- Prince William County Public Schools
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Coordinates: 38°37′59.09″N 77°26′12.99″W / 38.6330806°N 77.4369417°W
Prince William County Public Schools 
Providing A World-Class EducationAddress 14800 Joplin Road
Manassas, Virginia 20112Information School type Public, school division School board Milton C. Johns, Chairman At-Large
Gilbert A. Trenum Jr. (Brentsville)
Michael I. Otaigbe Ph.D. (Coles)
Donald P. Richardson, Vice Chairman (Gainesville)
Lisa E. Bell (Neabsco)
Grant Lattin (Occoquan)
Betty D. Covington (Potomac)
Denita S. Ramirez (Woodbridge)Superintendent Steven L. Walts, Ed.D. Staff 9,656 [1] Grades Pre-K–12 Enrollment 79,115 (2010) Campus Suburban Area Prince William County, Virginia Website http://www.pwcs.edu/ Prince William County Public Schools is a Virginia school division with its headquarters in the Kelly Leadership Center in unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States.[2][3] As of the 2010 census, the population of the county was 402,002.
Prince William County Public Schools is the second largest school division in Virginia enrolling approximately 79,115 students in the 2010-2011 school year. Prince William County Public Schools is the fourth largest school system in the Washington Metropolitan Area after the Fairfax County, Virginia; Montgomery County, Maryland; and Prince George's County, Maryland school systems.
Prince William County's illegal immigration crackdown, according to the Prince William County School System, has led to the enrollment in the English as a Foreign or Second Language class to drop by 759 students from September 2007 to March 2008. Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart said the county expected to save $6 million in education costs because of the transfers.[4] In addition to the PWCPS budgetary savings the county has also seen a dramatic reduction in crime.[5]
Funding for fiscal year 2010 was $785 million.[6]
Contents
Schools
PWCS High Schools on Newsweek's
America's Top Public High Schools.[7]School Name 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Battlefield N/A >1019 >1215 1051 >1398 655 716 Brentsville >787 583 902 698 688 543 575 Forest Park 660 1001 1126 1004 1049 1232 985 Freedom N/A >1019 >1215 1213 >1398 1507 1454 Gar-Field 337 576 964 585 785 618 594 Hylton 698 >1019 696 311 289 379 332 Osbourn Park 491 524 708 568 617 416 379 Potomac >787 666 893 846 565 265 311 Stonewall Jackson 87 344 563 549 745 983 880 Woodbridge 669 828 739 910 839 923 783 High schools
- Battlefield High School
- Brentsville District High School
- Forest Park High School
- Freedom High School
- Gar-Field Senior High School
- The Governor's School @ Innovation Park
- C. D. Hylton High School
- Osbourn Park High School
- Patriot High School
- Potomac Senior High School
- Stonewall Jackson High School
- Woodbridge High School
Specialty programs
The Biotechnology Center is located at Osbourn Park High School.
The Cambridge Programme offers a curriculum and examination system with external assessments by the University of Cambridge International Examinations. Juniors and seniors taking advanced-level courses can qualify for an Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) diploma. Available at Potomac High School and Brentsville District High School.
The Center for Environmental and Natural Sciences (CENS) is located at Freedom High School.
The Center for the Fine and Performing Arts is located at Woodbridge High School.
The Center for Information Technology is located at Battlefield High School and Forest Park High School.
The Center for International Studies and Languages is located at C. D. Hylton High School.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, a rigorous four-year academic program authorized by the International Baccalaureate (IB) of Geneva, Switzerland. Available at Stonewall Jackson High School and Gar-Field Senior High School.
Middle schools
- Benton Middle School
- Beville Middle School
- Bull Run Middle School
- Fred M. Lynn Middle School
- Gainesville Middle School
- Godwin Middle School
- Graham Park Middle School
- Lake Ridge Middle School
- Marsteller Middle School
- Parkside Middle School
- Potomac Middle School
- Rippon Middle School
- Saunders Middle School
- Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle School (opening September 2012)
- Stonewall Middle School
- Woodbridge Middle School
Specialty programs
Graham Park, Marsteller, and Rippon Middle Schools currently offer Middle School Mathematics and Science Program, an intensive program in mathematics and science.
Beville, Godwin, and Stonewall Middle Schools offer the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP).
Lynn, Lake Ridge, and Parkside Middle Schools offer the Middle School World Languages Program in French and Spanish.
Elementary Schools
- Alvey Elementary School
- Antietam Elementary School
- Ashland Elementary School
- Bel Air Elementary School
- Belmont Elementary School
- Bennett Elementary School
- Bristow Run Elementary School
- Buckland Mills Elementary School
- Cedar Point Elementary School
- Coles Elementary School
- Dale City Elementary School
- Dumfries Elementary School
- Ellis Elementary School
- Enterprise Elementary School
- Featherstone Elementary School
- Fitzgerald Elementary School
- Glenkirk Elementary School
- Gravely Elementary School
- Henderson Elementary School
- Kerrydale Elementary School
- Kilby Elementary School
- King Elementary School
- Lake Ridge Elementary School
- Leesylvania Elementary School
- Loch Lomond Elementary School
- Marshall Elementary School
- Marumsco Hills Elementary School
- Mary Williams Elementary School
- McAuliffe Elementary School
- Minnieville Elementary School
- Montclair Elementary School
- Mountain View Elementary School
- Mullen Elementary School
- Neabsco Elementary School
- Nokesville Elementary School
- Occoquan Elementary School
- Old Bridge Elementary School
- Pattie Elementary School
- Penn Elementary School
- Piney Branch Elementary School
- Potomac View Elementary School
- River Oaks Elementary School
- Rockledge Elementary School
- Rosa Parks Elementary School
- Signal Hill Elementary School
- Sinclair Elementary School
- Springwoods Elementary School
- Sudley Elementary School
- Swans Creek
- T. Clay Wood Elementary School
- Triangle Elementary School
- Tyler Elementary School
- Vaughan Elementary School
- Victory Elementary School
- West Gate Elementary School
- Westridge Elementary School
- Yorkshire Elementary School
Specialty programs
Elementary Foreign/World Languages Programs are available at Enterprise, Mullen, River Oaks, Tyler, Lake Ridge and Signal Hill schools.
