school profile

Meridian High

Located in Falls Church, VA. Serving grades 09 through 12.

NCES ID
510129000283
District
Falls Church City Public Schools
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Enrollment
887
Grades
09 through 12
Year
2012-13
Measures
3
Suppressed
0
This school enrolls 887 students. The top reported proficiency rate is 90% in English language arts. The lowest is 75% in Math.

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics1 grade reported
Grade 8
75%
English Language Arts1 grade reported
Grade 8
90%
Science1 grade reported
Grade 8
90%

Community Context

School

Enrollment887
Grades served09–12

District

Falls Church City Public Schools
Per-pupil expenditure$24,047
Federal revenue share2.9%
State revenue share15.8%
Local revenue share81.3%
Chronic absenteeism rate11.3%
Graduation rate (ACGR)97.0%

County

Median household income$154,734
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher79.7%
Median home value$1,005,400
Unemployment rate2.4%
County figures reflect the surrounding county; district figures reflect the parent school district; school figures reflect this school. All values are officially reported public data.

School Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment
887
Grades
09–12
Student body
Hispanic 16%Black 3%White 61%Asian 7%Two+ 12%

Detailed Reported Data

All reported measures, by topic.

Academic opportunity & advanced coursework
Advanced Mathematics
Advanced mathematics classes offered17
Advanced mathematics enrollment272
Hispanic 20 · Asian 25 · Black 6 · White 200 · Two+ 21 | Male 146 · Female 126 | English learners 6 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 10
Advanced Placement (AP)
AP computer science enrollment66
Hispanic 5 · Asian 9 · Black 3 · White 43 · Two+ 6 | Male 50 · Female 16 | English learners 1 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 5
AP computer science enrollment, offeredYes
AP courses offered4
AP enrollment207
Hispanic 18 · Asian 15 · Black 8 · White 142 · Two+ 24 | Male 110 · Female 97 | English learners 2 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 10 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 16
AP enrollment, offeredYes
AP mathematics enrollment47
Hispanic 5 · Asian 3 · Black 1 · White 32 · Two+ 6 | Male 26 · Female 21 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1
AP mathematics enrollment, offeredYes
AP other-subject enrollment134
Male 68 · Female 66
AP science enrollment46
Hispanic 4 · Asian 4 · Black 3 · White 32 · Two+ 3 | Male 31 · Female 15 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 3
AP science enrollment, offeredYes
AP self-selection (no exam taken)Yes
Algebra I
Algebra I classes offered2
Algebra I enrollment, grades 11-122
Hispanic 1 · White 1 | Male 1 · Female 1 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1
Algebra I enrollment, grades 9-1028
Hispanic 6 · Asian 2 · Black 1 · White 14 · Two+ 5 | Male 14 · Female 14 | English learners 2 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1
Students who passed Algebra I, grades 11-122
Hispanic 1 · White 1 | Male 1 · Female 1 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1
Students who passed Algebra I, grades 9-1023
Hispanic 4 · Asian 2 · Black 1 · White 12 · Two+ 4 | Male 11 · Female 12 | English learners 2
Algebra II
Algebra II classes offered6
Algebra II enrollment156
Hispanic 22 · Asian 11 · Black 6 · White 105 · Two+ 12 | Male 77 · Female 79 | English learners 1 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 21
Geometry
Geometry classes offered8
Geometry enrollment126
Hispanic 15 · Asian 5 · Black 5 · White 85 · Two+ 16 | Male 54 · Female 72 | English learners 1 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 9
Calculus
Calculus classes offered2
Calculus enrollment46
Hispanic 3 · Asian 6 · Black 2 · White 32 · Two+ 3 | Male 31 · Female 15
Biology
Biology classes offered16
Biology enrollment283
Hispanic 37 · Asian 20 · Black 8 · White 183 · Two+ 35 | Male 126 · Female 157 | English learners 4 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 11
Chemistry
Chemistry classes offered14
Chemistry enrollment243
Hispanic 27 · Asian 20 · Black 8 · White 158 · Two+ 30 | Male 115 · Female 128 | English learners 1 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 23
Physics
Physics classes offered3
Physics enrollment58
Hispanic 5 · Asian 5 · Black 1 · White 42 · Two+ 5 | Male 41 · Female 17 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 3
Computer Science
Computer Science classes offered5
Computer Science enrollment38
Hispanic 2 · Asian 8 · Black 4 · White 20 · Two+ 4 | Male 30 · Female 8 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 3
Data Science
Data Science enrollment0
Dual Enrollment
Dual enrollment22
Hispanic 5 · Asian 2 · Black 1 · White 11 · Two+ 3 | Male 13 · Female 9 | English learners 2 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 7
International Baccalaureate (IB)
IB enrollment397
Hispanic 51 · Asian 33 · Black 12 · White 264 · Two+ 37 | Male 203 · Female 194 | English learners 13 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 53 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 38
IB enrollment, offeredYes
Gifted and Talented Programs
Gifted and talented program, offeredYes
Gifted/talented enrollment463
Hispanic 43 · Asian 34 · Black 8 · White 314 · Two+ 64 | Male 258 · Female 205 | English learners 9 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 25
SAT and ACT Participation
Students participating in SAT or ACT186
Hispanic 20 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Asian 17 · Black 11 · White 122 · Two+ 15 | Male 93 · Female 93 | English learners 8 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 38
Students & school setting
Enrollment
English learner enrollment
Male 13 · Female 12
English learner program enrollment
Male 11 · Female 5
Enrollment
Male 431 · Female 416
Students with disabilities (IDEA) enrollment
Male 71 · Female 29
Students with disabilities (Section 504) enrollment
Male 51 · Female 44
Grade Retention
Students retained, grade 101
Hispanic 1 | Female 1 | English learners 1
Students retained, grade 10, offeredYes
Students retained, grade 111
Hispanic 1 | Male 1 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1
Students retained, grade 11, offeredYes
Students retained, grade 127
Black 1 · White 5 · Two+ 1 | Male 5 · Female 2 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 7
Students retained, grade 12, offeredYes
Students retained, grade 91
White 1 | Male 1
Students retained, grade 9, offeredYes
Single-Sex Classes
Single-sex classes, offeredNo
Interscholastic Athletics
Athletic participants262
Male 140 · Female 122
Interscholastic athletics, offeredYes
Sports24
Male 11 · Female 13
Teams24
Male 11 · Female 13
Internet Access and Devices
Internet access, Wi-Fi hotspots providedYes
Internet access, Wi-Fi-enabled devices provided847
