Yorktown High

5200 Yorktown Blvd, Arlington VA, 22207 | Arlington County Public Schools | 703-228-5400
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2190
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 94% 18% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 54 in Arlington
  • Ranked #0 of 2805 in Virginia
Proficiency Averages
83%Arlington
79%Virginia

Yorktown High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Arlington County Public Schools" in Arlington, VA. There are a total of 2,190 students and 131 teachers at Yorktown High, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Yorktown High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 93.5%, which is 18% higher than the Virginia average.

Yorktown High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2190
Teachers131
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment951
Taking some courses900
Taking some courses (not tests)14
Passing some courses670
Passing no courses235

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Yorktown High, there are a total of 951 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 900 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All93%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School93%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All94%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School94%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Yorktown High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictVirginiaNational
White 63.4% 44.0% 52.2% 51.1%
Black 5.3% 10.9% 23.2% 15.9%
Asian 8.1% 9.4% 6.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 18.0% 30.2% 13.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.7% 4.9% 4.5% 3.1%

Arlington demographics profile

StatisticArlingtonVirginiaNational
Population236,4348,535,519328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)9,09521891
Median age34.837.837.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)47%57%55%
Speak English71%84%79%
Speak Spanish13%7%13%

Education level achieved in Arlington

IndexArlingtonVirginiaNational
Completed 8th grade93.4%85.9%84.3%
Completed high school92.9%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college85.6%64.1%59.4%
Completed associate degree77.0%44.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors73.7%36.9%30.3%
Completed masters39.1%15.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree13.0%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate4.3%1.7%1.3%
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Source: The Yorktown High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.