South Lakes High School - Reston, Virginia/VA

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South Lakes High School

11400 S Lakes Dr, Reston, VA, 20191-4199 -

tel: (703)715-4500
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Definition of Terms

South Lakes High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Fairfax County, VA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1546 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

133 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 404 students

Grade 10 - 387 students

Grade 11 - 386 students

Grade 12 - 369 students

This School

(VA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:12

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(VA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	11%	5%
% Hispanic	16%	8%
% Black	21%	26%
% White	46%	56%
% Unknown	6 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(VA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

17%

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

Fairfax County Public s School District

This School's Agency

(VA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	207	4
Number of Students Managed	164,021 students	3,743 students
District Total Revenue	$2,054,496,000	$33,339,000
District Expenditure	$2,038,156,000	$35,891,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,526	$11,213
District Expenditure / Student	$12,426	$16,234
District Graduation Rates	89%	84%

South Lakes High School is the primary high school for the community of Reston in Fairfax County, Virginia. The school was opened in 1979.
The school's curriculum offers special education courses, remedial coursework, standard courses, and college-level advanced courses. Advanced coursework is offered in the form of the International Baccalaureate program. The Advanced Placement program was phased out at the end of the 2002-2003 school year, with the cancellation of AP American Government. South Lakes also has an Army JROTC program.
Its feeder middle school is Langston Hughes Middle School, which is located next door.
The school's mascot is the Seahawk. The colors are royal blue, kelly green, and white. South Lakes' cross-town rival is Herndon High School. The school newspaper is named the Sentinel.
South Lakes is currently in the process of a $48.2 million renovation plan, which is estimated to take three to five years to complete.
School Design: Reflecting an educational philosophy popular in the 1970s when it was built, South Lakes High School has an "open classroom" design, laid out in a quadrant (one quadrant area for each grade level) with an upper level and a lower level. Each quadrant is referred to as a "sub-school", labeled by colors: green for freshman, blue for sophomores, yellow for juniors, and orange for seniors. Within the open area of each quadrant, classrooms are created via temporary dividers. The original design was meant for each "sub-school" to be a classroom by itself; when it was found that it was difficult for people to learn in such a way, the dividers were put up.
Another unique characteristic of the school is that over 90 percent of the classrooms have no exterior windows. Although the school was designed by a builder who had previously designed a prison, the school was never meant to be anything but a school. Once renovation is completed, the temporary dividers will no longer be present.
Athletics: The mascot is a seahawk and the sports teams play in the AAA Liberty District and Northern Region of the Virginia High School League. South Lakes is best known for their boys basketball team which has been consistently one of the stongest teams in the Washington area. Julian Vaughn played most of his high school games at SLHS before transfering to Oak Hill. Vaughn is considered one of the best high school players in the country and will be attending Florida State University.
Band: South Lakes' band is led by Grayson Fore. The Marching Seahawks won First Place, Group IIA, at the USSBA, Northern Virginia Regional on Saturday, September 30, 2006. They also earned the distinction of Best Percussion and Best Music in their group. In addition to being ranked first in Virginia, they are 20th ranked in the nation.
Notable alumni: Grant Hill, NBA basketball player - Duke University.
Alan Webb, Olympian and high school mile record holder (3:53).
Christy Winters-Scott, University of Maryland women's basketball star (and former assistant coach) and a former local broadcaster for WNBA Washington Mystics home games (led 1982 South Lakes women's varsity basketball team to Virginia state title). She is now the head girls basketball coach at South Lakes.
Chris Royal, football player - Marshall University.
Marvin Wooten Jr., Howard University Football player, 2007 NFL prospect.
Michael Hersch, composer.
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About This Zip Code (20191)

School Zip (20191)

(VA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

28,881 people

6,688,554 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

64%

26%

Population Average Age

37 years old

35 years old

Average Household size

2.5 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$79,058

$50,018

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

6.7 rooms

5.9 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

31 years old

34 years old

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Zipcode (20191)

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% Owning / % Renting

72% / 28%

66% / 34%

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