Alexandria City High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria City High School in Alexandria, Virginia enrolled 4,655 students in 2024-25 with 305.8 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Virginia high-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% (Virginia: 88.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
4,531 students in 2022-23, 4,551 students in 2023-24, 4,655 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 324.0 to 305.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 4,531 | 324.0 | 14.0 |
| 2023-24 | 4,551 | 311.2 | 14.6 |
| 2024-25 | 4,655 | 305.8 | 15.2 |
15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 of every 100 Virginia high schools
Among the 324 Virginia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
34 AP courses and one counselor per 275 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alexandria City High School enrolled 4,405 students and had 16.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 158 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses34
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)16.0, one per 275 of the 4,405 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions158
- Chronically absent15.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
42.4% of students were Hispanic, 25.1% Black, 24.0% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic42.4%
- Black25.1%
- White24.0%
- Asian5.3%
- Two or more races2.9%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Alexandria City High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 40‑44% | not published | 67.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
80% of the 1,111 students in Alexandria City High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Virginia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 80% | 80% | 88.8% |
| Students in the class | 1,111 | 1,111 | 99,059 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Alexandria
7 public high schools in Alexandria report 2024-25 enrollment; Alexandria City High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria City High School | 4,655 | 15.2 | 67.5% |
| Hayfield Secondary | 3,256 | 16.2 | 26.4% |
| West Potomac High | 2,710 | 12.9 | 42.5% |
| Edison High | 2,294 | 12.5 | 32.6% |
| Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology | 2,108 | 16.8 | 11.6% |
| Mount Vernon High | 1,858 | 10.4 | 47.7% |
| Bryant High | 154 | 6.5 | 68.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Alexandria City High School
- West Potomac HighThe nearest public high school, 3.5 miles away: 2,710 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- Edison HighThe next nearest public high school, 3.9 miles away: 2,294 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
- Compare Alexandria City High School with West Potomac HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Alexandria City Public Schools spends per student$21,716 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,716
- The largest public schools in VirginiaAlexandria City High School is the largest of 324 Virginia high schools open in 2024-25.#1 of 324
- Virginia schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for high schools.15.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Alexandria City High School
How many students attend Alexandria City High School?
4,655 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 4,531 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Alexandria, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Alexandria City High School?
15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for high schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Alexandria City High School a Title I school?
Alexandria City High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Alexandria City High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Alexandria City High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Alexandria City High School?
80% of the 1,111 students in Alexandria City High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Alexandria City High School in?
Alexandria City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5100120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510012000054 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.