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What's the one class at C.D. HYLTON HIGH every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,859
High
DISTRICT 2,259 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313000186
C.D. Hylton High
14051 Spriggs Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22193 · (703) 580-4000 · Prince William County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,859 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Virginia public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
15.9:1
117 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
1,270 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 1% |
| Grade 9 | 445 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 497 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 436 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 463 | 25% |
Student demographics
67%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
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% 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 C.D. Hylton High
C.D. Hylton High's state test result (71.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.D. Hylton High this school | 1,859 | 68.3% | 71.5% |
| Osbourn Park High Manassas | 2,661 | 69.1% | 72.5% |
| Freedom High Woodbridge | 2,303 | 67.2% | 64.6% |
| Woodbridge High Woodbridge | 2,898 | 67.9% | 73.1% |
| Annandale High Annandale | 2,161 | 71.2% | 68.4% |
| Mount Vernon High Alexandria | 1,858 | 57.1% | 56.8% |
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 C.D. Hylton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #194 of 311 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #233 of 316 ▲ 20 | #10 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #160 of 316 ▲ 4 | #7 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,859 | #73 of 325 | #12 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #242 of 309 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #71 of 309 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.3% | #173 of 319 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #21 of 178 | #4 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
1,859
-300 (-14%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 2,252
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 1,859 | 116.5 | 15.9:1 | 68% (1,270) |
| 2023-24 | 1,909 | 121.2 | 15.8:1 | 57% (1,080) |
| 2022-23 | 1,979 | 117.5 | 16.8:1 | 49% (973) |
| 2020-21 | 2,159 | 120 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,306 | 133.5 | 17.3:1 | 43% (981) |
| 2015-16 | 2,475 | 140 | 17.7:1 | 35% (874) |
| 2010-11 | 2,265 | 104 | 21.8:1 | 29% (653) |
| 2000-01 | 2,252 | 134 | 16.8:1 | 12% (262) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C.D. Hylton High.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (2,306 to 1,859); teachers down 13% (133.5 to 116.5).
About C.D. Hylton High
C.D. Hylton High is a large high school in Woodbridge, Virginia, one of the schools in Prince William County Public Schools. The student body numbers 1,859 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Virginia) has about 1,213 students.
Enrollment across the 95 schools in Prince William County Public Schools totals 90,242 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at C.D. Hylton High, with 51% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Black, 16% White, 10% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 26% Hispanic. C.D. Hylton High's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 116.5 full-time equivalents, or about 15.9 students per teacher. This ratio sits 2.1 above the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 68%. Among public schools in Prince William County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
allk12 grades C.D. Hylton High a C+. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
C.D. Hylton High is 2.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (71.5% versus 69.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
In Prince William County (population about 488,880), the median household income is $131,402, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 102 public schools in Prince William County, enrolling about 89,591 students in all.
Nearby, Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary is about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of C.D. Hylton High, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 73.7%; C.D. Hylton High's is 71.5%, ranking 6th of 9.
The federal government classifies C.D. Hylton High's location as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 300 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.9:1) than in 2020-21 (18.0:1).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Woodbridge
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,898 students
- Gar-Field HighHigh · 2,524 students
- Forest Park HighHigh · 2,343 students
- Freedom HighHigh · 2,303 students
- Lake Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,487 students
- Rippon MiddleMiddle · 1,200 students
Nearby schools
- Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary0.4 mi · 379
- Rosa Parks Elementary0.7 mi · 547
- Herbert J. Saunders Middle0.8 mi · 1,198
- Kyle R. Wilson Elementary1.1 mi · 875
- Enterprise Elementary1.3 mi · 414
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary1.3 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About C.D. Hylton HighHow many students attend C.D. Hylton High?
C.D. Hylton High enrolls approximately 1,859 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does C.D. Hylton High serve?
C.D. Hylton High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does C.D. Hylton High have?
C.D. Hylton High employs 117 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at C.D. Hylton High?
Student demographics at C.D. Hylton High are roughly 16% White, 51% Hispanic, 18% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is C.D. Hylton High public or private?
C.D. Hylton High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince William County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.