Potomac Senior High School (Virginia)

38°35′43.35″N 77°18′28.11″W / 38.5953750°N 77.3078083°W / 38.5953750; -77.3078083

Potomac Senior High School
Address
Map
3401 Panther Pride Drive

Dumfries
,
Virginia
22026
Information
School typePublic, high school
MottoSchool of Excellence
Founded1981
School districtPrince William County Public Schools
School number(703) 441-4200
PrincipalBrandon Boles
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,961 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.52[2]
Color(s)Navy blue, Columbia blue, and White      
MascotPanther
ClassificationAAA
RegionNorthwest
DistrictCardinal
Website[1]

Potomac Senior High School is a public secondary school in unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States; just outside Dumfries.

Potomac Senior High School, which serves the nearby incorporated town of Dumfries was established in 1981. When the school first opened there were only freshmen and the students went to school. Originally the campus was located at 15941 Cardinal Drive (Woodbridge address), what is now the Dr. A. J. Ferlazzo Building. A year and a half later the current school was opened up and the freshmen and sophomores moved there during the Christmas break. The current school is at 3401 Panther Pride Drive (Dumfries, Virginia address). Panther Pride Drive was originally named "Four Year Trail." The name was changed by official decree of the school board on April 25, 2007.

In 1983 Potomac had its first graduating class of approximately 400 students. Students from both Graham Park Middle School, Rippon Middle School, and the new Potomac Middle School continue their education at Potomac High School.

In May 2007, Newsweek ranked Potomac 804th on its annual list of "Best High Schools in America." In 2008 and 2009, Newsweek ranked Potomac 265 out of 1,500 best public schools in America.

  1. ^ "Student Demographics: 2017-18 School Year" (PDF). Prince William County Public Schools. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "POTOMAC HIGH". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved June 19, 2024.