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Washington Lee High School

1300 N Quincy St, Arlington, VA, 22201-4941 -

tel: (703)228-6200
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Definition of Terms

Washington Lee High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Arlington County, VA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1756 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

114 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 426 students

Grade 10 - 469 students

Grade 11 - 461 students

Grade 12 - 400 students

This School

(VA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(VA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	12%	5%
% Hispanic	33%	8%
% Black	13%	26%
% White	42%	56%

Additional Student Information

This School

(VA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

26%

28%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(VA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Arlington County Public s School District

This School's Agency

(VA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	32	4
Number of Students Managed	18,877 students	3,743 students
District Total Revenue	$345,739,000	$33,339,000
District Expenditure	$361,859,000	$35,891,000
District Revenue / Student	$18,315	$11,213
District Expenditure / Student	$19,169	$16,234
District Graduation Rates	85%	84%

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Washington-Lee High School (or simply W-L) is one of three traditional public high schools in Arlington County, Virginia. As of 2006-2007 the school covers grades 9-12. Washington-Lee calls all its sports teams the Generals. The school is a part of the Arlington Public Schools district.
History: The school is named after Virginians George Washington and Robert E. Lee.
Construction on Washington-Lee began in 1924 with the school opening its doors in 1925 and graduating its first class in 1927. It has undergone several renovations in its long history.
W-L will be undergoing construction over the next few years to build a new school building where the faculty and senior parking lots currently are. The current plan involves the removal of the current building in distinct phases so as to limit disruption. The first part of the building to be torn down will be the theater and nearby classrooms. Once the removal of this section of the current building has been removed, the main part of the new building will be constructed on the cleared land. The process will likely result in one of the costliest high schools ever built in Virginia.
Academics: W-L offers courses required as part of a standard high school curriculum (Math, Social Science, English, Science, and Physical Education). Beyond these courses, the school offers elective classes in Computer Science, Business, Art, Music, Foreign Languages, Drama, Psychology, and Tech Education. The school also runs a HILT (high-intensity language training) program for students who are not well-versed in English.
Washington-Lee is the only school in Arlington that offers both the Advanced Placement Program as well as the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. 450 of its students take advantage of these advanced courses or diploma programs.
Test scores: Washington-Lee High School is a fully accredited high school base on its performance on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia. W-L's average SAT score in 2005 was a 1,085 (540 in Verbal; 545 in Math).
Athletics: Historically, Washington-Lee's athletics are most well known for the performance of the crew team. Since the inception of the men's team in 1949 and the women's team in 1975, Washington-Lee Crew has won 31 S.R.A. National Championships. The crew team has also produced four national team members, and three Olympians. The crew team rows from the Potomac Boat Club boathouse in Georgetown along the Potomac River.
By and large, all other athletic teams (as well as many scholastic competitions) compete through the Virginia High School League.
Notable alumni: Forrest Tucker (actor), 1938.
Gena Rowlands, 1947.
Shirley MacLaine, 1952.
Warren Beatty, 1955.
Marc Griffin, Now known as Marc Anthony, National Radio Personality, 1983.
Carl Tanner, (World-class opera tenor), 1980.
Sandra Bullock (actress), 1982.
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About This Zip Code (22201)

School Zip (22201)

(VA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

25,338 people

6,688,554 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

76%

26%

Population Average Age

32 years old

35 years old

Average Household size

1.8 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$65,810

$50,018

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

3.6 rooms

5.9 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

43 years old

34 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

34% / 66%

66% / 34%

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