Washington-Liberty High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Arlington, Virginia
Washington-Liberty High in Arlington, Virginia enrolled 3,044 students in 2024-25 with 167.0 full-time teachers, 18.2 students per teacher against the Virginia high-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% 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 89% (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 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
2,715 students in 2022-23, 2,900 students in 2023-24, 3,044 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 171.0 to 167.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,715 | 171.0 | 15.9 |
| 2023-24 | 2,900 | 167.2 | 17.3 |
| 2024-25 | 3,044 | 167.0 | 18.2 |
18.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 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).
24 AP courses and one counselor per 158 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Washington-Liberty High enrolled 2,170 students and had 13.7 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 63 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses24
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)13.7, one per 158 of the 2,170 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions63
- Chronically absent18.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
39.5% of students were White, 33.4% Hispanic, 9.5% Black in 2024-25.
- White39.5%
- Hispanic33.4%
- Black9.5%
- Asian8.9%
- Two or more races8.4%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Washington-Liberty High scored proficient or above: 50-54% 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 | 50‑54% | 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
89% of the 680 students in Washington-Liberty High'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 | 89% | 89% | 88.8% |
| Students in the class | 680 | 2,026 | 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 Arlington
4 public high schools in Arlington report 2024-25 enrollment; Washington-Liberty High is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Liberty High | 3,044 | 18.2 | 21.6% |
| Wakefield High | 2,646 | 18.7 | 48.0% |
| Yorktown High | 2,593 | 18.6 | 11.8% |
| Arlington Community High | 156 | 17.5 | 87.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Washington-Liberty High
- Yorktown HighThe nearest public high school, 1.9 miles away: 2,593 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Arlington Community HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 156 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Washington-Liberty High with Yorktown HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Arlington County Public Schools spends per student$23,424 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,424
- The largest public schools in VirginiaWashington-Liberty High is the number 5 by size of 324 Virginia high schools open in 2024-25.#5 of 324
- Virginia schools by students per teacher18.2 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for high schools.18.2:1
- 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 Washington-Liberty High
How many students attend Washington-Liberty High?
3,044 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,715 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Arlington, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington-Liberty High?
18.2 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 Washington-Liberty High a Title I school?
Washington-Liberty High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Washington-Liberty High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Washington-Liberty High scored proficient or above: 50-54% 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 Washington-Liberty High?
89% of the 680 students in Washington-Liberty High'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 Washington-Liberty High in?
Arlington County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5100270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510027000112 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.