Internet access, devices provided to studentsNo
Internet access, school-issued devicesYes
School Support and Staffing
School counselors (FTE)6
Security staff (FTE), security guards3
Security staff (FTE), sworn law enforcement officers1
Support services staff (FTE), nurses0.5
Support services staff (FTE), psychologists0.5
Support services staff (FTE), social workers0.5
Teachers (FTE), certified teachers75
Teachers (FTE), teachers not certified26
Teachers (FTE), total101
Teachers, current-year56
Male 23 · Female 33
School Characteristics
Grade offered, grade 10Yes
Grade offered, grade 11Yes
Grade offered, grade 12Yes
Grade offered, grade 9Yes
School climate & discipline
Suspensions
Days missed due to out-of-school suspension12
Hispanic 5 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 2 · White 3 · Two+ 2 | Male 8 · Female 4 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 4 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
In-school suspensions (students with disabilities (IDEA))1
Hispanic 1 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 1 · Female 0
In-school suspensions (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
In-school suspensions (students without disabilities)4
Hispanic 4 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 2 · Female 2 | English learners 0
Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
Out-of-school suspension instances
Sch Oosinstances Wodis 12 · Sch Oosinstances Idea 4 · Sch Oosinstances 504 0
Single out-of-school suspension (students with disabilities (IDEA))4
Hispanic 2 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 1 · Two+ 1 | Male 3 · Female 1
Single out-of-school suspension (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Single out-of-school suspension (students without disabilities)9
Hispanic 4 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 2 · White 2 · Two+ 1 | Male 4 · Female 5 | English learners 0
Expulsions
Expulsions under zero-tolerance policies (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
Expulsions under zero-tolerance policies (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Expulsions under zero-tolerance policies (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
Expulsions with educational services (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
Expulsions with educational services (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Expulsions with educational services (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
Expulsions without educational services (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
Expulsions without educational services (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Expulsions without educational services (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
Restraint and Seclusion
Instances of restraint or seclusion, mechanical restraint
Sch Rsinstances Mech Wodis 0 · Sch Rsinstances Mech Idea 0 · Sch Rsinstances Mech 504 0
Instances of restraint or seclusion, physical restraint
Sch Rsinstances Phys Wodis 0 · Sch Rsinstances Phys Idea 0 · Sch Rsinstances Phys 504 0
Instances of restraint or seclusion, seclusion
Sch Rsinstances Secl Wodis 0 · Sch Rsinstances Secl Idea 0 · Sch Rsinstances Secl 504 0
Referrals to Law Enforcement and School-Related Arrests
Referrals to law enforcement (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
Referrals to law enforcement (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Referrals to law enforcement (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
School-related arrests (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
School-related arrests (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
School-related arrests (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
Allegations of Harassment or Bullying
Allegations of harassment or bullying, on the basis of religion
Sch Hballegations Rel Atag 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Budd 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Cath 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel East 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Hind 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Islm 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Jwit 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Jwsh 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Morm 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Multi 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Othchrn 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Othrel 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Prot 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Sikh 0
Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of disability0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of race, color, or national origin0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of sex0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of disability0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of race, color, or national origin0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of sex0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Offenses
Allegations, physical attack or battery, duty to report — not resolved0
Allegations, physical attack or battery, pending resolution0
Allegations, physical attack or battery, referred but not resulting in disciplinary action0
Allegations, physical attack or battery, reported to a duty to report0
Allegations, physical attack or battery, resulting in disciplinary action0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, duty to report — not resolved0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, pending resolution0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, referred but not resulting in disciplinary action0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, reported to a duty to report0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, resulting in disciplinary action0
Firearm use incidents, reportedNo
Homicides, reportedNo
Incidents, physical attack or battery0
Incidents, physical attack with a weapon0
Incidents, physical attack without a weapon0
Incidents, possession of a firearm or explosive device0
Incidents, rape or attempted rape0
Incidents, robbery with a weapon0
Incidents, robbery without a weapon0
Incidents, threats with a weapon0
Incidents, threats without a weapon0
Transfers to Alternative Schools
Transfers to alternative schools (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
Transfers to alternative schools (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Transfers to alternative schools (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
This profile is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information available. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on the school’s website, which may include more recent figures, additional programs, or updated enrollment data.