📍 7521 Jaguar Trail, Falls Church, Fairfax County, 22042
Falls Church High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Falls Church, Fairfax County. The school has 2,118 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 129 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 76%. The school offers 19 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Falls Church High enrolls 2,118 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 129 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and 14% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,300 | 61% |
| White | 319 | 15% |
| Asian | 307 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 119 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,300 of the school's 2,118 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,118 qualify for free lunch and 182 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Falls Church High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-80, state senate district 35, state house district 53.
Falls Church High is one of 223 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools, based in Falls Church, Virginia. The district serves 179,323 students district-wide and employs 12,675 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,118 students, Falls Church High is larger than the district average of about 804 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large