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Wakefield High

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Wakefield High ranks 216 th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 34% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Wakefield High is a public high school located in Arlington, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,716 students. It is part of the Arlington County Public Schools district, which is ranked 28 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wakefield High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia high schools, ranking between 216-251 out of 321-328 schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other Virginia high schools. The school performs relatively well for its White and Multi-racial student populations, ranking in the top 40 and top 12 respectively among Virginia high schools, but struggles with its African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner student groups, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of Virginia high schools for these subgroups. Wakefield High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 91.9% and 94.2% over the past few years, which is slightly below the state average, and the school's dropout rate has ranged from 4.2% to 5.3% during the same period, which is higher than the state average.

Wakefield High generally performs on par or slightly below the Arlington County and Virginia averages on SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments across various subject areas and grade levels, but stands out with strong performance in 11th grade Writing, 9th grade Algebra II, and 9th grade Biology, where it exceeds the county and state averages. However, the school struggles in subjects like Chemistry, Biology, and Earth Science, where its proficiency rates are well below the county and state averages. These challenges may be related to the school's relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and resource constraints compared to nearby schools like Yorktown High and Washington-Liberty High, which consistently outperform Wakefield High on statewide rankings, graduation rates, test scores, and other key metrics.

2,646

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,154

Per pupil spending ?

48%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1325 S. Dinwiddie Street
Arlington, VA 22206

(703) 228-6700

District: Arlington County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Wakefield High:

Elementary:	Abingdon Elementary
	Alice West Fleet Elementary
	Barcroft Elementary
	Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary
	More...
	Hoffman-Boston Elementary
	Oakridge Elementary
	Randolph Elementary
Middle:	Gunston Middle
	Jefferson Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.6%

White:

24.9%

African American:

17.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 15% Virginia)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg83%

Virginia avg80%

216^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Arlington County Public Schools

28^th of 129Arlington County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	216 of 328	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	219 of 329	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	221 of 326	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	223 of 325	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	220 of 327	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	221 of 327	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	241 of 326	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.9	251 of 324	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.8	244 of 321	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.1	187 of 322	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.5	206 of 322	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.9	195 of 321	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.3	252 of 321	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.8	256 of 320	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.9	272 of 317	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.3	263 of 313	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	285 of 316	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.7	244 of 313	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.2	298 of 314	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	20.4	294 of 308	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	107 of 245	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	138 of 249	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	137 of 240	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	76 of 125	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	92 of 118	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	86 of 120	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	56.8	99 of 253	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	148 of 249	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	55 of 101	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	76 of 122	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	43 of 97	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	215 of 321	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	232 of 322	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	229 of 320	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	165 of 236	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	167 of 233	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	144 of 232	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	193 of 324	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	189 of 320	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	199 of 322	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	192 of 322	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	208 of 321	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	67 of 98	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	51 of 92	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	70 of 92	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	12 of 198	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	71.4	41 of 198	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	34 of 193	82.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	39 of 313	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	43 of 314	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	93 of 315	70.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile+60 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile+53 vs school

Disabled (2024)61st percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II97%+4 vs state

