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Osbourn High

Public Grades 9-12
306th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 328 Virginia High Schools
Better than 7% of Virginia high schools
Summary

Osbourn High is a public high school located in Manassas, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 2,330 students. The school is part of the Manassas City Public Schools district, which is ranked 124 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Osbourn High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia high schools, with its performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests significantly below the state and district averages across most subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 62.96% in 11th grade writing (vs. 79.84% state average), 31.98% in 12th grade writing (vs. 58.72% state average), and 38.26% in 10th grade biology (vs. 70.86% state average). The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 89.5% to 92.8%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has been between 4.5% and 7.6%, higher than the state average. Osbourn High has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 36.7% in recent years, significantly above the state average.

Interestingly, C.D. Hylton High, Charles J. Colgan Senior High, and Patriot High, all located in close proximity to Osbourn High, have significantly higher academic performance and rankings compared to Osbourn High. These nearby schools serve a more socioeconomically diverse student population and have stronger academic outcomes, suggesting that Osbourn High may face unique challenges in its local context.

2,301
Students ?
16.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,941
Per pupil spending ?
77.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1977 Eagle Way
       Manassas, VA  20110-5756

(571) 377-7000

District: Manassas City Public Schools


Feeder schools for Osbourn High:

Elementary:    Baldwin Elementary
    George Carr Round Elementary
    Jennie Dean Elementary
    Richard C. Haydon Elementary
    More...
Middle:    Grace E. Metz Middle
    Mayfield Intermediate
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.9%
White:
10.7%
African American:
8.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Virginia average (59% vs 80% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Virginia average (84% vs 92%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school59%
District avg59%
Virginia avg80%
306th of 328
Virginia public high schools ?
Bottom 7%▼ down 24 pts since 2015
From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Virginia High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
124th of 129Manassas City 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202523.9306 of 3286.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.5305 of 3297.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202331.4273 of 32616.3%★☆☆☆☆
202235.2237 of 32527.1%★☆☆☆☆
20215.6319 of 3272.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.9275 of 32715.9%★☆☆☆☆
201830.5265 of 32618.7%★☆☆☆☆
201730.9264 of 32418.5%★☆☆☆☆
201637.5231 of 32128.0%★☆☆☆☆
201537.5222 of 32231.1%★★☆☆☆
201428.8266 of 32217.4%★☆☆☆☆
201311.6312 of 3212.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201210.1313 of 3212.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20119.9313 of 3202.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201020.0300 of 3175.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200910.1308 of 3131.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200821.3296 of 3166.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200720.4299 of 3134.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200618.6300 of 3144.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200544.6189 of 30838.6%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202552.6124 of 24549.4%★★★☆☆
202448.3143 of 24942.6%★★☆☆☆
202346.3140 of 24041.7%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202523.5112 of 12510.4%★☆☆☆☆
202457.162 of 11847.5%★★☆☆☆
202342.392 of 12023.3%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202415.4235 of 2537.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.5227 of 2498.8%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202516.691 of 1019.9%★☆☆☆☆
202449.662 of 12249.2%★★★☆☆
202373.521 of 9778.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202517.9306 of 3214.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.2301 of 3226.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.7281 of 32012.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202524.0211 of 23610.6%★☆☆☆☆
202422.9214 of 2338.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202338.3168 of 23227.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202527.2288 of 32411.1%★☆☆☆☆
202429.2276 of 32013.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202525.8286 of 32211.2%★☆☆☆☆
202421.5301 of 3226.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202331.1264 of 32117.8%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202517.7186 of 1986.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.0180 of 1989.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.1174 of 1939.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202551.1187 of 31340.3%★★☆☆☆
202444.1219 of 31430.3%★★☆☆☆
202352.8176 of 31544.1%★★☆☆☆
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)49th percentile+43 vs school
White (2025)40th percentile+34 vs school
Male (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school
Asian (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school
Disabled (2024)7th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile~ school
Female (2025)5th percentile~ school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
Geography100%+30 vs state
Algebra II97%+4 vs state
Algebra I70%-9 vs state
Geometry64%-21 vs state
English Reading62%-23 vs state
Writing55%-24 vs state
Biology51%-26 vs state
Earth Science39%-11 vs state

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Osbourn High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Baldwin Elementary
Elementary : George Carr Round Elementary
Elementary : Jennie Dean Elementary
Elementary : Richard C. Haydon Elementary
Elementary : Weems Elementary
Middle : Grace E. Metz Middle
Middle : Mayfield Intermediate

Students at Osbourn High are 72% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Osbourn High ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Virginia high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,301 students attended Osbourn High.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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