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Justice High

Public Grades 9-12

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 20% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Justice High is a public high school located in Falls Church, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,404 students. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district, which is ranked 45 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Justice High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia high schools, ranking between 238-302 out of 324-329 schools over the past 10 years, and has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating it is performing below average compared to other Virginia high schools. The school performs particularly well for its African American students, ranking in the top 25% of Virginia high schools for this subgroup, but struggles with its Hispanic and disabled student populations, ranking in the bottom 25% of Virginia high schools for these subgroups. Justice High maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.9% to 94.5% over the past few years, but also has a high dropout rate, ranging from 3.8% to 5.4% during the same period.

Compared to nearby schools, Meridian High and Fairfax County Adult High perform similarly to Justice High on many metrics, while Annandale High has a higher statewide ranking and better performance on many academic measures. The highly selective Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology significantly outperforms Justice High and most other schools in the area on academic measures.

2,357

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,944

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3301 Peace Valley Ln
Falls Church, VA 22044

(703) 824-3900

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Justice High:

Elementary:	Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences
	Bailey's Upper Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences
	Beech Tree Elementary
	Belvedere Elementary
	More...
	Glen Forest Elementary
	Parklawn Elementary
	Sleepy Hollow Elementary
Middle:	Glasgow Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.1%

White:

18.7%

African American:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (74% vs 81% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Virginia average (9% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg84%

Virginia avg81%

262^nd of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	35.1	262 of 328	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	272 of 329	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	267 of 326	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	283 of 325	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	238 of 327	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	267 of 327	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	302 of 326	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	34.7	248 of 324	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.9	269 of 321	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.7	299 of 322	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	22.0	295 of 322	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	28.1	263 of 321	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.2	295 of 321	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	35.7	235 of 320	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.9	243 of 317	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.0	284 of 313	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	41.8	207 of 316	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.3	188 of 313	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.6	138 of 314	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.9	149 of 308	51.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	35 of 245	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	68 of 249	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	59 of 240	75.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	101 of 125	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	102 of 118	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	102 of 120	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	187 of 253	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	193 of 249	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	48 of 101	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	54 of 122	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	45 of 97	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	270 of 321	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	262 of 322	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	263 of 320	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	178 of 236	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	180 of 233	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	188 of 232	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	215 of 324	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	206 of 320	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	247 of 322	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	258 of 322	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	263 of 321	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	65.3	61 of 198	69.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	177 of 313	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.1	139 of 314	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	71 of 315	77.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)86th percentile+66 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)69th percentile+52 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+32 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2024)26th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA and US History91%+30 vs state

Algebra I86%+6 vs state

Algebra II85%-5 vs state

Geometry85%~ state avg

English Reading79%-8 vs state

Biology67%-10 vs state

Earth Science52%+3 vs state

Chemistry36%-12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Monday, August 25, 2014

I attended JEB Stuart in the 70's. It was better than it is now, but still lacking by my standards. American public schools have been declining since the 1960's. Now our school system is just a third-world shambles. It makes me sad.

I implore you! If you can't afford a private school, then home-school your teenager.
Don't send them to this ghetto school. They'd even be better off with I-net classes and just going to the library and reading. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Best school I ever been to.

I'll miss it so much Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, May 14, 2010

Diversity.
Discipline.
Encourage kids and challenge kids to take advance classes. 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 VA and US History (2025)	SOL World History II (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 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 VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
Meridian High	Public	9-12	121 Mustang Alley	Falls Church	22043	Falls Church city	Falls Church City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 248-5500	893	68	13.2	13.7%	545 (61.0%)	34 (3.8%)	139 (15.6%)	64 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (12.3%)	82.2	16^th of 328 public high schools	95.1%		83.5	9^th of 329 public high schools	97.3%	7			97.2	90.0	93.4	69.6			100.0			87.5		99.0				60.0	66.7			97.4			77.6	$17,133	$271	$16,862
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
Annandale High	Public	9-12	4700 Medford Dr	Annandale	22003	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 642-4100	2,161	151	14.2	71.2%	283 (13.1%)	275 (12.7%)	1,185 (54.8%)	362 (16.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	51 (2.4%)	55.6	168^th of 328 public high schools	48.8%		47.2	213^th of 329 public high schools	35.3%	45			91.2	56.3	83.9	79.8	86.8	100.0	100.0			69.2		97.5	60.4	52.6	60.0	35.7	30.9	36.6		88.7	45.6			$12,620	$297	$12,323

Frequently Asked Questions about Justice High

Is Justice High a good school?

Justice High ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Virginia high schools.

What schools feed into Justice High?

Justice High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences
Elementary : Bailey's Upper Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences
Elementary : Beech Tree Elementary
Elementary : Belvedere Elementary
Elementary : Glen Forest Elementary
Elementary : Parklawn Elementary
Elementary : Sleepy Hollow Elementary
Middle : Glasgow Middle

How many students attend Justice High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,357 students attended Justice High.

What is the racial makeup of Justice High?

Students at Justice High are 59% Hispanic, 19% White, 10% African American, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Justice High in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

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