Writing92%+12 vs state

Geometry84%+4 vs state

English Reading81%-4 vs state

Algebra I77%~ state avg

Biology73%-5 vs state

VA and US History58%-3 vs state

Chemistry56%+8 vs state

Earth Science46%-4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Admin is very poor and has a clear problem with dealing with the overwhelming diverse student population. Classic discriminatory practices and overall neglect. Poor cafeteria and little to no student clubs and activities. Poor encouragement from teachers. Needs basic diversity training and a better management over student achievement Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Special education is not good. Very disappointed with quality of teaching from the special education teachers. Administration does not care. If you have a child who requires special education services, stay on top of it! Don't be afraid to take action. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)		SOL Geometry (2025)			SOL Algebra I (2025)				SOL Algebra II (2025)			SOL Chemistry (2025)		SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Earth Science (2025)			SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL Geography (2025)	SOL VA and US History (2025)	SOL World History I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 11th Grade	SOL Chemistry 10th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wakefield High	Public	9-12	1325 S. Dinwiddie Street	Arlington	22206	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-6700	2,646	141	18.7	48.0%	659 (24.9%)	461 (17.4%)	1,206 (45.6%)	163 (6.2%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	149 (5.6%)	47	216^th of 328 public high schools	34.1%		46.6	219^th of 329 public high schools	33.4%	3	91.8		93.8	42.5		83.2	56.2	81.0	82.8	97.4			56.3		81.5	45.6	26.7	67.6	40.4	53.7	48.3	58.3	84.9	52.4		57.9			$11,154	$18	$11,136
Arlington Community High	Public	9-12	800 S. Walter Reed Dr	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5350	156	9	17.5		1 (0.6%)	11 (7.1%)	137 (87.8%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								(n/a)																							78.6						$21,260	$00	$21,260
Justice High	Public	9-12	3301 Peace Valley Ln	Falls Church	22044	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 824-3900	2,357	153	15.4	77.4%	440 (18.7%)	238 (10.1%)	1,393 (59.1%)	233 (9.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	48 (2.0%)	35.1	262^nd of 328 public high schools	20.1%		33.1	272^nd of 329 public high schools	17.3%	10			85.2			85.3	84.1	87.7	95.0	100.0		53.9	36.2		72.2	50.0	38.6	69.0	33.9	51.5	81.0		79.1	71.1		90.9			$11,944	$319	$11,625
Alexandria City High	Public	9-12	3330 King St	Alexandria	22302	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 824-6800	4,655	306	15.2	67.5%	1,117 (24.0%)	1,169 (25.1%)	1,974 (42.4%)	246 (5.3%)	6 (0.1%)	8 (0.2%)	135 (2.9%)	14.2	322^nd of 328 public high schools	1.8%		18	320^th of 329 public high schools	2.7%	2			42.0	4.9	14.7	35.8	69.7	80.8	89.5	91.0			25.6	18.5	63.1	28.1	35.2	55.2	32.6	35.7	51.6	34.3	79.7	56.1	95.7	40.0	10.5	70.0	$14,462	$490	$13,972
Washington-Liberty High	Public	9-12	1301 N Stafford St	Arlington	22201	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-6200	3,044	167	18.2	25.2%	1,202 (39.5%)	289 (9.5%)	1,018 (33.4%)	271 (8.9%)	7 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	256 (8.4%)	54.5	172^nd of 328 public high schools	47.6%		65.1	114^th of 329 public high schools	65.3%	58	89.5		94.4	40.0		82.2	64.9	84.6	81.3	98.1	83.3	58.3	54.3	24.1	88.5	36.8		52.6	23.6	36.0	65.6		85.5	50.0		50.0			$8,638	$20	$8,618
Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	6560 Braddock Rd	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 750-8300	2,108	125	16.8	14.8%	437 (20.7%)	118 (5.6%)	155 (7.4%)	1,276 (60.5%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	117 (5.6%)	87.2	4^th of 328 public high schools	98.8%		88.3	3^rd of 329 public high schools	99.1%	1			100.0	100.0						100.0	100.0				100.0								100.0
Yorktown High	Public	9-12	5200 Yorktown Blvd	Arlington	22207	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5400	2,593	139	18.6	13.5%	1,509 (58.2%)	150 (5.8%)	500 (19.3%)	208 (8.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	224 (8.6%)	73.4	68^th of 328 public high schools	79.3%		81.3	18^th of 329 public high schools	94.5%	50	89.3	74.1	94.5	57.1		91.5	61.1	79.2		98.7			87.5		94.9	62.5	65.5	86.7	68.8		60.0		93.5	67.4					$10,781	$05	$10,776
Edison High	Public	9-12	5801 Franconia Rd	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 924-8000	2,294	183	12.5	38.6%	641 (27.9%)	419 (18.3%)	817 (35.6%)	285 (12.4%)	8 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	120 (5.2%)	46.8	217^th of 328 public high schools	33.8%		46.8	218^th of 329 public high schools	33.7%	1			89.7	32.5		70.9	64.8	67.7		90.5	91.8		38.6	21.7	84.1	84.1	70.6	72.7		38.5	45.8		89.3	60.8					$12,312	$293	$12,019
Fairfax County Adult High	Public	9-12	6815 Edsall Rd	Springfield	22151	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 658-2740	226	11	19.9		19 (8.4%)	9 (4.0%)	174 (77.0%)	24 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.1	295^th of 328 public high schools	10.1%		48.9	203^rd of 329 public high schools	38.3%	92							66.7	76.2									47.6	66.7			63.6
Falls Church High	Public	9-12	7521 Jaguar Trail	Falls Church	22042	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 207-4000	2,170	184	11.8	65.9%	332 (15.3%)	116 (5.3%)	1,350 (62.2%)	283 (13.0%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	78 (3.6%)	35.6	261^st of 328 public high schools	20.4%		28.9	293^rd of 329 public high schools	10.9%	32			81.5			73.4	57.4	81.0	100.0	94.7			14.6	31.4	83.6	73.7	42.5	70.0		46.8	65.7		84.0	34.5					$13,751	$406	$13,345

Frequently Asked Questions about Wakefield High

What district is Wakefield High in?

Arlington County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Wakefield High?

Students at Wakefield High are 46% Hispanic, 25% White, 17% African American, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Wakefield High?

Wakefield High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Abingdon Elementary
Elementary : Alice West Fleet Elementary
Elementary : Barcroft Elementary
Elementary : Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary
Elementary : Hoffman-Boston Elementary
Elementary : Oakridge Elementary
Elementary : Randolph Elementary
Middle : Gunston Middle
Middle : Jefferson Middle

Is Wakefield High a good school?

Wakefield High ranks 216^th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wakefield High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,646 students attended Wakefield High.

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