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Enrollment
2,436
High
DISTRICT 2,257 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000600
Woodson High
9525 Main St, Fairfax, VA 22031 · (703) 503-4600 · Fairfax County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,436 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Virginia public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
194 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
346 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 | 590 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 604 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 646 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 596 | 24% |
Student demographics
69%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
95.0%
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 95 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% | 95.0% |
| 2023-24 | 95.0% | 94.0% |
| 2022-23 | 96.0% | 93.0% |
% 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
88.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% 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 Woodson High
Woodson High's state test result (88.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodson High this school | 2,436 | 14.2% | 88.0% |
| McLean High McLean | 2,428 | 13.0% | 91.7% |
| Riverside High Leesburg | 1,710 | 18.4% | 77.4% |
| Stone Bridge High Ashburn | 1,629 | 20.1% | 85.0% |
| Oakton High Vienna | 2,621 | 15.3% | 91.8% |
| Marshall High Falls Church | 2,200 | 24.6% | 80.9% |
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 Woodson High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #21 of 311 | #6 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #13 of 316 ▲ 8 | #5 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #28 of 316 ▼ 10 | #8 of 24 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,436 | #20 of 325 | #9 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #85 of 309 | #6 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #51 of 309 | #13 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.2% | #303 of 319 | #22 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #165 of 178 | #12 of 15 |
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
2,436
-80 (-3%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 1,701
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 2,436 | 193.6 | 12.6:1 | 14% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 2,473 | 198.9 | 12.4:1 | 14% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 2,478 | 162.5 | 15.3:1 | 13% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 2,516 | 161 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,477 | 167.7 | 14.8:1 | 12% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 2,465 | 164 | 15.0:1 | 10% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 2,140 | 105 | 20.4:1 | 11% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 1,742 | 122 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,701 | 109 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodson High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (2,477 to 2,436); teachers up 15% (167.7 to 193.6).
About Woodson High
Federal records list Woodson High as a high school in Fairfax, Virginia. The school counts 2,436 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Virginia is about 1,213 students.
Fairfax County Public Schools, which runs Woodson High, has 199 schools and 179,323 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Woodson High. The largest is White students, at 47%. Smaller groups are 25% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. For comparison, Fairfax County is about 49% White. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 193.6 full-time equivalents, or about 12.6 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 14%. It compares with 37% for public schools in Fairfax County.
Woodson High is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of Virginia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Woodson High's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (88.0%) and its predicted rate (84.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Fairfax County, the median household income is $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fairfax County is home to 222 public schools and about 174,475 public school students.
The nearest public school is Frost Middle, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Woodson High comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 2,436 students in 2024-25, 80 fewer than the 2,516 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.6:1 in 2020-21 to 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- West Springfield HighHigh · 2,799 students
- Westfield HighHigh · 2,737 students
Other schools in Fairfax
- Robinson SecondaryHigh · 3,710 students
- Fairfax HighHigh · 2,404 students
- Frost MiddleMiddle · 1,272 students
- Johnson MiddleMiddle · 1,165 students
- Providence ElementaryElementary · 954 students
- Mosaic ElementaryElementary · 927 students
Nearby schools
- Frost Middle0.3 mi · 1,272
- Olde Creek Elementary0.6 mi · 359
- Mantua Elementary1.0 mi · 909
- Little Run Elementary1.1 mi · 264
- Daniels Run Elementary1.4 mi · 811
- Fairfax High1.5 mi · 2,404
Frequently asked questions
About Woodson HighHow many students attend Woodson High?
Woodson High enrolls approximately 2,436 students in grades 09-12.
Is Woodson High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodson High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Woodson High have?
Woodson High employs 194 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodson High?
At Woodson High, the student body is approximately 47% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 25% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Woodson High in?
Woodson High is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.