West Potomac High High School
6500 Quander Rd
Alexandria VA, 22307, Fairfax County
Phone: 703-718-2500
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Fairfax County Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 93 | 103 | 101 | |||
| Total Students: | 2,178 | 2,147 | 2,074 | |||
| Grade 9: | 629 | 28.9% | 622 | 29.0% | 561 | 27.0% |
| Grade 10: | 574 | 26.4% | 541 | 25.2% | 488 | 23.5% |
| Grade 11: | 531 | 24.4% | 491 | 22.9% | 559 | 27.0% |
| Grade 12: | 444 | 20.4% | 493 | 23.0% | 466 | 22.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 1,009 | 46.3% | 1,001 | 46.6% | 1,005 | 48.5% |
| Female: | 1,067 | 49.0% | 1,042 | 48.5% | 983 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.3% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 170 | 7.8% | 172 | 8.0% | 159 | 7.7% |
| Hispanic: | 500 | 23.0% | 451 | 21.0% | 409 | 19.7% |
| Black | 521 | 23.9% | 515 | 24.0% | 530 | 25.6% |
| White: | 882 | 40.5% | 904 | 42.1% | 887 | 42.8% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 595 | 27.3% | 494 | 23.0% | 451 | 21.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 156 | 7.2% | 169 | 7.9% | 128 | 6.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.46 | 20.80 | 20.50 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SOL | ||||||
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 75% | 91% | 87% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77% | 92% | 88% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 85% | 94% | 91% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91% | 95% | 93% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89% | 96% | 93% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93% | 97% | 95% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 85% | 96% | 94% |
| 2005 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 86% | 88% | 88% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 84% | 87% | 84% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 85% | 90% | 88% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 82% | 92% | 91% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 91% | 93% | 91% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 90% | 94% | 91% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 80% | 92% | 90% |
| 2005 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 70% | 83% | 83% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 76% | 84% | 83% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 85% | 89% | 88% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 86% | 90% | 88% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 87% | 90% | 88% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 87% | 93% | 89% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 86% | 93% | 91% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 70% | 83% | 88% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 71% | 82% | 87% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 74% | 87% | 90% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 79% | 89% | 92% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 84% | 90% | 92% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 88% | 91% | 94% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 75% | 91% | 93% |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 81% | 90% | 80% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 75% | 90% | 81% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 79% | 91% | 85% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 90% | 94% | 86% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 89% | 95% | 87% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 96% | 94% | 88% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 88% | 94% | 90% |
| 2005 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 84% | 91% | 88% |
| 2006 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 88% | 93% | 90% |
| 2007 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 94% | 96% | 94% |
| 2008 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 95% | 97% | 94% |
| 2009 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 95% |
| 2010 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 95% | 97% | 94% |
| 2011 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 94% | 97% | 94% |
| 2005 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 75% | 89% | 83% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 79% | 88% | 83% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 72% | 91% | 86% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 79% | 91% | 87% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 89% | 92% | 87% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 90% | 92% | 88% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 84% | 92% | 86% |
| 2005 | History | End of course | % met std | 100% | 94% | 96% |
| 2006 | History | End of course | % met std | 60% | 81% | 76% |
| 2007 | History | End of course | % met std | 91% | 89% | 86% |
| 2010 | History | End of course | % met std | 100% | 94% | 91% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 98% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 80% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 91% | 88% | 88% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 81% |
| 2005 | Science | End of course | % met std | 90% | 92% | 96% |
| 2006 | Science | End of course | % met std | 80% | 81% | 74% |
| 2007 | Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 2005 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 86% | 93% | 89% |
| 2006 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 92% | 95% | 91% |
| 2007 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 91% | 96% | 93% |
| 2008 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 94% |
| 2009 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 95% |
| 2010 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 95% |
| 2011 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 87% | 90% | 83% |
| 2005 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 82% | 89% | 85% |
| 2006 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 82% | 88% | 84% |
| 2007 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 91% | 94% | 89% |
| 2008 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 94% | 95% | 91% |
| 2009 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 93% | 96% | 92% |
| 2010 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 94% | 96% | 93% |
| 2011 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 78% | 88% | 81% |
| 2005 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 80% | 91% | 88% |
| 2006 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 81% | 92% | 89% |
| 2007 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 90% | 95% | 93% |
| 2008 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 90% | 95% | 93% |
| 2009 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 92% | 96% | 94% |
| 2010 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 94% | 95% | 92% |
| 2011 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 79% | 88% | 83% |
| 2005 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 91% | 92% | 88% |
| 2006 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 90% | 92% | 88% |
| 2007 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 94% | 96% | 93% |
| 2008 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 93% | 96% | 92% |
| 2009 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 93% | 96% | 93% |
| 2010 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 94% | 96% | 92% |
| 2011 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 94% | 97% | 93% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.