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Education in Virginia addresses the needs of students from pre-kindergarten through adult education.Virginia's educational system consistently ranks in the top ten states on the U.S. Department of Education's National Assessment of Educational Progress, with Virginia students outperforming the average in almost all subject areas and grade levels tested. [1]
A list of the 500 largest school districts in 2000–2001 from the National Center for Education Statistics (Department of Education) 100 largest school districts, by enrollment size, from the United States Department of Education (2010-11 school year)
The only independent government school district under Virginia law is the Eastern Virginia Medical College. All of the K-12 school districts are classified as dependent public school systems by the U.S. Census Bureau . [ 2 ]
It is a branch of the Fairfax County government, which administers public schools in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. FCPS's headquarters is located near Falls Church. [6] With 188,887 students enrolled as of 2019, FCPS is the largest public school system in Virginia and the 11th-largest school district in the nation.
Arlington Public Schools is a public school division in Arlington County, Virginia. In 2019, student enrollment was 28,020 students, with students coming from more than 146 countries. [ 2 ] In 2015, there were 2,166 teachers. [ 3 ]
Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) is a school division in Virginia with its headquarters in the Kelly Leadership Center located in the unincorporated community of Independent Hill in Prince William County, Virginia. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 486,943. [7]
Mills Godwin and Deep Run high schools won a silver medal ranking by U.S. News & World Report's "Best High Schools in America" for 2009. Byrd Middle School was selected as Virginia Educational Media Association Library of the Year for 2010. Henrico County Public Schools named National School Library Program of the Year for 2011.(AASL) [27]
Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is a branch of the Loudoun County, Virginia, United States government, and administers public schools in the county. LCPS's headquarters is located at 21000 Education Court in Ashburn, an unincorporated section of the county.