Summary:
Zip code 22307 in Alexandria, Virginia, is served by one high school, West Potomac High, which enrolls 2,710 students in grades 9 through 12 as part of Fairfax County Public Schools, a 4-star district ranked 39th out of 131 in Virginia. West Potomac is a large, economically diverse school, with 48.56% of students receiving free or reduced lunch. The school benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.8 and per-pupil spending of $12,427, yet its state ranking tells a more challenging story.
Despite sitting in one of Virginia's strongest districts, West Potomac High consistently ranks in the bottom half of Virginia high schools, earning a 1-star rating in each of the past three school years. In 2025–2026, it ranked 234th out of 331 high schools (29th percentile), a notable improvement from 2024–2025 when it fell to the 12th percentile. The school's strongest results come from 9th-grade accelerated courses: 97.7% proficiency in Algebra II and 93.0% in Biology in 2025–2026, both above state averages. However, upper-grade subjects lag significantly, with 10th-grade Chemistry proficiency at 24.4% in 2024–2025 and 11th-grade Earth Science at 24.1% in 2025–2026, far below state rates. Geometry proficiency in 10th grade also sits at roughly 30%.
West Potomac's graduation rate of 90.1% trails both the district (92.7%) and state (92.3%), while its dropout rate of 6.0% and chronic absenteeism rate of 18.3% exceed district and state averages. The school did show meaningful improvement in 2025–2026, with average proficiency across tested subjects rising to 68.5%, closer to the state average of 72.0%. For parents considering this area, West Potomac offers strong 9th-grade advanced instruction and ample resources, but the school faces clear challenges in upper-grade science, geometry, and student attendance that warrant attention.
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