Gar-Field High

Gar-Field High is a heavily attended 9-12 campus in Woodbridge, Virginia, part of Prince William County Public Schools. The school instructs 2,524 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,213 students per school, that is 108% bigger than typical.

Within Prince William County Public Schools, which oversees 95 schools and 90,242 students, Gar-Field High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Gar-Field High logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Black, 8% Asian, 7% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Prince William County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 159 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Prince William County (around 55%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gar-Field High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.3%.

In the surrounding community, Prince William County reports that the typical household earns roughly $131,402 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Prince William County runs 102 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,591 students), of which Gar-Field High is one.

The closest other public school is Dale City Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gar-Field High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 65.2%.

Gar-Field High operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Gar-Field High's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 2,507 (now 2,524). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 56% to 64%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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