Lightridge High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Lightridge High School
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| motto = "Together we light the way"
| streetaddress = 41025 Collaboration Drive
| city = Aldie
| state = Virginia
| zipcode = 20105
| coordinates = {{coord|38.9205|-77.5849|type:edu_region:US-VA|display=inline,title}}
| schooltype = High School
| type = Public
| established =
| founded = 2020
| schoolboard =
| district = Loudoun County Public Schools
| superintendent = Dr. Aaron Spence
| principal = Dr. Ryan Hitchman
| staff = 220 staff members (2024-2025)
| grades = 9–12
| enrollment = 2,050 students (2024-2025)
| language = English
| campus = Suburban
| colors = Powder Blue, Yellow, and White {{Color box#|b0e0e6|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|yellow|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}}
| mascot = Lightning Bolt
| rival = John Champe High School
| communities =
| feeder_schools = Willard Middle School
Aldie Elementary School
Buffalo Trail Elementary School
Hovatter Elementary School
Pinebrook Elementary School
Henrietta Lacks Elementary School
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| free_3 = Dulles District
| free_label_3 = Athletic Conference
| url = [https://www.lcps.org/Lightridge Lightridge High School]
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Lightridge High School is a public high school in Aldie, Virginia. Lightridge is within the jurisdiction of Loudoun County Public Schools. The school was opened at the beginning of the 2020–21 school year.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-08|title=Loudoun Co. school year starts with new but empty high school|url=https://wtop.com/loudoun-county/2020/09/loudoun-co-school-year-starts-with-new-but-empty-high-school/|access-date=2021-04-23|website=WTOP|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Andrew Parker|date=2019-04-10|title=School Board Approves Lightridge Attendance Zone|url=https://loudounnow.com/2019/04/10/school-board-approves-lightridge-attendance-zone/|access-date=2021-04-23|website=Loudoun Now|language=en-US}}
History
The name “Lightridge” was chosen to recognize the history of agriculture and dairy farming in the area.{{Cite web |last=Boras |first=Caroline |date=2017-05-10 |title=Names Selected for Loudoun's Future Schools |url=https://loudounnow.com/2017/05/10/names-selected-for-loudouns-future-schools/ |access-date= |website=Loudoun Now |language=en-US}} The school is located off Lightridge Farm Road and near the site of Lightridge Farm, a now-closed dairy farm which operated for more than 60 years and was the last working dairy farm in Loudoun County east of Route 15.{{Citation |last=LCPS-TV |title=Lightridge High School Dedication |date=2021-06-09 |url=https://vimeo.com/561068077 |access-date=}}
The land was originally owned by the Hovatter Family, who continued their farming operations up until 2017, when the land was purchased to begin construction on both Lightridge High School and the adjacent Hovatter Elementary School, which opened at the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year.{{Cite web |title=Home Page Hovatter Farms, Aldie VA |url=http://www.hovatterfarms.com/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=www.hovatterfarms.com}}
When the school opened in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was still ongoing, and therefore had to begin the year entirely virtual. There also was no senior class at the school that year, meaning the only grades taught that year were 9, 10, and 11.
Enrollment history
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|+Enrollment History !Year !Students |
| 2020-2021
|< 1,000 |
| 2021-2022
|1,441 |
| 2022-2023
|1,775 |
| 2023-2024
|1,969 |
| 2024-2025
|2,050 |
References
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{{Loudoun County Public Schools}}
{{Loudoun County, Virginia topics}}