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Enrollment
2,621
High
DISTRICT 2,257 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000550
Oakton High
2900 Sutton Rd, Vienna, VA 22181 · (703) 319-2700 · Fairfax County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,621 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
193 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
401 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 | 626 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 638 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 712 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 645 | 25% |
Student demographics
70%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
95.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
95.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 95 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.0% | 95.0% |
| 2023-24 | 94.0% | 93.0% |
| 2022-23 | 94.0% | 90.0% |
% 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
91.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Oakton High
Oakton High's state test result (91.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakton High this school | 2,621 | 15.3% | 91.8% |
| McLean High McLean | 2,428 | 13.0% | 91.7% |
| Deep Run High Glen Allen | 1,992 | 13.4% | 83.3% |
| Independence High Ashburn | 2,166 | 10.6% | 83.9% |
| Woodson High Fairfax | 2,436 | 14.2% | 88.0% |
| Chantilly High Chantilly | 2,937 | 20.7% | 79.3% |
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 Oakton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 91.8% | #5 of 311 | #2 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #12 of 316 ▲ 16 | #4 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #26 of 316 ▼ 2 | #6 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,621 | #15 of 325 | #8 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #137 of 309 | #13 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #41 of 309 | #11 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.3% | #299 of 319 | #20 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #171 of 178 | #15 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
2,621
-94 (-3%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 1,869
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 2,621 | 192.6 | 13.6:1 | 15% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 2,620 | 201 | 13.0:1 | 16% (412) |
| 2022-23 | 2,701 | 154.3 | 17.5:1 | 15% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 2,715 | 158 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,652 | 155.9 | 17.0:1 | 13% (338) |
| 2015-16 | 2,439 | 147 | 16.6:1 | 12% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 2,275 | 116 | 19.6:1 | 10% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 2,411 | 167 | 14.4:1 | 7% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 1,869 | 114 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakton High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (2,652 to 2,621); teachers up 24% (155.9 to 192.6).
About Oakton High
In Vienna, Virginia, part of Fairfax County, Oakton High is a high school. The school has 2,621 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in Virginia average about 1,213 students, which makes this school 116% larger than average.
Oakton High is one school in a 199-school district, Fairfax County Public Schools, which enrolls 179,323 students.
No group is above 50% at Oakton High; the largest is White, at 41%. The rest of enrollment is 32% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. The diversity index for Oakton High is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Oakton High reports a ratio of 13.6 students per teacher, from 192.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia is close to this figure. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Oakton High, 15% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County is 22 points.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Oakton High, the prediction is 83.9% and the result is 91.8%.
The school is in Fairfax County, where the median household earns about $153,637 a year, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Fairfax County, 222 public schools serve about 174,475 students.
Oakton High's closest public school neighbor is Mosaic Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Oakton High ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Oakton High is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
From 2,715 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 2,621 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.6:1, from 17.2:1.
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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 Vienna
- Madison HighHigh · 2,090 students
- Thoreau MiddleMiddle · 1,239 students
- Kilmer MiddleMiddle · 1,199 students
- Westbriar ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Colvin Run ElementaryElementary · 750 students
- Marshall Road ElementaryElementary · 691 students
Nearby schools
- Mosaic Elementary0.6 mi · 927
- Marshall Road Elementary1.0 mi · 691
- Oakton Elementary1.2 mi · 795
- Fairfax High1.2 mi · 2,404
- Flint Hill Elementary1.3 mi · 614
- Madison High1.3 mi · 2,090
Frequently asked questions
About Oakton HighWhat is the total enrollment at Oakton High?
Oakton High enrolls approximately 2,621 students in grades 09-12.
Is Oakton High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oakton High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Oakton High?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Oakton High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakton High?
At Oakton High, the student body is approximately 41% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 32% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Oakton High public or private?
Oakton High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.