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West Potomac High

Public Grades 9-12

290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 12% of Virginia high schools

Summary

West Potomac High is a public high school located in Alexandria, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,681 students. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district, which is ranked 45th out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, West Potomac High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia high schools, typically between 231st and 295th out of 321-328 schools, and has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other high schools in the state. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students performing very well, ranking in the top 25% of Virginia high schools, while other subgroups like Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 25% of schools.

West Potomac High has a 4-year graduation rate around 92-94%, which is slightly below the Fairfax County and Virginia averages, and a dropout rate of 4.5-5.4%, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a chronic absenteeism rate of 12.8-19.8%, significantly higher than the Fairfax County average of around 10%. Additionally, West Potomac High's performance on state assessments (SOL tests) is generally below the Fairfax County and Virginia averages across most subject areas and grade levels, with particularly low performance in Chemistry, Earth Science, and English Reading.

2,710

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,427

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6500 Quander Rd
Alexandria, VA 22307

(703) 718-2500

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Feeder schools for West Potomac High:

Elementary:	Belle View Elementary
	Bucknell Elementary
	Fort Hunt Elementary
	Groveton Elementary
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	Hollin Meadows Elementary
	Hybla Valley Elementary
	Stratford Landing Elementary
	Waynewood Elementary
Middle:	Sandburg Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.0%

White:

30.5%

African American:

16.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (70% vs 80% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg84%

Virginia avg80%

290^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 28High Schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools

45^th of 129Fairfax 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	28.9	290 of 328	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	240 of 329	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	257 of 326	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	295 of 325	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	234 of 327	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	283 of 327	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	269 of 326	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.0	231 of 324	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.3	236 of 321	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.1	266 of 322	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.2	252 of 322	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.5	209 of 321	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.5	270 of 321	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.4	248 of 320	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	55.3	128 of 317	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.3	188 of 313	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.0	229 of 316	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.6	232 of 313	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.5	243 of 314	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.0	256 of 308	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	204 of 245	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	154 of 249	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	210 of 240	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	98 of 125	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	100 of 118	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	105 of 120	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	38.3	171 of 253	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	187 of 249	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	93 of 101	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	94 of 122	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	76 of 97	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	276 of 321	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	229 of 322	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	255 of 320	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	216 of 236	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	176 of 233	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	204 of 232	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	305 of 324	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	229 of 320	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	280 of 322	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	230 of 322	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	254 of 321	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	23 of 98	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	10 of 92	89.1%	★★★★★
2023	63.1	29 of 92	68.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	121 of 198	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	159 of 198	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.8	88 of 193	54.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	68 of 313	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	52 of 314	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	35 of 315	88.9%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)78th percentile+67 vs school

Military Connected (2025)77th percentile+65 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)39th percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2024)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

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

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+6 vs state

Biology80%~ state avg

English Reading76%-11 vs state

Geometry72%-7 vs state

Algebra I69%-10 vs state

Earth Science38%-14 vs state

Chemistry20%-22 vs state

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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 Mathematics (2025)		SOL Chemistry (2025)		SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Science (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 Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th 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 Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th 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
West Potomac High	Public	9-12	6500 Quander Rd	Alexandria	22307	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 718-2500	2,710	210	12.8	48.6%	826 (30.5%)	445 (16.4%)	1,166 (43.0%)	147 (5.4%)	10 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	109 (4.0%)	28.9	290^th of 328 public high schools	11.6%		40.4	240^th of 329 public high schools	27.1%	50			79.8	29.3				70.0	64.9	69.2		100.0					24.4	10.8	93.2	49.6	33.3	62.9			33.7	50.0				78.7	45.0					$12,427	$286	$12,141
Bryant High	Public	9-12	2709 Popkins Ln	Alexandria	22306	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 660-2001	154	24	6.5	74.0%	11 (7.1%)	18 (11.7%)	110 (71.4%)	14 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	14.6	320^th of 328 public high schools	2.4%		54	179^th of 329 public high schools	45.6%	141										78.6																				43.5						$37,965	$1,219	$36,746
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
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
Mount Vernon High	Public	9-12	8515 Old Mount Vernon Rd	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 619-3100	1,858	178	10.4	57.1%	314 (16.9%)	395 (21.3%)	971 (52.3%)	97 (5.2%)	8 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	66 (3.6%)	24.3	305^th of 328 public high schools	7.0%		25.5	302^nd of 329 public high schools	8.2%	3			66.0	32.1				64.8	64.1	80.4	100.0	94.7					21.1		81.4	50.6	30.8	100.0			35.2	79.3				80.9	43.8					$13,442	$370	$13,072
Hayfield Secondary	Public, Magnet	7-12	7630 Telegraph Rd	Alexandria	22315	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 924-7400	3,256	201	16.2	33.3%	1,006 (30.9%)	863 (26.5%)	744 (22.9%)	370 (11.4%)	13 (0.4%)	13 (0.4%)	247 (7.6%)	44.8	227^th of 328 public high schools	30.8%		56.5	162^nd of 329 public high schools	50.8%	65		100.0	84.0	28.8		91.7	95.5	79.9	57.6		94.1	87.5	60.0	36.4	61.8	42.6	29.3		80.9	45.7	71.4	70.6	71.8		49.1		77.7	81.5		91.0	76.9					$10,857	$294	$10,564
Lewis High	Public	9-12	6540 Franconia Rd	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 924-8300	1,658	121	13.6	68.6%	187 (11.3%)	169 (10.2%)	946 (57.1%)	321 (19.4%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	28 (1.7%)	34.5	265^th of 328 public high schools	19.2%		30.4	284^th of 329 public high schools	13.7%	19			74.8	38.5				76.4	69.6	81.9	91.7							23.3	85.3	57.7	40.0			66.7	50.0	59.3				78.8	78.4					$13,867	$391	$13,475
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Potomac High

What schools feed into West Potomac High?

West Potomac High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belle View Elementary
Elementary : Bucknell Elementary
Elementary : Fort Hunt Elementary
Elementary : Groveton Elementary
Elementary : Hollin Meadows Elementary
Elementary : Hybla Valley Elementary
Elementary : Stratford Landing Elementary
Elementary : Waynewood Elementary
Middle : Sandburg Middle

What is the racial makeup of West Potomac High?

Students at West Potomac High are 43% Hispanic, 30% White, 16% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is West Potomac High a good school?

West Potomac High ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Virginia high schools.

What district is West Potomac High in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

How many students attend West Potomac High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,710 students attended West Potomac High.

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