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Alexandria City High
C+

Alexandria City High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3330 King St, Alexandria, VA 22302 · (703) 824-6800 · Part of Alexandria City Public Schools

Alexandria’s School Grade C− better than 20% of Virginia school districts

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Photo: Addisnog · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
4,655
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Alexandria City High

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 11.6% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Alexandria kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Alexandria City HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts75%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3330 King St, Alexandria

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 91,279
Grade 101,238
Grade 111,037
Grade 121,101
Enrollment over time
4,173’20
4,402’21
4,531’22
4,551’23
4,655’24

Up 11.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 42%Black 25%White 24%Asian 5%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alexandria City High from Alexandria families.

Other schools in Alexandria City Public Schools

The district →
Patrick Henry K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Alexandria
C−
1,075 students18:1
Mount Vernon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
D
933 students18:1
James K. Polk Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
D
804 students17:1
John Adams Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
C−
743 students15:1
Samuel W. Tucker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
C−
735 students17:1
William Ramsay Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
D−
689 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Alexandria’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.