emerick Elementary, Hamilton Elementary, Kenneth Culbert Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary, Middleburg Community Charter, Mountain View Elementary, Blue Ridge Middle School
Rival Woodgrove High School
Athletic Conference 4A Conference 21B
4A West Region
Website www.lcps.org/lvhs

Loudoun Valley High School (more commonly known as Valley) is a public secondary school in Purcellville, Virginia. It is part of Loudoun County Public Schools. Before the opening of Woodgrove High School in 2010, it was the sole high school for the western half of Loudoun County (which includes Purcellville, Hamilton, Round Hill, Lovettsville, Hillsboro, Middleburg, Philomont and Bluemont).

History

Loudoun Valley opened in 1962. Throughout its history, Valley has remained a predominantly rural high school, maintained a small enrollment of roughly 800 students, and did not experience much of the sprawl that eastern Loudoun County experienced in the 1980s and 1990s. Until the 1999–2000 school year, Valley was the smallest high school in Loudoun County.

Recently, due to immigration, Valley has begun to experience a high rate of growth similar to eastern Loudoun schools like Park View and Broad Run. In 2002, Harmony Intermediate School opened as a school for eighth and ninth graders, making Valley a 10th–12th grade school. By the 2005–2006 school year, Valley had become the largest Loudoun County high school with 1,955 students. Valley had extreme overcrowding until a new western Loudoun County high school, Woodgrove High School, opened in September 2010.

At this time, Loudoun Valley returned to having 9th–12th grades, and Harmony Intermediate School became Harmony Middle School, with 6th–8th grades. Loudoun Valley graduated its largest class in its—as well as in the county's—history in 2011, graduating 558 students.

The current principal is Susan Ross. Ross was at the center of controversy in regards to grade tampering and grade inflation during the 2013–2014 academic school year after an article was posted in the Leesburg Today, and subsequently picked up by the Loudoun Times Mirror [2] and Washington Post, [3] claiming that teachers felt bullied and harassed into inflating grades. As of May 2019, the reputation of Ross has seen further decline, with local parents protesting outside of the school and creating an online petition calling for her removal as the principal of Loudoun Valley. [4]

Accreditation and test scores

Accreditation

Graduation

Loudoun Valley High School is a fully accredited high school under the Virginia Department of Education's Standards of Learning tests.

SAT scores

Loudoun Valley regularly scores above the national average and the statewide average.

School Year Mathematics Critical Reading Writing Total
2000–2001 533 544 n/a 1,077
2001–2002 529 540 n/a 1,069
2002–2003 537 551 n/a 1,088
2003–2004 549 557 n/a 1,106
2004–2005 553 559 n/a 1,112
2005–2006 535 544 529 1,608 (1,079 M & CR)
2006–2007 546 553 538 1,637 (1,099 M & CR)
2007–2008 552 551 539 1,642 (1,103 M & CR)
2008–2009 542 554 543 1,638 (1,096 M & CR)
2009–2010 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2010–2011 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2011–2012 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2012–2013 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2013–2014 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2014–2015 539 546 537 1,622 (1,085 M & CR) [5]

Enrollment history

School Year Number of Students
1995–1996 1,012
1996–1997 1,076
1997–1998 1,147
1998–1999 1,214
1999–2000 1,320
2000–2001 1,402
2001–2002 1,503
2002–2003 1,588 (1,172 HS)
2003–2004 1,682 (1,225 HS)
2004–2005 1,817 (1,322 HS)
2005–2006 1,955 (1,440 HS)
2006–2007 2,043 (1,513 HS)
2007–2008 2,163 (1,637 HS)
2008–2009 2,175
2009–2010 1,659
2010–2011 1,659
2011–2012 1,331

Athletics

Valley's mascot is a Viking, and its sports teams play in the Dulles District during regular season play. In the post-season, they compete in the Dulles District, VHSL Class 4 Region C, and the VHSL Class 4 for state.

District and region affiliations

Years Group District Region Conference
1962–2001 AA Northwestern District Region II n/a
2001–2005 AA Dulles District Region II n/a
2005–2007 AAA National District Northern Region n/a
2007–2011 AAA Cedar Run District Northwest Region n/a
2011–2012 AA Dulles District Region II n/a
2012–2013 AAA Dulles District AAA East Region n/a
2013–2015 3A Dulles District 3A East Region 3A Conference 28
2015–2016 4A Dulles District 4A West Region 4A Conference 21B
2017–Present 4A Dulles District VHSL Class 4 Region C n/a

Athletics

The Loudoun Valley High School cross country team was ranked #1 in the country coming into the 2017 cross country season. They were undefeated all season and won their state meet with a perfect 15 points. They went on eventually to win the Nike Cross Nationals XC Meet with an all time low of 89 points. In the 2018 season they remained undefeated throughout the whole season, once again; winning the Nike Cross Nationals XC Meet with a new all time low of 77 points. [6]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Loudoun Valley High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Sharbel, Andrew. "Hatrick: 'Too early to say what is fact and what is fiction'". LoudounTimes.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  3. ^ Gibson, Caitlin (2013-10-30). "Loudoun Valley High School administration under investigation". Washington Post. ISSN  0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  4. ^ Graham, Karen (29 May 2019). "Parents protest outside Loudoun Valley High School, call for principal's removal". LoudounTimes.com. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  5. ^ "LCPS Holds Steady on SAT Scores". Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  6. ^ Mull, Cory. "Recapping The Record Setting Day For Boys At NXN". Milesplit USA. FloSports. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  7. ^ Mercker, Jan (February 1, 2018). "As Herring's Profile Rises, Loudoun's Homegrown AG Stays in Touch with His Roots". Loudoun Now.
  8. ^ Emert, Jacob (February 24, 2016). "Loudoun Valley's Drew Hunter named Gatorade National Cross-Country Runner of the Year". AllMetSports. Washington Post.
  9. ^ Soong, Kelyn (October 19, 2017). "31 marathons, 31 days, 31 cities: After losing both legs in Afghanistan, he's running to inspire". D.C. Sports Bog. Washington Post.
  10. ^ "Jimmye Laycock - 2016 Football Coaching Staff - William & Mary". Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  11. ^ "US Congress Rep. Chip Roy (R) | TrackBill".
  12. ^ Glod, Maria (November 16, 2003). "Friend's Guilty Plea in Killing of Scientist Ends Schwartz Case". Washington Post.
  13. ^ Butler, Alex (April 5, 2023). "Miami guard Jordan Miller declares for 2023 NBA Draft". United Press International. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

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