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West Potomac High

(703) 718-2500

Physical Address:
6500 Quander RD
Alexandria, VA  22307
Mailing Address:
6500 Quander RD
Alexandria, VA  22307

School Information

District:
Fairfax Co Pblc Schs
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Fairfax County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
2178

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in West Potomac High

This School County Average State Average
White 40.50% 44.15% 57.87%
Black 23.92% 10.39% 26.38%
Hispanic 22.96% 20.34% 9.04%
Asian/Pacific 7.81% 18.29% 5.34%
Others 4.32% 0% 0%
American Indian 0.51% 0.32% 0.50%

Genders in West Potomac High

This School County Average State Average
Female 53.49% 52.02% 50.57%
Male 46.51% 47.98% 49.43%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for West Potomac High

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 887 904 882
Black 530 515 521
Hispanic 409 451 500
Asian/Pacific 159 172 170
Others 82 96 94
American Indian 7 9 11
Total 2074 2147 2178

Enrollment by Gender for West Potomac High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 1067 1142 1165
Male 1007 1005 1013
Total 2074 2147 2178

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for West Potomac High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2074 2147 2178
# Eligible for free lunch 451 (22%) 494 (23%) 595 (27%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 128 (6%) 169 (8%) 156 (7%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 579 (28%) 663 (31%) 751 (34%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for West Potomac High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2074 2147 2178
Fulltime teachers 101.4 103.1 92.9
Student/Teacher Ratio 20.50 20.80 23.46
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.58 18.32 19.54