The name “Lightridge” was chosen to recognize the history of agriculture and
dairy farming in the area. The school is located off Lightridge Farm Road and near the site of Lightridge Farm, a now-closed dairy farm which operated for more than 60 years and was the last working dairy farm in
Loudoun County east of
Route 15. The land was originally owned by the Hovatter Family, who continued their farming operations up until 2017, when the land was purchased to begin construction on both Lightridge High School and the adjacent
Hovatter Elementary School, which opened at the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year. When the school opened in 2020, the
COVID-19 pandemic was still ongoing, and therefore had to begin the year entirely virtual. There also was no senior class at the school that year, meaning the only grades taught that year were 9, 10, and 11. == Enrollment history ==