Washington-Liberty High

Located at 1301 N Stafford St, in Arlington, Virginia, Washington-Liberty High is a sizable four-year high school that teaches 3,044 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Arlington County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 151% bigger than the state mean of about 1,213.

Washington-Liberty High is one of 36 schools operated by Arlington County Public Schools, a district that serves 27,950 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Washington-Liberty High records that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 33% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Arlington County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 167 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Washington-Liberty High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 81.2%, the actual is 75.6%, a residual of -5.6 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Arlington County put median household income runs about $142,114, 77% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Washington-Liberty High is one of 42 public schools in Arlington County (combined enrollment of about 27,950 students).

Arlington Science Focus School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington-Liberty High at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 80.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington-Liberty High has expanded 25%, going from 2,437 students in 2018 to 3,044 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 today.

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