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Enrollment
2,524
High
DISTRICT 2,259 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313001299
Gar-Field High
14000 Smoketown Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22192 · (703) 730-7000 · Prince William County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,524 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% 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.
- 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.
- ·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
159 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
1,711 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 | 43 | 2% |
| Grade 9 | 675 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 647 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 567 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 592 | 23% |
Student demographics
54%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
79.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +16.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 16 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 Gar-Field High
Gar-Field High's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gar-Field High this school | 2,524 | 67.8% | 65.3% |
| Freedom High Woodbridge | 2,303 | 67.2% | 64.6% |
| Unity Reed High Manassas | 2,042 | 66.2% | 55.4% |
| Falls Church High Falls Church | 2,170 | 65.9% | 63.3% |
| Justice High Falls Church | 2,357 | 77.4% | 71.5% |
| C.D. Hylton High Woodbridge | 1,859 | 68.3% | 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 Gar-Field High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #251 of 311 | #11 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #242 of 316 ▲ 12 | #11 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #241 of 316 ▲ 10 | #10 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,524 | #18 of 325 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #237 of 309 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #169 of 309 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #176 of 319 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #127 of 131 | #6 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
2,524
+139 (+6%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 2,628
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 2,524 | 159 | 15.9:1 | 68% (1,711) |
| 2023-24 | 2,564 | 157.6 | 16.3:1 | 69% (1,770) |
| 2022-23 | 2,550 | 151 | 16.9:1 | 63% (1,614) |
| 2020-21 | 2,385 | 141 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,507 | 145.7 | 17.2:1 | 63% (1,579) |
| 2015-16 | 2,630 | 144 | 18.3:1 | 59% (1,541) |
| 2010-11 | 2,573 | 124 | 20.8:1 | 50% (1,283) |
| 2000-01 | 2,845 | 167 | 17.0:1 | 20% (555) |
| 1990-91 | 2,628 | 166 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gar-Field High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (2,507 to 2,524); teachers up 9% (145.7 to 159).
About Gar-Field High
Gar-Field High serves students in Woodbridge, Virginia, as a large high school. It educates 2,524 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Virginia is about 1,213 students.
Prince William County Public Schools is the local district for Gar-Field High. It runs 95 schools with 90,242 students.
At 64%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Gar-Field High combined. Smaller groups are 18% Black, 8% Asian, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 26% of Prince William County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Gar-Field High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.9:1, with 159 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, high schools in Virginia average 13.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 68%. Across public schools in Prince William County, the average is 55%.
Gar-Field High is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 16% of Virginia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Gar-Field High is 69.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Prince William County, median household income is about $131,402, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of Prince William County number 102 and enroll about 89,591.
The closest public school to Gar-Field High is Dale City Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 65.3% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Gar-Field High had 2,385 students in 2020-21 and 2,524 in 2024-25, a 6% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.9:1 in 2020-21 to 15.9:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Gar-Field High. 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
- Forest Park HighHigh · 2,343 students
- Freedom HighHigh · 2,303 students
Other schools in Woodbridge
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,898 students
- Forest Park HighHigh · 2,343 students
- Freedom HighHigh · 2,303 students
- C.D. Hylton HighHigh · 1,859 students
- Lake Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,487 students
- Rippon MiddleMiddle · 1,200 students
Nearby schools
- Dale City Elementary0.8 mi · 443
- Bel Air Elementary0.9 mi · 391
- Marumsco Hills Elementary1.2 mi · 564
- Woodbridge Middle1.3 mi · 873
- Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary1.4 mi · 601
- Neabsco Elementary1.8 mi · 635
Frequently asked questions
About Gar-Field HighWhat is the total enrollment at Gar-Field High?
Gar-Field High enrolls approximately 2,524 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Gar-Field High serve?
Gar-Field High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Gar-Field High?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Gar-Field High.
How diverse is Gar-Field High?
Gar-Field High reports a student body of 7% White, 64% Hispanic, 18% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Gar-Field High?
Gar-Field 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.