Briar Woods High School
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 Briar Woods High School
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22525 Belmont Ridge Road Ashburn, Virginia 20148 |
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| Coordinates | 38°59′33″N 77°31′59″W / 38.9924712°N 77.5330066°WCoordinates: 38°59′33″N 77°31′59″W / 38.9924712°N 77.5330066°W |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Founded | 2005 |
| School district | Loudoun County Public Schools |
| Principal | Christopher O'Rourke |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,673 students (2015) |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue & Orange |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| Nickname | Briar |
| Communities served |
Broadlands Brambleton Village of Waxpool Evergreen Village Goose Creek Preserve |
| Feeder schools | Eagle Ridge Middle School, Mill Run Elementary, Hillside Elementary, Moorefield Station Elementary, Cedar Lane Elementary, Sycolin Creek Elementary |
| Athletic Conference |
Dulles District 5A North - Conference 14 |
| Website | lcps |
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 Broadlands, Brambleton, and surrounding Virginian neighborhoods.
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. The first and current principal is 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. 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 2006-2007 Briar Woods High School's student population was 67% White; 16% Asian; 10% Black; and 7% Hispanic.
Briar Woods is a fully accredited high school by the Virginia Department of Education.
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.
Briar Woods is a member of Conference 14 and competes in Division 5A North.
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