Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0Waterford’s public schools
Loudoun County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waterford. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 70% of students in Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Waterford’s schools, in brief
School by school
28 of Waterford’s 35 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Stone Hill Middle places highest (better than 94%); Sterling Middle lowest (10%). See the path ↓
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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Waterford, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Waterford
Waterford Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 243 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Waterford
Waterford Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 243 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Waterford
Waterford Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 243 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Waterford
Waterford Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 243 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Waterford
Waterford Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 243 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Waterford
Waterford Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 243 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Loudoun County Public Schools.
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
Waterford vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Waterford’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Waterford | — | Loudoun County |
Every school in Waterford
37 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 Waterford’s schools
Are Waterford’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Waterford. Loudoun County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waterford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 28 of its 35 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Waterford in?
Loudoun County Public Schools.
Where do Waterford kids go to high school?
One of 18 high schools, depending on your address: Independence High, Lightridge High, Freedom High, Briar Woods High, John Champe High, Riverside High, Potomac Falls High, Stone Bridge High, Rock Ridge High, Woodgrove High, Broad Run High, Heritage High, Dominion High, Park View High, Tuscarora High, Loudoun County High, Loudoun Valley High and W.O. Robey High.
Parents talk
What Waterford families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Waterford → 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). Stars are from neighbors.