Elementary Mathematics and Science Program are available at Belmont and Sudley elementary Schools.
International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) are in the consideration phase at Antietam, Buckland Mills, Dumfries, Ellis, Featherstone, Parks, Victory, and Williams elementary schools.
Pennington School and Porter School, both schools of choice and serving students in grades 1 through 8, provide Traditional Schools Serving Students at the Elementary and Middle School Levels.
Other
Prince William County provides an "alternative" school service for what they deem as "troubled teens". Students who become pregnant, sell or use drugs, write graffiti, have general behavioral issues or are prone to violence are usually sent to learn together in the same facility, regardless of their base school. The PACE program targets students with more extreme cases of psychological issues.
- Independent Hill School/PACE East, special education school for middle & high school students
- New Directions Alternative School, special school for students who are not successful in their base school
- New Dominion Alternative School, special school for middle school students
- PACE West, a special education school providing services to students with serious emotional and behavior problems
- Pennington School, rigorous school for first through eighth graders [Formally a high school, grades 9-12]
- Porter Traditional School, specialty school for first through eighth graders
- Woodbine Preschool Center, a center for preschool-aged children with developmental disabilities
- East End Alternative, now defunct. Previously located at a Woodbridge Boys and Girls Club. Student body was migrated to Pennington Alternative School in the mid-90's.
Schools of Excellence
Prince William County Public Schools honors schools as Schools of Excellence based on a variety of criteria, including: performance targets; Adequate Yearly Progress under the No Child Left Behind Act; Virginia Wellness Tests; school attendance rates; and parent, student, and teacher satisfaction. The Virginia state Standards of Learning (SOL) tests for both students on grade level and students below grade level are also considered.[8] In 2006, the criteria was adjusted to reflect the continuous improvement of the system's schools.[9]
School administration and staff are presented with a commemorative flag, a plaque, and a check to be used at the school's discretion. Schools receive $1,000 for each year the School of Excellence designation is obtained.[10]
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Elementary 13 10 28 40 32 23 22 27 35 Middle 0 2 7 12 9 0 0 0 2 High 2 2 7 5 4 4 1 1 2 Other 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 Total 15 15 42 58 46 28 25 29 41 See also
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References
- ^ County of Prince William, Virginia CAFR
- ^ "Contact Us." Prince William County Public Schools. Retrieved on June 26, 2010.
- ^ "Directions to Prince William County Public Schools." Prince William County Public Schools. Retrieved on June 26, 2010.
- ^ Illegal Immigration Crackdown Sends Some Pr. William Students Elsewhere
- ^ http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=73392&catid=188
- ^ [1] retrieved 10 May 2009
- ^ Newsweek's America's Top Public High Schools for 2009
- ^ http://www.pwcs.edu/admin/recognition/
- ^ http://www.pwcs.edu/admin/recognition/Excellence05/Excellence.html
- ^ http://www.pwcs.edu/admin/recognition/Excellence06/Excellence.html
External links
- Prince William County Public Schools
- School Directory
- Official Website of Prince William County Government
Prince William County Public Schools Elementary schools Alvey · Antietam · Ashland · Bel Air · Belmont · Bennett · Brightwood · Bristow Run · Buckland Mills · Cedar Point · Coles · Dale City · Dumfries · Ellis · Enterprise · Featherstone · Glenkirk · Gravely · Henderson · Kerrydale · Kilby · King · Lake Ridge · Leesylvania · Loch Lomond · Marshall · Marumsco Hills · Mary Williams · McAuliffe · Minnieville · Montclair · Mountain View · Mullen · Neabsco · Nokesville · Occoquan · Old Bridge · Pattie · Penn · Piney Branch · Potomac View · River Oaks · Rockledge · Rosa Parks · Signal Hill · Sinclair · Springwoods · Sudley · Swans Creek · T. Clay Wood · Triangle · Tyler · Vaughan · Victory · West Gate · Westridge · YorkshireMiddle schools Benton · Beville · Bull Run · Fred M. Lynn · Gainesville · Godwin · Graham Park · Lake Ridge · Marsteller · Parkside · Potomac · Rippon · Saunders · Stonewall · WoodbridgeHigh schools Battlefield · Brentsville District · Forest Park · Freedom · Gar-Field · C. D. Hylton · Osbourn Park · Patriot · Potomac · Stonewall Jackson · WoodbridgeAlternative/Magnet schools Independent Hill School/PACE East · New Dominion Alternative School · New Directions Alternative School · PACE West · Pennington School · Porter Traditional School · Woodbine Preschool CenterProposed schools Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle School (opening September 2012)Administration Prince William Board of County Supervisors · Prince William County Public Schools · Prince William County Park Authority · Prince William County Service Authority · Prince William County Public Library · Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue · Prince William County Police Department · Prince William County Sheriff's OfficeOrganizations Prince William Chamber of Commerce · Prince William Symphony OrchestraLandmarks National Museum of the Marine Corps · Marine Corps Base Quantico · Hylton Performing Arts Center · Manassas National Battlefield Park · Jiffy Lube Live · Old Dominion Speedway · Prince William Forest Park · Leesylvania State Park · Potomac MillsTransportation Culture BattlesEventsDale City 4th of July ParadeEducation Categories:- School divisions in Virginia
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