River Bend Middle School Algonkian Elementary School Potowmack Elementary School Countryside Elementary School Horizon Elementary School Sterling Elementary School[2]
Potomac Falls High School opened in 1997.[3] It was the first high school built in the county in 21 years, following Park View's opening in 1976.
The high school design for Potomac Falls has been used for every new high school built in Loudoun County since then. Stone Bridge opened in 2000 with Potomac Falls' design, but with a larger auditorium and some additional classrooms. Heritage, Dominion, Briar Woods, Freedom, Woodgrove, Tuscarora, John Champe, also all use the same design. The design remained but was updated for Rock Ridge and Riverside.
Lawsuits
Demmon v. Loudoun County Public Schools, 342 F.Supp.2d 474 (E.D. Va. 2004) – As a fundraiser, a parent organization offered parents and community members the opportunity to purchase and order inscriptions for paving bricks to be placed in a sidewalk around the flagpoles at Potomac Falls High School. Purchasers could choose text and/or symbols to be inscribed on the bricks. Some purchasers paid to have their bricks inscribed with a Latin cross. After one parent complained, school officials removed from the walkway every brick containing a cross symbol.[4]
Case Status – The court held that free speech rights of parents were violated where the school removed bricks inscribed with a Latin cross. The court held that symbols were not school-sponsored speech; and that a walkway where the bricks were displayed constituted a designated or limited public forum and that the school engaged in prohibited “viewpoint discrimination.” The bricks were later reinstated.[5]
Demographics
In the 2018-2019 year there were 1,634 students enrolled in Potomac Falls High School.[6]
Enrollment by race/ethnicity was 50.67% White, 22.34% Hispanic, 12.73% Asian, 8.63% Black, and 5.63% other.[7]
Enrollment by gender was 52.39% Male and 47.61% Female.[8]
Enrollment By Grade
9th
10th
11th
12th
Students
437
373
413
411
Accreditation and test scores
Accreditation
Potomac Falls is a fully accredited high school based on its overall performance on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia.[9]
SAT scores
The average SAT score in 2006 for Potomac Falls was a 1,555 (532 in Math; 517 in Critical Reading; 506 in Writing).
School Year
Mathematics
Critical Reading
Writing
Total
2000–2001
515
516
n/a
1,031
2001–2002
526
531
n/a
1,057
2002–2003
531
528
n/a
1,059
2003–2004
533
534
n/a
1,067
2004–2005
542
534
n/a
1,076
2005–2006
532
517
506
1,555 (1,049 M & CR)
Enrollment history
School Year
Number of Students
1997–1998
858
1998–1999
1,216
1999–2000
1,380
2000–2001
1,506
2001–2002
1,579
2002–2003
1,641
2003–2004
1,414
2004–2005
1,405
2005–2006
1,455
2006–2007
1,488
2007–2008
1,503
2008-2009
1,533
2009-2010
1,538
2010-2011
1,504
2011-2012
1,521
2012-13
1,550
2013-14
1,560
2014-15
1,611
2015-16
1,633
2017-18
1,665
2018-19
1,634
Extracurricular activities
Band
The Potomac Falls band has earned the title of Virginia Honor Band by the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association (VBODA) over eight times since its opening in 1997 (1998–2014)(2012),[10] attaining overall "superior" ratings at both the State Marching Band Festival each of those years.
Notable alumni
Jalen Coker, football wide receiver for the Holy Cross Crusaders. Played for the Carolina Panthers during the 2024 season. (2020 graduate)
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