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What's the one class at JUSTICE HIGH every student should take?
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Enrollment
2,357
High
DISTRICT 2,257 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000505
Justice High
3301 Peace Valley Ln, Falls Church, VA 22044 · (703) 824-3900 · Fairfax County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,357 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
- BBeats 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
15.4:1
153 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
1,825 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 | 584 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 588 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 625 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 560 | 24% |
Student demographics
60%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
78.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 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
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Justice High
Justice High's state test result (71.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice High this school | 2,357 | 77.4% | 71.5% |
| Falls Church High Falls Church | 2,170 | 65.9% | 63.3% |
| Annandale High Annandale | 2,161 | 71.2% | 68.4% |
| Gar-Field High Woodbridge | 2,524 | 67.8% | 65.3% |
| C.D. Hylton High Woodbridge | 1,859 | 68.3% | 71.5% |
| Osbourn High Manassas | 2,301 | 77.5% | 52.0% |
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 Justice High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #192 of 311 | #14 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #146 of 316 ▼ 15 | #13 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #248 of 316 ▲ 36 | #20 of 24 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,357 | #24 of 325 | #12 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #223 of 309 | #18 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #141 of 309 | #22 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #135 of 319 | #1 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #79 of 131 | #7 of 12 |
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
2,357
+101 (+4%) vs 2020
+84% since 1990-91, when it was 1,278
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 2,357 | 152.8 | 15.4:1 | 77% (1,825) |
| 2023-24 | 2,404 | 148.7 | 16.2:1 | 75% (1,814) |
| 2022-23 | 2,362 | 146.8 | 16.1:1 | 67% (1,577) |
| 2020-21 | 2,256 | 167 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,215 | 155.9 | 14.2:1 | 60% (1,325) |
| 2015-16 | 2,026 | 144 | 14.1:1 | 54% (1,091) |
| 2010-11 | 1,762 | 100 | 17.6:1 | 52% (910) |
| 2000-01 | 1,474 | 121 | 12.2:1 | 41% (600) |
| 1990-91 | 1,278 | 97 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Justice High.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (2,215 to 2,357); teachers down 2% (155.9 to 152.8).
About Justice High
Justice High is a large high school with an address in Falls Church, Virginia. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,357 students. That compares with an average of about 1,213 students for high schools in Virginia.
Fairfax County Public Schools is the district for Justice High. It has 199 schools and 179,323 students.
Of every 100 students at Justice High, about 59 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 19% White, 10% Black, 10% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Fairfax County, the Hispanic share is about 18%. The diversity index for Justice High is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 152.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.4:1. High schools in Virginia average 13.9:1, 1.5 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 77% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Fairfax County averages 37%, lower than here.
Justice High holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of Virginia public high schools.
In Virginia, Justice High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 71.5% actual against a predicted 67.0%.
Looking at the county, Fairfax County, median household income comes to about $153,637, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 222 public schools and about 174,475 students.
The closest school to Justice High is Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences, located about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 71.5% is above the 58.7% average for nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 2,357, compared with 2,256 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.4:1.
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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 Falls Church
- Marshall HighHigh · 2,200 students
- Falls Church HighHigh · 2,170 students
- Longfellow MiddleMiddle · 1,226 students
- Jackson MiddleMiddle · 991 students
- Meridian HighHigh · 893 students
- Haycock ElementaryElementary · 838 students
Nearby schools
- Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences0.4 mi · 814
- Bailey's Upper Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences0.8 mi · 539
- Sleepy Hollow Elementary1.0 mi · 475
- Carlin Springs Elementary1.0 mi · 534
- Glen Forest Elementary1.2 mi · 779
- Kenmore Middle1.2 mi · 1,053
Frequently asked questions
About Justice HighWhat is the total enrollment at Justice High?
Justice High enrolls approximately 2,357 students in grades 09-12.
Is Justice High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Justice High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Justice High?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Justice High.
How diverse is Justice High?
Justice High reports a student body of 19% White, 59% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Justice High in?
Justice High is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.