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Alexandria City High

3330 King St, Alexandria, VA 22302 · (703) 824-6800 · Alexandria city
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL4,655 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Virginia public high schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public high schools

Enrollment
4,655
High
DISTRICT 921 · STATE 1,213
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
306 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
3,144 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 91,27927%
Grade 101,23827%
Grade 111,03722%
Grade 121,10124%
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
1,11724%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
1,97442%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
1,16925%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
2465%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
1353%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
60%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
80%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
2,39551%
Female
2,26049%

School pathway

Feeds from
Francis C. Hammond Middle06–08George Washington Middle06–08Jefferson-Houston PK-8 SchoolPK–08Patrick Henry K-8 SchoolPK–08
Based on grade levels within Alexandria City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
76.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
51.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2576.0%51.0%
2023-2473.0%54.0%
2022-2375.0%42.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Alexandria City High

Alexandria City High's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Alexandria City High this school4,65567.5%59.0%
Woodbridge High
Woodbridge
2,89867.9%73.1%
Osbourn Park High
Manassas
2,66169.1%72.5%
C.D. Hylton High
Woodbridge
1,85968.3%71.5%
West Potomac High
Alexandria
2,71048.6%59.3%
Wakefield High
Arlington
2,64648.0%67.8%
Matched among Virginia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Alexandria City High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Virginia
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
59.0%#288 of 311
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
51.0%#307 of 316
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
76.0%#264 of 316
▲ 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
4,655#1 of 325
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.2:1#220 of 309
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.6%#45 of 309
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
67.5%#178 of 319
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+17.5%#25 of 131
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
4,655
+482 (+12%) vs 2020
+140% since 1990-91, when it was 1,941
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254,655305.815.2:168% (3,144)
2023-244,551311.214.6:147% (2,121)
2022-234,53132414.0:144% (1,995)
2020-214,17329914.0:1N/A
2017-183,963330.412.0:142% (1,678)
2015-163,63126113.9:145% (1,630)
2010-113,06216318.8:141% (1,247)
2000-012,03016712.2:133% (677)
1990-911,94114913.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alexandria City High.

Since 2017-18: students up 17% (3,963 to 4,655); teachers down 7% (330.4 to 305.8).

About Alexandria City High

The public high school Alexandria City High is located in Alexandria, Virginia. A federal count lists 4,655 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Virginia) has about 1,213 students.

Alexandria City Public Schools enrolls 16,575 students, and its 18 schools include Alexandria City High.

Alexandria City High has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 42%. The remaining students are 25% Black, 24% White, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Alexandria city, the Hispanic share is about 18%. Alexandria City High's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.

Teacher staffing is 305.8 full-time equivalents, or about 15.2 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.3 above the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 68%. For comparison, public schools in Alexandria city average 69%.

allk12 grades Alexandria City High a D. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

Alexandria City High is 10.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (59.0% versus 69.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.

According to the American Community Survey, in Alexandria city, the median household income is $119,681, 66% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Alexandria City High is one of 20 public schools in the county.

The nearest public school is Douglas MacArthur Elementary, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 59.0% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.

Locale data from NCES put Alexandria City High inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).

Federal data show a 12% enrollment gain, from 4,173 in 2020-21 to 4,655 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.0:1 to 15.2:1.

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Alexandria city at a glance

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Population
156,976
Census ACS
Median income
$119,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
66%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
16,575 students

Quick facts

School name
Alexandria City High
District
Alexandria City Public Schools
Address
3330 King St, Alexandria, VA 22302
Phone
(703) 824-6800
County
Alexandria city
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
4,655
Teachers (FTE)
306
Student–teacher ratio
15.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
3,144 (68%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
510012000054
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Alexandria City High
How large is Alexandria City High?
Alexandria City High enrolls approximately 4,655 students in grades 09-12.
Is Alexandria City High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alexandria City High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Alexandria City High have?
Alexandria City High employs 306 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
How diverse is Alexandria City High?
Alexandria City High reports a student body of 24% White, 42% Hispanic, 25% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Alexandria City High?
Alexandria City High is overseen by Alexandria City Public Schools in Alexandria city.
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