diff --git a/dashboard/projects/templates/projects/partial_project_list_row.html b/dashboard/projects/templates/projects/partial_project_list_row.html
index d8026d1..ec61264 100644
--- a/dashboard/projects/templates/projects/partial_project_list_row.html
+++ b/dashboard/projects/templates/projects/partial_project_list_row.html
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
     <a href="{% url 'projects:project' project.id %}">{{ project.last_review|default:"" }}</a>
   </td>
 
-  {% for qi in project.quality_history %}<td>{{ qi.value }}</td>{% endfor %}
+  {% for qi in project.quality_history_values %}<td>{{ qi.value }}</td>{% endfor %}
 
-  <td><a href="{% url 'projects:project' project.id %}">{{ project.quality_indicator }}</a></td>
+  <td><a href="{% url 'projects:project' project.id %}">{{ project.quality_indicator_value }}</a></td>
   <td class="{{ project.expectations_review_status|slugify }}"><a href="{% url 'projects:project' project.id %}">{{ project.expectations_review_status|default:"Unreviewed" }}</a></td>
 
   {% for po in project.projectobjectives %}
diff --git a/dashboard/projects/templates/projects/project_list.html b/dashboard/projects/templates/projects/project_list.html
index 310e7d2..af1e45d 100644
--- a/dashboard/projects/templates/projects/project_list.html
+++ b/dashboard/projects/templates/projects/project_list.html
@@ -52,15 +52,7 @@
           <tr class="row-group"><td colspan="{{ column_count }}">{{ group }}</td></tr>
         {% endif %}
         {% for project in projects %}
-
-          <tr
-            hx-get="{% url 'projects:project_row' project.id %}"
-            hx-trigger="intersect"
-            hx-swap="outerHTML"
-            >
-            <td>…</td>
-          </tr>
-
+          {% include "projects/partial_project_list_row.html" %}
         {% endfor %}
       {% endfor %}
     </table>
diff --git a/dashboard/projects/test_views.py b/dashboard/projects/test_views.py
index 371ebd1..c5e030a 100644
--- a/dashboard/projects/test_views.py
+++ b/dashboard/projects/test_views.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     Project,
     ProjectObjective,
     ProjectObjectiveCondition,
+    QI,
 )
 
 
@@ -297,6 +298,39 @@ def test_action_select_reason_allows_authorized_put_and_sets_reason(
     assert project_objective.unstarted_reason_id == reason.id
 
 
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_project_list_renders_qi_history_current_qi_and_levels(
+    client, user_without_permissions, objective, project, project_objective, work_cycle
+):
+    second_work_cycle = WorkCycle.objects.create(
+        name="wc-2", timestamp="2026-02-01", is_current=False
+    )
+    QI.objects.update_or_create(
+        project=project,
+        workcycle=work_cycle,
+        defaults={"value": 3},
+    )
+    QI.objects.update_or_create(
+        project=project,
+        workcycle=second_work_cycle,
+        defaults={"value": 5},
+    )
+
+    level_for_display = Level.objects.create(name="LEVEL-ASSERT-ONLY", value=7)
+    ProjectObjective.objects.filter(id=project_objective.id).update(
+        level_achieved=level_for_display
+    )
+
+    response = client.get(reverse("projects:project_list"))
+    content = response.content.decode()
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert "<td>3</td>" in content
+    assert "<td>5</td>" in content
+    assert ">7</a></td>" in content
+    assert "LEVEL-ASSERT-ONLY" in content
+
+
 # Check that the project list and project detail pages are correctly public/private,
 # depending on whether OIDC is configured.
 
diff --git a/dashboard/projects/urls.py b/dashboard/projects/urls.py
index 2119715..3cf7d56 100644
--- a/dashboard/projects/urls.py
+++ b/dashboard/projects/urls.py
@@ -11,17 +11,11 @@
     status_projectobjective,
     status_dashboardprojectobjective,
     admin_recalculate_all_levels,
-    project_row
 )
 
 app_name = "projects"
 urlpatterns = [
     path("", ProjectListView.as_view(), name="project_list"),
-    path(
-        "status_row/<int:project_id>",
-        project_row,
-        name="project_row",
-        ),
     path("<int:id>/", project, name="project"),
     # forms
     path(
diff --git a/dashboard/projects/views.py b/dashboard/projects/views.py
index 73e7a89..0280102 100644
--- a/dashboard/projects/views.py
+++ b/dashboard/projects/views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import datetime
 import json
+from django.db.models import F, Sum
 from django.shortcuts import render, HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.views.generic import ListView
 from django.views.decorators.http import require_http_methods
@@ -27,18 +27,59 @@
 class ProjectListView(ConditionalLoginRequiredMixin, ListView):
     model = Project
 
+    def get_queryset(self):
+        return super().get_queryset().select_related(
+            "group", "agreement_status", "last_review_status"
+        ).prefetch_related("qi_set")
+
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
 
         context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
 
-        context["workcycle_list"] = WorkCycle.objects.all()
-        context["workcycle_count"] = WorkCycle.objects.count()
-        context["objective_list"] = Objective.objects.all()
-        context["objective_count"] = Objective.objects.count()
-        context["column_count"] = (
-            Objective.objects.count() + WorkCycle.objects.count() + 7
-        )
-        context["quality_cols_count"] = 4 + WorkCycle.objects.count()
+
+        # Build a per-project objective map once to avoid repeated row-level lookups.
+        pos_by_project = {}
+        for po in ProjectObjective.objects.all().values(
+            "project_id",
+            "objective__name",
+            "id",
+            "level_achieved__name",
+            "unstarted_reason__name",
+        ):
+            pos_by_project.setdefault(po["project_id"], []).append(po)
+
+        projects = list(context["object_list"])
+        project_ids = [project.id for project in projects]
+
+        # Collect quality indicator totals in one grouped query.
+        quality_indicator_by_project = {
+            row["project_id"]: row["total"]
+            for row in ProjectObjective.objects.filter(
+                project_id__in=project_ids, level_achieved__isnull=False
+            )
+            .values("project_id")
+            .annotate(total=Sum(F("level_achieved__value") * F("objective__weight")))
+        }
+
+        # Attach prepared values to each project so the template can render without extra ORM work.
+        for project in projects:
+            project.projectobjectives = pos_by_project.get(project.id, [])
+            project.quality_history_values = project.qi_set.all()
+            project.quality_indicator_value = quality_indicator_by_project.get(
+                project.id, 0
+            )
+
+        workcycle_list = list(WorkCycle.objects.all())
+        objective_list = list(Objective.objects.all())
+        workcycle_count = len(workcycle_list)
+        objective_count = len(objective_list)
+
+        context["workcycle_list"] = workcycle_list
+        context["workcycle_count"] = workcycle_count
+        context["objective_list"] = objective_list
+        context["objective_count"] = objective_count
+        context["column_count"] = objective_count + workcycle_count + 7
+        context["quality_cols_count"] = 4 + workcycle_count
 
         return context
 
@@ -137,25 +178,6 @@ def status_dashboardprojectobjective(request, projectobjective_id):
         },
     )
 
-def project_row(request, project_id):
-    project = Project.objects.get(id=project_id)
-
-    project.projectobjectives = project.projectobjective_set.all().values(
-        "objective__name",
-        "id",
-        "level_achieved__name",
-        "unstarted_reason__name"
-    )
-
-    return render(
-        request,
-        "projects/partial_project_list_row.html",
-        {
-            "project": project,
-        }
-    )
-
-
 
 # action methods