Unity Reed High

Set in Manassas, Virginia, Unity Reed High is a heavily attended 9-12 campus, run under Prince William County Public Schools. It caters to 2,042 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,213 students per school, that is 68% bigger than typical.

Within Prince William County Public Schools, which oversees 95 schools and 90,242 students, Unity Reed High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Unity Reed High reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Black, 7% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Unity Reed High has 130 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Prince William County's rate of about 55%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Unity Reed High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 70.1%; actual is 55.4%, a gap of -14.7 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Prince William County indicate the typical household earns roughly $131,402 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Prince William County runs 102 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,591 students), of which Unity Reed High is one.

The closest other public school is Suella G. Ellis Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Unity Reed High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Unity Reed High at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 64.6%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Unity Reed High's enrollment has contracted 24% since 2018, when it stood at 2,700 (now 2,042). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 59% to 72% over that span.

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