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Enrollment
2,063
High
DISTRICT 2,259 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313002457
Battlefield High
15000 Graduation Dr., Haymarket, VA 20169 · (571) 261-4400 · Prince William County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,063 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Virginia public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
128 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
298 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 509 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 467 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 511 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 576 | 28% |
Student demographics
65%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
95.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
87.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 93.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 96.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
83.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Battlefield High
Battlefield High's state test result (83.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield High this school | 2,063 | 14.4% | 83.1% |
| Madison High Vienna | 2,090 | 11.1% | 90.7% |
| West Springfield High Springfield | 2,799 | 16.3% | 81.0% |
| Robinson Secondary Fairfax | 3,710 | 14.0% | 77.9% |
| Patriot High Nokesville | 2,020 | 24.4% | 81.6% |
| Yorktown High Arlington | 2,593 | 13.5% | 81.6% |
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 Battlefield High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #62 of 311 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #117 of 316 ▼ 11 | #4 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #34 of 316 ▲ 4 | #1 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,063 | #51 of 325 | #9 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #253 of 309 | #5 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #103 of 309 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.4% | #302 of 319 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.4% | #5 of 178 | #1 of 6 |
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
2,063
-865 (-30%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 3,012
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 2,063 | 127.9 | 16.1:1 | 14% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 2,137 | 129.9 | 16.4:1 | 13% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 2,322 | 139.3 | 16.7:1 | 12% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 2,928 | 198 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,964 | 173 | 17.1:1 | 10% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 2,742 | 151 | 18.2:1 | 10% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 3,012 | 141 | 21.4:1 | 13% (388) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Battlefield High.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (2,964 to 2,063); teachers down 26% (173 to 127.9).
About Battlefield High
This page covers Battlefield High, a large high school in Haymarket, Virginia. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,063 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Virginia is about 1,213 students, so this school is 70% larger than average.
Enrollment across the 95 schools in Prince William County Public Schools totals 90,242 students.
A majority of students at Battlefield High, 55%, are White. Other reported shares: 15% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 9% multiracial. Prince William County's residents are about 43% White, 12 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Battlefield High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
The count of teachers at Battlefield High is 127.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Virginia is 13.9:1, lower than at this school. Around 14% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Prince William County report 55%.
allk12 grades Battlefield High a B. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Battlefield High is 1.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 83.1% actual, 84.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
Within Prince William County, median household income is about $131,402, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Prince William County number 102 and enroll about 89,591.
Nearby, Mountain View Elementary is about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 84.5%; Battlefield High's is 83.1%, ranking 6th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Battlefield High as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 30%, from 2,928 to 2,063. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.8 to 16.1 over 4 years.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Prince William County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
488,880
Census ACS
Median income
$131,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
102
89,591 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince William County Public Schools
- Charles J. Colgan Sr. HighHigh · 2,956 students
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,898 students
- Osbourn Park HighHigh · 2,661 students
- Gainesville HighHigh · 2,648 students
- Gar-Field HighHigh · 2,524 students
- Forest Park HighHigh · 2,343 students
Other schools in Haymarket
- Ronald Wilson Reagan MiddleMiddle · 1,436 students
- Haymarket ElementaryElementary · 963 students
- Samuel L. Gravely Jr. ElementaryElementary · 813 students
- J.W. Alvey ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 418 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain View Elementary0.6 mi · 418
- Samuel L. Gravely Jr. Elementary1.3 mi · 813
- J.W. Alvey Elementary1.3 mi · 523
- Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle1.7 mi · 1,436
- Bull Run Middle2.0 mi · 1,129
- George G. Tyler Elementary2.8 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Battlefield HighHow many students attend Battlefield High?
Battlefield High enrolls approximately 2,063 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Battlefield High serve?
Battlefield High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Battlefield High have?
Battlefield High employs 128 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Battlefield High?
Battlefield High reports a student body of 55% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, 15% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Battlefield High?
Battlefield High is overseen by Prince William County Public Schools in Prince William County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.