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Enrollment
2,042
High
DISTRICT 2,259 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313001321
Unity Reed High
8820 Rixlew Ln, Manassas, VA 20109 · (703) 365-2900 · Prince William County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,042 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
130 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
1,352 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 536 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 543 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 476 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 487 | 24% |
Student demographics
46%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
63.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 63 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 69.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 70% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Unity Reed High
Unity Reed High's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Reed High this school | 2,042 | 66.2% | 55.4% |
| Gar-Field High Woodbridge | 2,524 | 67.8% | 65.3% |
| Osbourn High Manassas | 2,301 | 77.5% | 52.0% |
| Falls Church High Falls Church | 2,170 | 65.9% | 63.3% |
| Freedom High Woodbridge | 2,303 | 67.2% | 64.6% |
| Park View High Sterling | 1,409 | 82.3% | 66.3% |
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 Unity Reed High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #299 of 311 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #243 of 316 ▲ 12 | #12 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #310 of 316 ▼ 24 | #13 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,042 | #54 of 325 | #10 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #233 of 309 | #2 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #208 of 309 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #183 of 319 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #11 of 178 | #3 of 6 |
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
2,042
-727 (-26%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 1,646
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
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 | 2,042 | 130.2 | 15.7:1 | 66% (1,352) |
| 2023-24 | 2,173 | 142.1 | 15.3:1 | 69% (1,505) |
| 2022-23 | 2,316 | 154.3 | 15.0:1 | 62% (1,438) |
| 2020-21 | 2,769 | 163 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,700 | 168 | 16.1:1 | 55% (1,473) |
| 2015-16 | 2,568 | 150 | 17.1:1 | 53% (1,351) |
| 2010-11 | 2,545 | 119 | 21.4:1 | 40% (1,017) |
| 2000-01 | 2,283 | 135 | 16.9:1 | 16% (357) |
| 1990-91 | 1,646 | 113 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Unity Reed High.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (2,700 to 2,042); teachers down 22% (168 to 130.2).
About Unity Reed High
Unity Reed High serves students in Manassas, Virginia, as a large high school. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 2,042 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Virginia average about 1,213 students.
Enrollment across the 95 schools in Prince William County Public Schools totals 90,242 students.
At Unity Reed High, Hispanic students make up 72% of the student body. Next come 11% Black, 7% White, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 26% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 46%, meaning two students picked at random have a 46% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Unity Reed High total 130.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.7:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher above the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 66%. Among public schools in Prince William County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Unity Reed High is among the bottom 10% of schools in Virginia. Predicted: 70.1%. Actual: 55.4%.
Prince William County census figures show that the median household income is $131,402, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 102 public schools in Prince William County, enrolling about 89,591 students in all.
Suella G. Ellis Elementary is located about 0.1 miles from Unity Reed High. The five-mile area around Unity Reed High holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 55.4% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Unity Reed High is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 2,042, a 26% decrease from 2,769 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.0 to 15.7 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Prince William County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
488,880
Census ACS
Median income
$131,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
102
89,591 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince William County Public Schools
- Charles J. Colgan Sr. HighHigh · 2,956 students
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,898 students
- Osbourn Park HighHigh · 2,661 students
- Gainesville HighHigh · 2,648 students
- Gar-Field HighHigh · 2,524 students
- Forest Park HighHigh · 2,343 students
Other schools in Manassas
- Charles J. Colgan Sr. HighHigh · 2,956 students
- Osbourn Park HighHigh · 2,661 students
- Osbourn HighHigh · 2,301 students
- Parkside MiddleMiddle · 1,352 students
- Louise A. Benton MiddleMiddle · 1,339 students
- Herbert J. Saunders MiddleMiddle · 1,198 students
Nearby schools
- Suella G. Ellis Elementary0.1 mi · 403
- Richard C. Haydon Elementary1.0 mi · 556
- Innovation Elementary1.1 mi · 565
- West Gate Elementary1.3 mi · 482
- Unity Braxton Middle1.4 mi · 1,055
- C.A. Sinclair Elementary1.5 mi · 636
Frequently asked questions
About Unity Reed HighHow many students attend Unity Reed High?
Unity Reed High enrolls approximately 2,042 students in grades 09-12.
Is Unity Reed High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Unity Reed High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Unity Reed High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Unity Reed High is approximately 15.7:1 (130 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Unity Reed High?
Unity Reed High reports a student body of 7% White, 72% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Unity Reed High?
Unity Reed High is overseen by Prince William County Public Schools in Prince William County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.