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Justice High

Q: Is Justice High a good school?

Justice High ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Virginia high schools.

Q: How many students attend Justice High?

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

Q: 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.

Q: 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

Public Grades 9-12

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 331 Virginia High Schools

Better than 15% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Justice High is a large comprehensive high school in Falls Church, Virginia, serving 2,357 students in grades 9–12 as part of Fairfax County Public Schools. The school serves a high-poverty student body: 77.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, the highest rate among comparable area high schools. In 2025–2026, Justice ranked 282nd out of 331 Virginia high schools — the 15th percentile, earning a 1-star rating. That places it essentially tied with Falls Church High (280th) and above Alexandria City High (320th), but well below Annandale High (194th), Wakefield High (170th), and more affluent nearby schools like Yorktown High (64th) and Meridian High (14th).

Student outcomes trail district and state averages across the board. Justice's 88.3% graduation rate in 2024–2025 matches Falls Church High but falls well short of the district's 92.7% and Yorktown High's 97.1%. The dropout rate of 9.1% is nearly double the district average, and 21.3% of students were chronically absent, compared with 11.9% across Fairfax County Public Schools. SOL test scores show a divided picture: 77.6% of 11th graders passed reading, 74.6% passed geometry, and 59.7% passed biology — all below state averages. But upperclassmen taking Algebra I performed exceptionally well, with pass rates ranging from 85.6% to 100%, beating both district and state averages.

There are genuine bright spots worth noting. Chemistry proficiency has more than doubled since 2022–2023, and biology scores have climbed steadily. Justice's multiracial students ranked in the 98th percentile statewide — a 5-star result — and English learner students performed near the state median for that group, far exceeding the school's overall ranking. The school spends about $11,944 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 15.4, similar to Annandale High and better than most Arlington County schools. The clearest opportunities for improvement are reducing chronic absenteeism and dropout rates and strengthening math preparation for incoming 9th graders.

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: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (71% vs 79% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg84%

Virginia avg79%

282^nd of 331

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

39^th of 131Fairfax 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
2026	29.4	282 of 331	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	48.0	135 of 242	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	46.4	73 of 120	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	29.5	199 of 252	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	51.3	64 of 135	52.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	26.4	284 of 322	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	31.0	202 of 242	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	35.7	243 of 321	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.9	273 of 325	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	84.9	4 of 196	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	65.3	61 of 198	69.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	210 of 312	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Multi-racial (2026)98th percentile+83 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)53rd percentile+38 vs school

African American (2026)44th percentile+29 vs school

Asian (2026)39th percentile+24 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2026)21st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra II100%+12 vs state

Algebra I80%~ state avg

English Reading78%-7 vs state

Geometry75%~ state avg

Biology65%-12 vs state

Earth Science56%-8 vs state

Chemistry35%-16 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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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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 12th 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 Algebra II 12th Grade	SOL Chemistry 9th Grade	SOL Chemistry 10th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Chemistry 12th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 9th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL Geography 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL World History II 11th Grade	SOL World History II 12th 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%)	29.4	282^nd of 331 public high schools	14.8%		35.1	262^nd of 328 public high schools	20.1%	20					74.6	404.0	< 50%			75.9	85.6	91.2	100.0	100.0	446.0	≥ 50%		< 50%	39.3	26.7	≥ 50%	68.8	59.7	36.4	83.3	< 50%	25.0	51.2	83.9		418.0	77.6	82.2				< 50%		421.0						< 50%			$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%)	56.1	170^th of 331 public high schools	48.6%		47	216^th of 328 public high schools	34.1%	46	≥ 50%	88.0	400.0		96.0	389.0	< 50%			85.0	75.3	86.6	95.2	93.4	< 50%	< 50%	≥ 50%		350.0	400.0		86.0	54.7	55.0	65.6	< 50%	56.1	65.0	78.6		56.3	87.7	33.3		≥ 50%		≥ 50%	432.0	411.0					< 50%		≥ 50%		$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%)	87.3	3^rd of 331 public high schools	99.1%		87.2	4^th of 328 public high schools	98.8%	1					100.0	98.8	≥ 50%			≥ 50%				100.0	100.0				≥ 50%	≥ 50%		100.0										100.0	≥ 50%							≥ 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%			≥ 50%
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%)	57.7	158^th of 331 public high schools	52.3%		54.5	172^nd of 328 public high schools	47.6%	14	< 50%	91.0	366.0		95.7	50.0	346.0	< 50%	≥ 50%	76.5	75.4	78.8	100.0	98.0	73.7	≥ 50%	459.0	≥ 50%	61.4	73.3	413.0	94.4	58.5	30.8	71.4	≥ 50%	40.7	47.2	44.0		456.0	86.8	55.1			≥ 50%		407.0	66.7				≥ 50%	< 50%	≥ 50%		< 50%	$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%)	29.8	280^th of 331 public high schools	15.4%		35.6	261^st of 328 public high schools	20.4%	19		236.0	< 50%		90.0	21.6	353.0	≥ 50%		64.0	67.9	73.9	424.0	100.0	≥ 50%	< 50%			27.6	398.0	≥ 50%	80.7	68.0	45.1	70.3	< 50%	19.1	28.8	83.3		< 50%	81.2	62.2	≥ 50%				≥ 50%		< 50%								$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%)	74.1	64^th of 331 public high schools	80.7%		73.4	68^th of 328 public high schools	79.3%	4		84.9	96.3		97.3	392.0	389.0			90.4	81.0	90.9	72.7	98.7	91.7	432.0	≥ 50%	< 50%	61.3	50.0		95.5	54.0	76.0	407.0	< 50%	50.0	400.0	422.0		≥ 50%	94.8	64.8					< 50%	429.0							≥ 50%		$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)	≥ 50%	≥ 50%								≥ 50%	414.0	424.0	359.0									< 50%	< 50%	387.0	393.0				< 50%	≥ 50%	405.0	50.0	392.0				< 50%											$21,260	$00	$21,260
Meridian High School	Public	9-12	121 Mustang Alley	Falls Church	22043	Fairfax County	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	14^th of 331 public high schools	95.8%		82.2	16^th of 328 public high schools	95.1%	2		< 50%	≥ 50%	100.0	98.6	411.0				95.9	84.6	437.0	≥ 50%	100.0	≥ 50%	< 50%			403.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	96.9	58.3	90.9	≥ 50%	< 50%	388.0	419.0	439.0		≥ 50%	95.2	436.0				< 50%	427.0	≥ 50%					≥ 50%				$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%)	27.6	295^th of 331 public high schools	10.9%		27.1	295^th of 328 public high schools	10.1%								< 50%	400.0			81.8	76.0	426.0				≥ 50%						≥ 50%	379.0	359.0		≥ 50%	399.0	384.0		354.0	379.0	51.4						< 50%				≥ 50%			< 50%	< 50%
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%)	50.8	194^th of 331 public high schools	41.4%		55.6	168^th of 328 public high schools	48.8%	26		< 50%	< 50%		85.7	50.0				84.8	77.9	82.9	424.0	100.0	≥ 50%				433.0	426.0	< 50%	93.8	69.4	76.0	70.6	≥ 50%	39.5	35.4	66.7		≥ 50%	84.2	59.5												< 50%			$12,620	$297	$12,323

Frequently Asked Questions about Justice High

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 district is Justice High in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

Is Justice High a good school?

Justice High ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Virginia high schools.

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.

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