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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 1,757 high school students from grades 9-12
- Ranks 162nd out of 313 high schools in VA.
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 3401 Panther Pride Drive, Dumfries, VA 22026
School Operational Details
- Magnet School
School District Details
- Prince William County Public Schools District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $10,372
- Graduation Rate: 78.8%
- Dropout Rate: 2.1%
- Students Per Teacher: 19.3
- Enrolled Students: 76,861
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 1,757
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 85.3
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 20.6
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 842 (47.9%)
- Females: 826 (47.0%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 178 (10.1%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 470 (26.8%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 648 (36.9%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 5 | 0.3% |
| Black | 841 | 47.9% |
| Asian | 147 | 8.4% |
| Hispanic | 316 | 18.0% |
| White | 359 | 20.4% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 490 | 27.9% |
| 10th Grade | 443 | 25.2% |
| 11th Grade | 411 | 23.4% |
| 12th Grade | 413 | 23.5% |
Source: VA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Potomac High School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on SOL state exams in the following subjects:
- Algebra I
- Algebra II
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth Science
- Geography
- Geometry
- History
- Mathematics
- Reading
- Science
- VA & US History
- World History II
- Writing
SOL - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
End-of-Course - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 94.0% | 95.0% | 94.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | 92.0% | 93.0% |
| Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 90.0% | 92.0% | 91.0% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | 91.0% | 91.0% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | 91.0% | 90.0% |
| Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 87.0% | 88.0% | 89.0% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | 86.0% | 88.0% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | 87.0% | 88.0% |
| Chemistry Test | |||
| 2010 | 99.0% | 93.0% | 93.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | 92.0% | 93.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | 91.0% | 92.0% |
| Earth Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 93.0% | 89.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | 86.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | 84.0% | 86.0% |
| Geography Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.0% | 93.0% | 86.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | 93.0% | 86.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | 94.0% | 84.0% |
| Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 90.0% | 86.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | 85.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | 86.0% | 87.0% |
| History Test | |||
| 2010 | 100.0% | 97.0% | 91.0% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | 82.0% | 90.0% |
| Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 80.0% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | 86.0% | 81.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 96.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | 96.0% | 95.0% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 79.0% | 93.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | 82.0% | 88.0% |
| VA & US History Test | |||
| 2010 | 94.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | 95.0% | 94.0% |
| World History II Test | |||
| 2010 | 89.0% | 88.0% | 92.0% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | 89.0% | 93.0% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | 88.0% | 92.0% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 92.0% | 91.0% | 92.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | 94.0% | 92.0% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | 94.0% | 92.0% |
Source: VA Department of Education 2009-2010
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