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| Grades Offered |
Grades PK - 12 |
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| County |
Loudoun County, VA |
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| Total Students |
1483 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
50% /
50% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
108 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 429 students | | Grade 10 - 416 students | | Grade 11 - 314 students | | Grade 12 - 324 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:14 |
1:23 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
8% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
15% |
10% |
| % Black |
14% |
26% |
| % White |
62% |
54% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
3% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
11% |
20% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
5% |
5% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Loudoun County Public s School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
68 |
1 |
| Number of Students Managed |
47,672 students |
6,554 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$537,964,000 |
$65,298,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$604,391,000 |
$65,810,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$11,285 |
$9,963 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$12,678 |
$10,041 |
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- Heritage High School is a public secondary school located in Leesburg, Virginia, and is part of Loudoun County Public Schools. The principal is Margaret Huckaby. Its naming broke the previous tradition of naming high schools with two words prior to "High School" (Loudoun County High School, Broad Run High School, etc.)
- Heritage is located in the southern border of Leesburg, adjacent to J. Lupton Simpson Middle School and Evergreen Mill Elementary School. It does not serve the southern Leesburg community however, due to the very densely populated eastern section of Leesburg, which Heritage currently serves, including the Exeter, Mayfair Commons, Sycamore Hill, Potomac Crossing, Potomac Station, Tavistock Farms, and River Creek communities.
- History
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Heritage opened in 2002 for the eastern Leesburg community, feeding most of its students from Stone Bridge High School and the rest from Loudoun County High School. It was originally expected that Simpson's 8th graders would feed into Heritage, but instead, boundary lines were drawn to have Harper Park Middle School feed into Heritage. The lines were drawn and are still drawn to the point where students who live in communities adjacent to Heritage do not go there for high school and instead go to Loudoun County High.
- Like other new high schools that opened in Loudoun County before it, such as Stone Bridge and Potomac Falls, Heritage opened without a senior class, and juniors were allowed to choose which school they wanted to graduate from. Most Heritage students came from the Stone Bridge attendance area, and many rising juniors (Class of 2004) at Stone Bridge chose to stay there rather than go to Heritage. This was somewhat understandable because Leesburg students at Stone Bridge in the class of 2004 attended Simpson Middle School for 6th and 7th grade (1997-1999); went to a brand new Harper Park Middle School for 8th grade (1999-2000); went to a brand new Stone Bridge for their first two years of high school (2000-2002); and then were expected to go to another new school for their last two years. Constant boundary adjustments may have contributed to the large number of rising juniors who wished to remain at Stone Bridge. Consequently, the junior class at Heritage was only about 110 members, rather than about 250 if all juniors were required to go to the new school.
- Of the 312 students in the graduating class of 2006, 112 received the governor's seal on an Advanced Studies diploma, one of the highest academic honors offered by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Like other Loudoun County high schools, Heritage participates in the Advanced Placement program and offers numerous AP courses.
- Accreditation and Test Scores
- Accreditation
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Heritage High School is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia.
- SAT Scores
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The average SAT score in 2006 for Heritage was a 1,532 (518 in Math; 515 in Critical Reading; 499 in Writing).
- Enrollment History
- Athletics
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The mascot is the Pride, in the shape of a Lion. Heritage's sports teams currently play in the AAA Cedar Run District and Northwest Region of the Virginia High School League. The Pride opened as a member of the Dulles District and Region II. The school is well known for its boys basketball team which consistently has made it to Region II playoffs, its 2006 team was the first undefeated team in the history of the Dulles District. The Pride boys basketball team has won 3 consecutive Dulles District Championships 2006,2007,& 2008.The school is also known for its girls volleyball team which is lead by legendary coach Carmel Keilty. The girls Volleyball team is one of the top programs in the Dulles District
- Heritage teams did surprisingly well in the 2005-2006 year, in particular with the Pride's boys varsity soccer team making it to the AA semifinals before falling 2-1 to AA Dulles District champion Potomac Falls. Both the girls and boys Track teams won their respective AA Dulles District Titles. The football team also had its first winning season in the 2005-2006 school year, with a 7-3 record, sharing the Dulles District title with Park View High School, but unable to make the playoffs because Park View had more power points in the Virginia High School League’s rating system.
- Arts
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Heritage has very successful Band, Choral, and Drama programs which perform at district and regional festivals.
- Band
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The Heritage Symphonic Band During the summer of 2008 was invited by well-known composer Frank Ticheli to perform in the 200-instrumentalist world premier of his new piece "Angels in the Architecture" at the Sydney Opera House in Australia. The performance took place on July 6, 2008 at 2:30 pm in the Opera House's Concert Hall, directed by Dr. Matthew George.
- In addition, the band also played their own personal concert at the Opera House consisting of the songs "Into the Storm" by Robert W. Smith, "Of Dark Lords and Ancient Kings" by Roland Barrett, and an arrangement of Danse Bacchanale written by Camille Saint-Saens and arranged by Jay Bocook.
- Choir
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Heritage's Choir programs consist of:
- Heritage Singers: An auditioned choir composed of male and female students (grades 10 - 12) with an advanced knowledge of music. The group performs advanced literature in a variety of styles from various periods of music history. This group is the core of the choral program, performing frequently throughout the year.
- TWELVE: An auditioned SATB group of juniors and seniors who sing advanced literature for small ensembles. The primary emphasis is singing jazz styles, but the group also sings holiday music for various events in the community. All members of the group must be in Heritage Singers as well as TWELVE, so that performance can be the priority of this class. In addition to training these students to hear the difficult jazz chords and be able to sing them, they work to develop a quality persona on stage.
- Women’s Chorale: An auditioned choir composed of female students (grades 9 - 12) with an advanced knowledge of music. The group performs advanced literature composed and arranged for female voices.
- Treble Choir: A non-auditioned choir composed of female singers (grades 9 - 12). The group performs literature composed and arranged for the female voice and appropriate for their skill level.
- Men’s Choir: A non-auditioned choir composed of male singers (grades 9 - 12). The group performs literature composed and arranged for the male voices and appropriate for their skill level.
- Drama
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Heritage's Drama Program presents four or more productions a year including, A Fall Play, A One Act Show, A Children's Show, and The Spring Musical. They compete in The NCA Cappies division. Recent shows include:
- Antigone
- Kiss Me, Kate
- The Crucible
- Pippin
- An Ideal Husband
- The Sound of Music
- The Tempest
- Anything Goes
- Cinderella
- Mulan
- The Good Doctor
- Midsummer Night's Dream
- My Fair Lady
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| About This Zip Code (20175) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
17,125 people |
6,688,554 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
53% |
26% |
| Population Average Age |
35 years old
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35 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.6 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$75,521
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$50,018 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.9 rooms |
5.9 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
24 years old |
34 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
75% / 25% |
66% / 34% |
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