Photo: Truejim (Uploads) · CC BY-SA 3.0Cascades’s public schools outscore 88% of Virginia districts
In Cascades, 64% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Virginia average (54%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cascades, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Virginia, not nationally.
From Virginia state tests taken in spring 2021, when about 7 in 10 of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Cascades’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 89 Virginia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cascades’s, its schools beat 79%, lower than their 88% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $21,242 per student, against $17,169 across Virginia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then 23 middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Our Lady of Hope Catholic School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Cascades’s grade
A: better than 88% of Virginia school districts, #19 of 250 Virginia towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Virginia average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cascades, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Cascades · depends on your address
Potowmack Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 568 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Horizon Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 510 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Kindergarten in Cascades · depends on your address
Potowmack Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 568 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Horizon Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 510 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
1st grade in Cascades · depends on your address
Potowmack Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 568 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Horizon Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 510 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
2nd grade in Cascades · depends on your address
Potowmack Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 568 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Horizon Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 510 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
3rd grade in Cascades · depends on your address
Potowmack Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 568 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Horizon Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 510 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
4th grade in Cascades · depends on your address
Potowmack Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 568 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Horizon Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 510 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
5th grade in Cascades · depends on your address
Potowmack Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 568 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Horizon Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 510 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
9th grade in Cascades
Potomac Falls High
Grades 9–12 · 1,662 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Potomac Falls
10th grade in Cascades
Potomac Falls High
Grades 9–12 · 1,662 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Potomac Falls
Cascades’s public schools are run by Loudoun County Public Schools, which also serves Hamilton, Hillsboro, Leesburg and Lovettsville and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
Cascades vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Cascades’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Cascades | A | Loudoun County |
Every school in Cascades
27 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Cascades’s schools
Are Cascades’s schools good?
By Virginia’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cascades children attend outscore 88% of Virginia’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #19 of 250 Virginia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Cascades in?
Loudoun County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 81,486 students in 98 schools (2024–25).
Where do Cascades kids go to high school?
Potomac Falls High in Potomac Falls, with 1,662 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Cascades’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Loudoun County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 89% across Virginia.
How much does Cascades spend per student?
$21,242 in Loudoun County Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,169 across Virginia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Cascades?
Yes: Our Lady of Hope Catholic School (Catholic, grades K–8, 220 students).
Parents talk
What Cascades families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Cascades → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Virginia. Stars are from neighbors.