Alexandria City High School, 3330 King St.: grades 9-12 on two main campuses, 4,455 students in fall 2025, fully accredited. Office: 703-824-6800.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: Alexandria City High School, Alexandria City Public Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile, the federal NCES school directory and the VHSL alignment.

Alexandria City High School (ACHS) is the city’s only public high school. Every Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) student goes there after middle school. Ninth graders attend the Minnie Howard campus and grades 10 to 12 the King Street campus, according to the ACPS schools list. The school was T.C. Williams High School until July 2021, when it was renamed, according to the division’s history page. Its teams are the Titans.

Who to call

  • King Street campus: 703-824-6800
  • Minnie Howard campus (grade 9): 703-824-6750
  • Registrars: King Street, Chanel Yancey (703-824-6830) and Suzy Salgado Mendez (703-824-6828); Minnie Howard, Jeincy Paniagua-McCullough (703-824-6735), per the registrars list
  • ACPS central office: 703-619-8000, 1340 Braddock Place; questions to ask@acps.k12.va.us
  • Buses: ACPS Office of Pupil Transportation, 703-461-4169
King Street campus 3330 King St., Alexandria, VA 22302 (grades 10-12)
Minnie Howard campus 3775 W. Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA 22302 (grade 9)
Satellite campus 1340 Braddock Place, second floor, 703-619-8400
Grades 9 to 12
School day 8:35 a.m. to 3:25 p.m.
Website achs.acps.k12.va.us
Division Alexandria City Public Schools

Principal

Principal Michael Burch, according to the school’s website, which says he took the job July 1, 2026. He joined ACPS in 2010 and was previously the school’s lead administrator of school improvement and operations. In a March 16, 2026, message, ACPS said each campus is led by a campus principal: Ashley Carter Sinclair at King Street and Fredericka Smith at the Satellite and Chance for Change campuses.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 4,455 students in fall 2025, down from 4,672 in 2024 and 4,563 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile. Fall 2025 broke down as 1,281 ninth graders, 1,098 in 10th grade, 1,003 in 11th and 1,073 in 12th.
  • Federal count: 4,551 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 311 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 15 students per teacher.

State report card

Virginia rates each school two ways on its School Quality Profile. Accreditation shows whether the school has submitted, and the state has approved, the evidence the Standards of Accreditation require. The School Performance and Support Framework gives each school a score and one of four performance levels: Distinguished, Meets Expectations, Approaching Expectations or Needs Intensive Support.

  • Accreditation, 2025-26: Fully Accredited
  • Framework score: 81.16, rated Approaching Expectations, in the division summary
  • On-time graduation: 84%. Of 1,169 students in the 2025-26 cohort, 978 graduated on time: 412 with an advanced studies diploma, 552 with a standard diploma and 14 with other diplomas. The completion rate was 85%, and 128 students (11%) dropped out.

Standards of Learning pass rates (share of tested students who passed):

Subject 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
English reading 73% 76% 75%
Math 54% 51% 62%
Science 53% 50% 52%

The full profile also reports attendance, college and career data, spending and teacher data.

Attendance zone

The whole city is one high school zone. Use the ACPS Attendance Zone Locator to see an address’s elementary and middle school and whether it qualifies for a bus. High school students who live within 1.5 miles of their campus are expected to walk, under the division’s walk zone rules; see the walk zone maps for King Street and Minnie Howard.

The new elementary and middle school boundaries the School Board approved June 12, 2025, took effect this school year. They change which middle school some students attend, but not the high school. Our Alexandria schools guide covers the change.

Calendar and bell times

From the ACPS 2026-27 traditional calendar:

  • Friday, Oct. 30: end of first quarter
  • Monday, Nov. 2, and Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school (teacher work day, then Election Day)
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break
  • Thursday, June 17, 2027: last day of school

The daily bell schedule runs 8:35 a.m. to 3:25 p.m., according to the school’s bell schedule page, which also posts the early release and two-hour delay schedules.

Sports and activities

ACHS plays in Class 6, Region C, Patriot District, according to the VHSL alignment. The district’s other schools are C.G. Woodson, Fairfax, James W. Robinson, Lake Braddock, South County, West Potomac and West Springfield.

The school’s athletics page lists baseball, basketball, competitive and sideline cheerleading, crew, cross country, debate, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, swim and dive, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling. James Parker is executive director of athletics and student activities. Football is played at Parker-Gray Stadium, named for the city’s former Black high school, according to the division’s history page.

Programs the school names include the Academies at Alexandria City (Business and Government; Education, Liberal Arts and Human Services; Science, Technology, Engineering and Math; and Visual, Performing and Applied Arts), the Governor’s Health Sciences Academy, the International Academy, Advanced Placement, dual enrollment, career and technical education and AVID.

Follow the Titans on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Alexandria City High School serve?

Grades 9 through 12. Ninth graders attend the Minnie Howard campus at 3775 W. Braddock Road, and grades 10 to 12 attend the King Street campus at 3330 King St.

How is Alexandria City High School rated by the state?

It is fully accredited for 2025-26. In Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 81.16 and is rated Approaching Expectations.

What is Alexandria City High School’s graduation rate?

84%. Of 1,169 students in the 2025-26 cohort, 978 graduated on time, according to the state’s School Quality Profile.

What time does Alexandria City High School start?

The daily bell schedule runs from 8:35 a.m. to 3:25 p.m., according to the school’s bell schedule page.

Who is the principal of Alexandria City High School?

Michael Burch, who became principal on July 1, 2026, according to the school’s website.