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Enrollment
2,799
High
DISTRICT 2,257 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000585
West Springfield High
6100 Rolling Rd, Springfield, VA 22152 · (703) 913-3800 · Fairfax County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,799 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
204 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
457 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 | 700 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 700 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 727 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 672 | 24% |
Student demographics
71%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
94.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp 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 94 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.0% | 94.0% |
| 2023-24 | 94.0% | 94.0% |
| 2022-23 | 96.0% | 92.0% |
% 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
81.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% 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 West Springfield High
West Springfield High's state test result (81.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Springfield High this school | 2,799 | 16.3% | 81.0% |
| Robinson Secondary Fairfax | 3,710 | 14.0% | 77.9% |
| Battlefield High Haymarket | 2,063 | 14.4% | 83.1% |
| Patriot High Nokesville | 2,020 | 24.4% | 81.6% |
| Yorktown High Arlington | 2,593 | 13.5% | 81.6% |
| Madison High Vienna | 2,090 | 11.1% | 90.7% |
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 West Springfield High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #76 of 311 | #9 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #25 of 316 ▼ 5 | #6 of 24 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #27 of 316 ▼ 2 | #7 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,799 | #9 of 325 | #5 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #145 of 309 | #15 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #33 of 309 | #9 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.3% | #296 of 319 | #19 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.1% | #9 of 131 | #1 of 12 |
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
2,799
+291 (+12%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 2,247
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 2,799 | 204.5 | 13.7:1 | 16% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 2,748 | 196.5 | 14.0:1 | 17% (468) |
| 2022-23 | 2,663 | 151.8 | 17.6:1 | 17% (453) |
| 2020-21 | 2,508 | 150 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,219 | 130.6 | 17.0:1 | 13% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 2,235 | 133 | 16.8:1 | 10% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 2,295 | 113 | 20.3:1 | 12% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 2,227 | 154 | 14.5:1 | 6% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 2,247 | 141 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Springfield High.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (2,219 to 2,799); teachers up 57% (130.6 to 204.5).
About West Springfield High
West Springfield High is a large high school in Springfield, Virginia, one of the schools in Fairfax County Public Schools. The latest federal count shows 2,799 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Virginia is about 1,213 students, so this school is 131% above average.
District-wide, Fairfax County Public Schools has 199 schools and 179,323 students.
White students are the largest group at West Springfield High, with 47% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 12% Black, and 9% multiracial. That is close to the 49% White share among all Fairfax County residents. By the diversity index, West Springfield High comes in at 71%.
West Springfield High employs 204.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.7:1. High schools in Virginia have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1. West Springfield High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 16%. That is 21 points below the 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 83.7%. West Springfield High scores 81.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Fairfax County show that median household income is about $153,637, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 222 public schools operate in Fairfax County, serving about 174,475 students.
The shortest distance from West Springfield High to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Cardinal Forest Elementary. The five-mile area around West Springfield High holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 81.0% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, West Springfield High went from 2,508 students to 2,799. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.7:1 to 13.7:1 over the same years.
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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
- Westfield HighHigh · 2,737 students
- West Potomac HighHigh · 2,710 students
Other schools in Springfield
- Lewis HighHigh · 1,658 students
- Irving MiddleMiddle · 1,204 students
- Sangster ElementaryElementary · 928 students
- Orange Hunt ElementaryElementary · 874 students
- Keene Mill ElementaryElementary · 813 students
- Hunt Valley ElementaryElementary · 735 students
Other West Springfield High schools
One other US public school is named West Springfield High. West Springfield High is the largest of the 2.
- West Springfield HighWest Springfield, MA · 1,231 students
Nearby schools
- Cardinal Forest Elementary0.4 mi · 680
- Irving Middle0.9 mi · 1,204
- Keene Mill Elementary1.1 mi · 813
- Kings Glen Elementary1.3 mi · 476
- Rolling Valley Elementary1.3 mi · 521
- Kings Park Elementary1.3 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About West Springfield HighHow large is West Springfield High?
West Springfield High enrolls approximately 2,799 students in grades 09-12.
Is West Springfield High an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Springfield High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does West Springfield High have?
West Springfield High employs 204 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at West Springfield High?
Student demographics at West Springfield High are roughly 47% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% Black, 14% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is West Springfield High in?
West Springfield High is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
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