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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the LEWIS HIGH administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,658
High
DISTRICT 2,257 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000521
Lewis High
6540 Franconia Rd, Springfield, VA 22150 · (703) 924-8300 · Fairfax County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,658 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
121 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
1,137 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 | 373 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 401 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 450 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 434 | 26% |
Student demographics
61%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% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp 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 73 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 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Lewis High
Lewis High's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis High this school | 1,658 | 68.6% | 61.1% |
| Annandale High Annandale | 2,161 | 71.2% | 68.4% |
| Falls Church High Falls Church | 2,170 | 65.9% | 63.3% |
| C.D. Hylton High Woodbridge | 1,859 | 68.3% | 71.5% |
| Osbourn Park High Manassas | 2,661 | 69.1% | 72.5% |
| Justice High Falls Church | 2,357 | 77.4% | 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 Lewis High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #274 of 311 | #22 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #239 of 316 ▲ 21 | #22 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #249 of 316 ▼ 17 | #21 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,658 | #95 of 325 | #24 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #142 of 309 | #14 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #125 of 309 | #20 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.6% | #171 of 319 | #4 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #106 of 178 | #5 of 15 |
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
1,658
-115 (-6%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,605
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 1,658 | 121.2 | 13.7:1 | 69% (1,137) |
| 2023-24 | 1,673 | 121.3 | 13.8:1 | 68% (1,133) |
| 2022-23 | 1,697 | 114.5 | 14.8:1 | 63% (1,063) |
| 2020-21 | 1,773 | 128 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,786 | 136.9 | 13.1:1 | 53% (955) |
| 2015-16 | 1,810 | 139 | 13.0:1 | 51% (917) |
| 2010-11 | 1,844 | 100 | 18.4:1 | 43% (789) |
| 2000-01 | 1,847 | 122 | 15.1:1 | 22% (403) |
| 1990-91 | 1,605 | 102 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,786 to 1,658); teachers down 11% (136.9 to 121.2).
About Lewis High
Lewis High, a medium-sized high school, is located in Springfield, Virginia. It enrolled 1,658 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Virginia average about 1,213 students each.
A total of 199 schools make up Fairfax County Public Schools, with 179,323 students enrolled.
Lewis High's enrollment is 57% Hispanic. Other groups include 19% Asian, 11% White, and 10% Black. By comparison, Fairfax County residents are about 18% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Lewis High comes in at 61%.
The school reported 121.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.7:1. High schools in Virginia average about 13.9:1, a similar figure. Eligible students account for 69% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is 32 points above the 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 69.4%. Lewis High scores 61.1%.
In the county around the school, Fairfax County, median household income is about $153,637, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lewis High is among the 222 public schools in Fairfax County.
The closest public school to Lewis High is Forestdale Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Lewis High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 61.1% is above the 57.8% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Lewis High went from 1,773 students to 1,658.
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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 Springfield
- West Springfield HighHigh · 2,799 students
- Irving MiddleMiddle · 1,204 students
- Sangster ElementaryElementary · 928 students
- Orange Hunt ElementaryElementary · 874 students
- Keene Mill ElementaryElementary · 813 students
- Hunt Valley ElementaryElementary · 735 students
Other Lewis High schools
One other US public school is named Lewis High. Lewis High is the largest of the 2.
- Lewis HighRembert, SC · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Forestdale Elementary0.3 mi · 537
- Springfield Estates Elementary0.4 mi · 596
- Key Middle0.4 mi · 700
- Key Center0.5 mi · 43
- Garfield Elementary1.1 mi · 315
- Lynbrook Elementary1.2 mi · 595
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis HighHow large is Lewis High?
Lewis High enrolls approximately 1,658 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lewis High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lewis High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lewis High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lewis High is approximately 13.7:1 (121 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lewis High?
Lewis High reports a student body of 11% White, 57% Hispanic, 10% Black, 19% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lewis High?
Lewis High is overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools in Fairfax County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.