Potomac High School

As a previous student of this school, I loved my time there. My guidance councelor was great and attentive, the school nurse knew me and understood what to do when I was sent there (I have asthma) and my teachers were overall excellent. The music department teachers were all incredible, caring but no-nonsense, so choir was like an actual class, not an 'easy A' as it was in other schools I've attended.
--Submitted by a student

I have two children that graduated from Potomac High. I never had any problems and neither did my kids
--Submitted by a parent

Potomac High School has made such great strides over the past 10 years that it is unfair to compare it to its past. SOL scores are in the upper 80's to low 90's, the athletic coaches are among the best in Prince William County, teachers are among the most caring I have ever encountered, athletic teams are competitive or dominating in spite of the fact that the school is Division 5 competing with Division 6 schools, and the new administration (principal) has been embraced by the students and faculty. The only thing lacking (as always) is community and parental support. As someone else said, 'This is the best kept secret in Prince William County'. As a former high school administrator and college professor with 37 years of experience in education, I fully endorse Potomac High School in Dumfries, Virginia.

My son and daughter attend the school and i am pleased with it, it all depends on the student and the parents working with the teachers. My son he is a junior, and my daughter is freshman, they have cambridge program which i tried to let my son particpate, it requires commitment from the student. Overall i say it is a good school
--Submitted by a parent

I am a current sophmore at potomac and have been attending for 2yrs. Potomac is an okay school, nothing special, and thats the thing...we have a nationally known name for our school [Potomac River etc.] and represent VA as well as the other county schools yet we arent as budgeted as well as the other schools [to me, ie. Freedom or Hylton]. Just the renovation etcetera but I could say that it's improving. Thanks to Mr.Womack and the more 'popular' input to the school spirit. But anyways, our school should be able to budget agendas and such.
--Submitted by a student

Test scores and 'star' ratings on websites do not give a real feel for a school. Potomac is a fine school. The front office, teachers, etc... have all been wonderful. Of course, some teachers are better than others but it's like that in every school, every state. We are a 'government' family who moves often and we've been pleased.
--Submitted by a parent

Apparently Potomac High School has gone through many changes over the years, but I can say that it is not riddled with as many problems as in the past. The staff is very caring. My daughter has had some emotional issues and her guidance counselor, social worker and some of her teachers have done an excellent job of accomodating all of her problems. The teachers ranged from very good to uncaring. The worst that I have seen is teachers who just do not put forth any extra effort when asked to. The worst thing that my daughter has reported to me is that it suffers from a lack of accomodations that has resulted in some of the class rooms beeing divided in half by fake walls that allow them to hear the other class. There is adequate security. There is new principal this year, so I am unsure of any changes.
--Submitted by Serena, a parent

The teachers at Potomac do all in their power to aid any and all students in the classroom. Like any school, there are students unwilling to learn, but most teenagers are unwilling to bathe most days! I have never seen such devoted and dedicated educators at any other school. Potomac leads the pack!
--Submitted by a parent

As a former student of this school I would have to say that I totally disagree with the above comment. The teachers at this school are very caring and willing to go the extra mile for students who care about thier education. This goes for the administration as well. Throughout high school I attended vocational programs at other schools within the county and could not find caring teachers such as the ones at Potomac.
--Submitted by a former student

I think this school has many problems. The bathrooms are unsanitary and the locker system isn't appropiate for the schools size. The school is so gloomy and needs to be renavated. The students here don't care about education and want to play around all the time. Teacher struggle to teach kids things because of the behavior.
--Submitted by a student