Wakefield High

High school·Grades 9-12 Arlington, Virginia·22206
Score
30.5/100
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#216
Among 310 Virginia high schools
#3
In Arlington County Public Schools
#3
In Arlington
Top 70%
In Virginia

Score 30.5/100: better than 30% of Virginia high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

Pass rate on state tests in Virginia, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Virginia schools.

English language arts
81%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 85%, better than 32% of them
1,352 students tested
Math
79%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 80%, better than 38% of them
1,582 students tested
Science
65%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 74%, better than 20% of them
1,572 students tested
All Virginia schools (ELA / math)
74% / 73%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 4 published results by grade and test

As published by Virginia Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesSOL811,352
MathAll gradesSOL791,582
ScienceAll gradesSOL651,572
Social studiesAll gradesSOL40110

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
2,716
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
2,716
Typical high school: 1,189
Free or reduced-price lunch
47%
Typical high school: 69%

District and location

City
Arlington County

Contact

Address
1325 S. Dinwiddie Street
Arlington, VA 22206

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Virginia. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Wakefield High at a glance

Wakefield High is a public high school in Arlington, Virginia, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Arlington County Public Schools. It has about 2,716 students (a typical Virginia high school has 1,189). About 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 69% at a typical Virginia high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 81% in English language arts (similar schools: 85%) and 79% in math (similar schools: 80%) reached the state standard (Pass rate). On our score, which compares it only with other Virginia high schools, it scores 30.5 out of 100: better than 30% of them, ranking #216 of 310. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.