The Patriot District is a high school district in the state of Virginia that includes schools from eastern Fairfax County.

District History

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The Patriot District was founded in 1993 as part of an attempted realignment of the Northern Region. The charter members included Annandale, Hayfield, Lake Braddock, Robinson, T.C. Williams and West Springfield.

The Patriot District experienced some changes in 2005 due to realignment and the opening of South County in Lorton. The Patriot District was determined by the Northern Region at least initially to hold only Division 6 schools, and moved Robert E. Lee from the Liberty District to the Patriot. However, Robinson, a perennial Patriot member in the past was moved to the Concorde District, which caused some controversy, as it severed their rivalry with Lake Braddock. In 2009, Hayfield moved to the National District, and was replaced by W.T. Woodson and in 2015 Robert E. Lee left to join the National District. In 2017 as part of a statewide realignment,

Membership History

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Member schools

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School Location 2022-23
9–12 enrollment
Alexandria City High School Alexandria 4,148
Fairfax High School Fairfax 2,371
Lake Braddock Secondary School Burke 4,418
Robinson Secondary School Fairfax 3,918
South County High School Lorton 2,212
West Potomac High School Alexandria 2,648
West Springfield High School Springfield 2,413
W.T. Woodson High School Fairfax 2,452

Former members

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School Location Current District
Annandale High School Annandale National
Hayfield Secondary School Alexandria National
Mount Vernon High School Alexandria National
John R. Lewis High School Springfield National