Briar Woods High School

Briar Woods High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
22525 Belmont Ridge Rd,  Ashburn, VA
Loudoun County Public Schools
3.9
3.8
1,799 Students
A
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School Details

Head of School
Sheila Alzate
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Average SAT Score
1290
Average ACT Score
29
Math Proficiency
72%
Reading Proficiency
82%
Average GPA
3.7
Graduation Rate
98%

Niche Grade

A
Academics
A-
Teachers
A
College Prep
B
Administration
B+
Resources/Facilities
A-
Clubs and Activities
A-
Sports
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.7
Reading Proficiency
82%
Math Proficiency
72%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Teachers
126
Full Time Teachers
126
Teachers in First or Second Year
8.5%
College Prep
Average SAT
1290
Math
640
Verbal
650
Average ACT
29
Math
27
English
29
Reading
30
Science
29
Number of AP Courses
22
AP Pass Rate
81.6%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
256:1

Student Diversity

Female
50.2%
Male
49.8%
White
45.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander
35.1%
Hispanic
7.5%
Black
6%
Two or more races
5.5%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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School Rankings

#13 Best College Prep Public HS in Virginia
#20 Best Public HS in Virginia
#33 Best HS For Stem in Virginia
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Virginia Tech 593 Students
James Madison University 547 Students
University of Virginia 517 Students
Virginia Commonwealth University 394 Students
George Mason University 385 Students
William & Mary 240 Students
Penn State 165 Students
Georgetown University 154 Students
Christopher Newport University 147 Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 141 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 207 Students
Biology 169 Students
Computer Science 156 Students
Psychology 138 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 127 Students
Political Science and Government 77 Students
Marketing 73 Students
Finance 62 Students
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 62 Students
Engineering 58 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.9 408 Reviews
3.0 Senior
5/1/2024
Briar Woods is not what I had expected. I thought that thr student community would be more accepting of eachother but I fell it's very clicky.
4.0 Parent
1/7/2024
School is overpopulated and several teachers should retire as they seem to no longer actually want to teach. But many are great!
4.0 Senior
11/3/2023
I have had a great experience at Briar Woods. The school has a large variety of activities and sports for every student to participate in. I have made so many strong friend relationships and I know that these relationships will last my entire life. Briar Woods has also allowed me to focus on the classes that interest me and not require me to take classes in every category of curriculum. The majority of the teachers seem to really care about their students in their class. I have really only had 2 teachers that were very passive-aggressive and I dreaded going to their class to see what their mood was that day. The athletics program has really allowed me to grow in my own sport and also in my management skills for the other sports that I am involved with.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.8 27 Reviews
5.0 parent
3/24/2025
Briar Woods High School has played a significant role in my family’s academic and personal development. Both my daughters had the privilege of studying here, and my son is now following in their footsteps. The school’s commitment to balancing academic rigor with a variety of extracurricular activiti...
2.0 parent
1/13/2025
I have a son with an IEP. We moved here from another school district. My son had always been in general education. The special education dean pushed me to place him in self contained classes before ever reading his IEP or meeting him. We pushed to have him continue in general education, but they did...
4.0 parent
11/25/2024
So much better than the middle school in this school zone, what a horror that was! Briar woods focuses too much on sports, in my opinion. Too many emails about fundraisers, games, try outs and trophies. And if your kid wants to try out, they need to begin skilling in that sport in 6th grade. As well...
5.0 parent
6/17/2024
Briar Woods has provided a very good education for all our children. We couldn’t be happier with the education they each received as well as the preparation they received to go beyond high school. Top notch teachers and admin.

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