Oakton High

Set in Vienna, Virginia, Oakton High is a well-populated 9-12 campus, operated by Fairfax County Public Schools. It caters to 2,621 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 116% bigger than the state mean of about 1,213.

Within Fairfax County Public Schools, which oversees 199 schools and 179,323 students, Oakton High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Oakton High lists that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 32% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black.

On the resource side, The school reports having 193 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 15% of students at Oakton High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Fairfax County's rate of about 37%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Oakton High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 83.9%, the actual is 91.8%, a residual of +7.9 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Fairfax County indicate median household earnings sit near $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Fairfax County's 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), Oakton High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mosaic Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oakton High. On composite proficiency, Oakton High comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 80.8%.

Oakton High operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 2,652 students in 2018 compared to 2,621 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 49% to 41%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Oakton High typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.