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Wakefield High
B

Wakefield High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1325 S. Dinwiddie Street, Arlington, VA 22206 · (703) 228-6700 · Part of Arlington County Public Schools

Arlington’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Virginia school districts

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Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,646
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Wakefield High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Wakefield HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency66%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts65%
State average 69.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1325 S. Dinwiddie Street, Arlington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9578
Grade 10674
Grade 11665
Grade 12729
Enrollment over time
2,561’20
2,763’21
2,766’22
2,716’23
2,646’24

Up 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 46%White 25%Black 17%Asian 6%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wakefield High from Arlington families.

Other schools in Arlington County Public Schools

The district →
Abingdon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arlington
C−
768 students13:1
Cardinal Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arlington
A
682 students15:1
Oakridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arlington
B
636 students15:1
Arlington Science Focus School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arlington
632 students15:1
Alice West Fleet Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arlington
B+
629 students14:1
Arlington Traditional
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arlington
A+
624 students14:1

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; Arlington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.