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Enrollment
2,428
High
DISTRICT 2,257 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000538
McLean High
1633 Davidson Rd, McLean, VA 22101 · (703) 714-5700 · Fairfax County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,428 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
180 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
315 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 | 577 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 584 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 637 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 630 | 26% |
Student demographics
68%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
96.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
93.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 96 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 96.0% | 93.0% |
| 2023-24 | 95.0% | 92.0% |
| 2022-23 | 96.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
91.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 McLean High
McLean High's state test result (91.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLean High this school | 2,428 | 13.0% | 91.7% |
| Woodson High Fairfax | 2,436 | 14.2% | 88.0% |
| Oakton High Vienna | 2,621 | 15.3% | 91.8% |
| Riverside High Leesburg | 1,710 | 18.4% | 77.4% |
| Stone Bridge High Ashburn | 1,629 | 20.1% | 85.0% |
| Langley High McLean | 2,181 | 4.4% | 91.3% |
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 McLean High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 91.7% | #6 of 311 | #3 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #34 of 316 ▲ 9 | #7 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 96.0% | #18 of 316 ▼ 1 | #4 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,428 | #22 of 325 | #11 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #132 of 309 | #12 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #61 of 309 | #14 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.0% | #311 of 319 | #24 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.1% | #48 of 131 | #3 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
2,428
+111 (+5%) vs 2020
+76% since 1990-91, when it was 1,382
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 2,428 | 179.6 | 13.5:1 | 13% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 2,444 | 179 | 13.7:1 | 13% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 2,441 | 139.3 | 17.5:1 | 12% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 2,317 | 136 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,185 | 125.7 | 17.4:1 | 9% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 2,103 | 122 | 17.2:1 | 8% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 1,952 | 98 | 19.9:1 | 9% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 1,524 | 111 | 13.7:1 | 6% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 1,382 | 90 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McLean High.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (2,185 to 2,428); teachers up 43% (125.7 to 179.6).
About McLean High
McLean High is a high-enrollment high school in McLean, Virginia, one of the schools in Fairfax County Public Schools. It reported 2,428 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 1,213 students for high schools in Virginia.
The Fairfax County Public Schools system has 199 schools and 179,323 students.
About 46% of students at McLean High are White, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 27% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among Fairfax County residents, the White share is about 49%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 179.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 13% of the student body. For comparison, public schools in Fairfax County average 37%.
McLean High sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 91.7% and a predicted 84.6%.
In the wider Fairfax County area, the median household earns about $153,637 a year, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. McLean High shares Fairfax County with 221 other public schools.
Kent Gardens Elementary is about 0.6 miles from McLean High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. McLean High places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, McLean High is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 111 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 17.0:1 to 13.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 McLean
- Langley HighHigh · 2,181 students
- Cooper MiddleMiddle · 997 students
- Spring Hill ElementaryElementary · 980 students
- Kent Gardens ElementaryElementary · 918 students
- Churchill Road ElementaryElementary · 635 students
- Chesterbrook ElementaryElementary · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Kent Gardens Elementary0.6 mi · 918
- Sherman Elementary1.0 mi · 290
- Westgate Elementary1.1 mi · 614
- Longfellow Middle1.1 mi · 1,226
- Pimmit Early Childhood Resource Center1.2 mi · 33
- Lemon Road Elementary1.5 mi · 595
Frequently asked questions
About McLean HighHow large is McLean High?
McLean High enrolls approximately 2,428 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does McLean High serve?
McLean High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at McLean High?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at McLean High.
How diverse is McLean High?
McLean High reports a student body of 46% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 27% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees McLean High?
McLean 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.