Woodson High

As an expansive high school in Fairfax, Virginia, Woodson High works with 2,436 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Fairfax County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 101% above the state mean of about 1,213.

Fairfax County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 179,323 students; Woodson High is among them.

On demographics, Woodson High lists that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 25% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 194 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Woodson High tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 14% of students at Woodson High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fairfax County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Woodson High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 84.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 88.0%.

In the broader community, Fairfax County reports that the typical household earns roughly $153,637 per year, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Fairfax County's 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), Woodson High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Frost Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Woodson High. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Woodson High ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 81.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Woodson High's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 2,477 (now 2,436). The White share of enrollment fell from 53% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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