Briar Woods High School

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Briar Woods High School
Address
Briar Woods High School
22525 Belmont Ridge Road

Ashburn
,
Virginia
20148

United States
Coordinates 38°59′33″N77°31′50″W / 38.99250°N 77.53056°W / 38.99250; -77.53056
Information
School type Public high school
Founded2005
School district Loudoun County Public Schools
PrincipalSheila Alzate
Teaching staff126.00 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,757 [1]  (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio13.94 [1]
Language English
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Navy Blue & Orange   
Athletics conference Potomac District
VHSL Class 5 - Region D
Mascot Falcon
Nickname Briar
Communities served
Feeder schools
  • Eagle Ridge Middle School
  • Hillside Elementary School
  • Mill Run Elementary School
  • Waxpool Elementary School
Website lcps.org/bwhs

Briar Woods High School is a public secondary school located in Ashburn, an unincorporated area in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, and is part of Loudoun County Public Schools. The school serves students who live in the Broadlands, Brambleton, and Waxpool communities.

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History

Briar Woods High School opened on August 29, 2005 with its student body coming from Stone Bridge High School, Loudoun County High School, and Eagle Ridge Middle School. [2] The first Principal was Edward Starzenski, who served as principal of Loudoun County High School from 1989 to 2004. The school was officially dedicated on October 14, 2005 at a ceremony presided over by school district superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick III. [3] In 2006, Briar Woods celebrated its first Homecoming, despite the lack of a returning class.

During the summer before the 2011-2012 school year, ten trailers were installed due to an increased enrollment for the year. The following school year, a new order of lockers were put in the school in order to accommodate the rising number of students attending the school. In the 2014-2015 school year, Students living in Loudoun Valley Estates and most of Brambleton were shifted to Rock Ridge High School to relieve overcrowding. This dropped Briar's enrollment by about 500 students.

In 2023, a new addition was put on the back of the building. This eliminated the need for the ten trailers.

Demographics

In 2006-2007 Briar Woods High School's student population was 67% White; 16% Asian; 10% Black; and 7% Hispanic.

As of 2018, the student population was 53.6% White, 26.4% Asian, 8.5% Hispanic, 5.8% two or more races, and 5.7% Black.

As of 2019. the student population was 52.1% White, 28.3% Asian, 7.9% Hispanic, 6.5% two or more races, and 5.0% Black.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, the student population was 48.6% White, 31.4% Asian, 8.3% Hispanic, 5.8% two or more races, and 5.5% Black. [1]

Curriculum

See Main Discussion: Loudoun County Public Schools – Curriculum

Briar Woods is a fully accredited high school by the Virginia Department of Education.

School rankings

In 2011, Briar Woods was recognized by Newsweek as one of America's best high schools. It was ranked 1st in Loudoun County, 4th in the state of Virginia and 112th in the country. In 2016, it was ranked the 10th best school in Virginia and is currently unranked in the National Ranking.

Athletics

Briar Woods is a member of Conference 14 and competes in Division 5A North. [4]

State championships

Soccer

In 2017, the men's Briar Woods High School soccer team won the State Championship (Briar Woods 1 - Mills Godwin 0).

Feeder pattern

for the 2021-2022 school year: [5]

Notable alumni

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References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 "BRIAR WOODS HIGH". School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "2012-13 Ashburn & Dulles North Area Planning Zones" (PDF). www.lcps.org. Loudoun County Public School. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Briar Woods Dedicates Itself to the Future, Opportunities". Loudoun County Public Schools. 2005-10-26. Archived from the original on 2006-10-03. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
  4. ↑ "Final Adopted Conference Alignment Plan for 2015‐16 and 2016‐17" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  5. ↑ "2020-21 LCPS Cluster List" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-07-03.

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