Prince William County Public Schools


Prince William County Public Schools is a Virginian school division with its headquarters in the Kelly Leadership Center in unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia. 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 81,635 students in the 2011-2012 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.

Schools

High schools

Brentsville District High School
Charles J. Colgan, Sr. High School
Forest Park High School
Freedom High School
Gar-Field High School
C. D. Hylton High School
Osbourn Park High School
Patriot High School
Potomac High School
Unity Reed High School
Woodbridge High School
Gainesville High School
The Biotechnology Center is located at Osbourn Park High School. Osbourn Park also offers specialty programs through their automotive program, firefighting program, Navy JROTC, practical nursing program, project lead-the-way, and the pre-governors school program.
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 diploma. Available at Potomac High School and Brentsville District High School.
The Center for Environmental and Natural Sciences is located at Freedom High School.
The Center for the Fine and Performing Arts is located at Charles J. Colgan, Sr. High School since the school's opening; Woodbridge High School hosted it up to 2016.
The Center for Information Technology is located at Battlefield High School and Forest Park High School.
The Center for International Studies and Languages and the "Center for Television Production" is located at C. D. Hylton High School.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, a rigorous four-year academic program authorized by the International Baccalaureate of Geneva, Switzerland. Available at Unity Reed High School and Gar-Field Senior High School.

Middle schools














Unity Braxton Middle School

"Potomac Shores" Middle School
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 Unity Braxton Middle Schools offer the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme.
Lynn, Lake Ridge, and Parkside Middle Schools offer the Middle School World Languages Program in French and Spanish.

Traditional Schools (K-8)









Elementary Foreign/World Languages Programs are available at Enterprise, Mullen, River Oaks, Tyler, Lake Ridge and Signal Hill elementary schools.
Elementary Mathematics and Science Program are available at Belmont and Sudley elementary Schools.
International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme 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.
Prince William County Schools is governed by elected members to the school board. One member from each of the 7 Magisterial districts in Prince William County and a Chairmen At-Large are elected to serve on the board. The Vice is elected by the board. Two non voting Student Representative are selected each school year to serve and provide input from a students perspective on decisions made by the School Board. A Student Senate is made up of one student from each High School who applied for the student representative position. They work together with the student representatives to advise the school board.
Babur B. Lateef, M.D.Chairman At-Large
Loree Y. WilliamsVice Chairwomen
Diane L. RaulstonNeabsco District
Justin David WilkPotomac District
Adele E. JacksonBrentsville District
Jennifer T. WallGainesville District
Lillie G. JessieOccoquan District
Benjamin KimStudent Representative
Caroline SilveraStudent Representative

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 tests for both students on grade level and students below grade level are also considered. In 2006, the criteria was adjusted to reflect the continuous improvement of the system's schools.
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.
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Elementary131028403223222735361632373830
Middle0271290002306550
High227544112100012
Other010111212222222
Total151542584628252941421840444634