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What tradition at ANNANDALE HIGH should never be changed?
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Enrollment
2,161
High
DISTRICT 2,257 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000423
Annandale High
4700 Medford Dr, Annandale, VA 22003 · (703) 642-4100 · Fairfax County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,161 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Virginia public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
151 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
1,538 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 541 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 543 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 514 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 563 | 26% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
83.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
85.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 79.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Annandale High
Annandale High's state test result (68.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annandale High this school | 2,161 | 71.2% | 68.4% |
| Lewis High Springfield | 1,658 | 68.6% | 61.1% |
| Falls Church High Falls Church | 2,170 | 65.9% | 63.3% |
| Osbourn Park High Manassas | 2,661 | 69.1% | 72.5% |
| C.D. Hylton High Woodbridge | 1,859 | 68.3% | 71.5% |
| Justice High Falls Church | 2,357 | 77.4% | 71.5% |
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 Annandale High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #225 of 311 | #18 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #134 of 316 ▼ 4 | #11 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #189 of 316 ▲ 68 | #17 of 24 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,161 | #42 of 325 | #19 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #169 of 309 | #16 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #109 of 309 | #16 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.2% | #164 of 319 | #3 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #170 of 178 | #14 of 15 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
2,161
-72 (-3%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 1,973
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,161 | 151.3 | 14.3:1 | 71% (1,538) |
| 2023-24 | 2,192 | 149.6 | 14.7:1 | 68% (1,497) |
| 2022-23 | 2,182 | 143.3 | 15.2:1 | 63% (1,385) |
| 2020-21 | 2,233 | 171 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,187 | 155.2 | 14.1:1 | 55% (1,203) |
| 2015-16 | 2,219 | 165 | 13.4:1 | 50% (1,111) |
| 2010-11 | 2,662 | 145 | 18.4:1 | 45% (1,188) |
| 2000-01 | 2,308 | 171 | 13.5:1 | 31% (719) |
| 1990-91 | 1,973 | 129 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Annandale High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (2,187 to 2,161); teachers down 2% (155.2 to 151.3).
About Annandale High
Annandale High is a high-enrollment high school serving families in Annandale, Virginia. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 2,161 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Virginia is roughly 1,213 students; this school is 78% bigger than that.
The 199 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools enroll 179,323 students altogether, Annandale High among them.
Annandale High is 55% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 17% Asian, 13% White, 13% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Fairfax County's population at about 18%. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 151.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.3 students per teacher. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 71%. The average for public schools in Fairfax County is 37%.
Measured against Virginia public high schools, Annandale High receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Annandale High scores 68.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 68.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Fairfax County show that the median household income is $153,637, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. There are 222 public schools in Fairfax County, enrolling about 174,475 students in all.
Nearest public school: Annandale Terrace Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 60.2%; Annandale High's is 68.4%, ranking 3rd of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 2,161 students in 2024-25, 72 fewer than the 2,233 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.1:1 to 14.3:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Fairfax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,147,837
Census ACS
Median income
$153,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
222
174,475 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfax County Public Schools
- Lake Braddock SecondaryHigh · 4,411 students
- Robinson SecondaryHigh · 3,710 students
- Hayfield SecondaryHigh · 3,256 students
- Chantilly HighHigh · 2,937 students
- West Springfield HighHigh · 2,799 students
- Westfield HighHigh · 2,737 students
Other schools in Annandale
- Braddock ElementaryElementary · 955 students
- Poe MiddleMiddle · 879 students
- Canterbury Woods ElementaryElementary · 735 students
- Mason Crest ElementaryElementary · 684 students
- Annandale Terrace ElementaryElementary · 680 students
- Camelot ElementaryElementary · 602 students
Nearby schools
- Annandale Terrace Elementary0.4 mi · 680
- Braddock Elementary0.4 mi · 955
- Poe Middle1.2 mi · 879
- North Springfield Elementary1.4 mi · 465
- Mason Crest Elementary1.5 mi · 684
- Ravensworth Elementary1.5 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Annandale HighHow large is Annandale High?
Annandale High enrolls approximately 2,161 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Annandale High serve?
Annandale High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Annandale High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Annandale High is approximately 14.3:1 (151 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Annandale High?
At Annandale High, the student body is approximately 13% White, 55% Hispanic, 13% Black, 17% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Annandale High in?
Annandale High is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.