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3.50 (2 reviews)

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Dumfries, VA 22026
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Potomac High School serves 1,784 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the VA average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 86% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 49%.
Potomac High School operates within the Prince William County School District.
Prince William County School District's 84% graduation rate is higher than the VA state average of 79%.

School Overview

The student population of 1784 students has grown by 9% over five years.
The teacher population of 99 teachers has grown by 11% over five years.

School Type	Magnet School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	1,784 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	99 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.67 is more than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(VA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	16:1

Asian	7%	6%

Hispanic	23%	14%

Black	51%	23%

White	14%	51%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	5%	5%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.67	0.42

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	35%	34%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	9%	6%

District Comparison

Prince William County School District's student population of 86,010 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 84% has decreased from 98% over five years.
The revenue/student of $12,189 is higher than the state average of $11,380. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $12,144 is higher than the state average of $11,077. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Prince William County School District
Number of Schools Managed	89	4
Number of Students Managed	86,010	3,627

Graduation Rate	84%	79%

District Total Revenue	$1,042 MM	$41 MM

District Spending	$1,038 MM	$40 MM

District Revenue / Student	$12,189	$11,380

District Spending / Student	$12,144	$11,077

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, VA Dept. of Education

School Reviews

3.50 out of 5 (2 reviews)

10/26/2016

I was a student at Potomac for my Freshman year and I will start of with how much I hated it there. The teachers and the staff were amazing, however the students were as sharp as school provided safety scissors (Which I'm not sure is allowed in Potomac, or compasses with medal points or any other points, so you could only use paper compasses). They were very disrespectful towards teachers, towards students, and immature. They behaved like Middle School kids who never grew up. I would not recommend the school, despite how amazing the teacher were. The normal classes were very slow, and their advanced classes was an average class in Torrance USD schools. They had a great variety of courses. ROTC was a huge hit since the school is near the Quantico Base.

- Posted by Student/Alumni - fadil

5/24/2014

i am a currentlu a freshmen at Potomac. all of the teachers strive for excellence in all students. we have several extracurricular activities including key club, future business leaders of America, and robotics. We are also home of the varsity boys basketball state champion.

- Posted by Student/Alumni - scien

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