Summary:
Zip code 22306 contains just one high school, Bryant High, a small 9–12 school in Alexandria, Virginia, serving 154 students as part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Bryant High faces serious challenges across nearly every measure. The graduation rate is just 47.0%, compared to 92.7% for Fairfax County and 92.3% for Virginia. The dropout rate is 37.8%, more than seven times the district rate of 5.1%, and chronic absenteeism affects 63.5% of students versus 11.9% districtwide. Test proficiency is also well below average. In English Reading, only 45.45% of 11th graders and 42.86% of 12th graders are proficient, while the district posts rates of 90.89% and 67.63%. Algebra I scores improve by grade, from 39.29% proficiency in 9th grade to 90.91% in 12th grade, but the 9th-grade result is roughly 41 points behind state averages.
What makes these outcomes especially striking is the level of resources. Bryant High spends $37,965 per student and has a student-teacher ratio of just 6.5 to 1, both exceptionally favorable. Yet 74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a strong indicator of economic disadvantage. The school's state ranking has collapsed from the 46th percentile in 2023–24 to the 2nd percentile in 2024–25, before recovering slightly to the 4th percentile in 2025–26. With only 154 students, rankings can swing with small cohort changes, but the overall pattern points to a school in need of intensive support focused on attendance, dropout prevention, and foundational skills in reading and math.
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