Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School
High school in Fairfax, Virginia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School, commonly known as W.T. Woodson High School or simply Woodson, (in the process of renaming to Carter G. Woodson High School[3]) is a high school located in Fairfax County, Virginia, just outside the east end of the city of Fairfax limits, opposite the shopping center on Main Street.
W.T. Woodson High School | |
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Address | |
9525 Main Street , 22031 | |
Coordinates | 38°50′25″N 77°16′31″W |
Information | |
School type | Public, high school |
Founded | August 4, 1962; 61 years ago (1962-08-04) |
School district | FCPS |
Principal | Kevin Greata |
Teaching staff | 167.75 (FTE) (2021–22)[1] |
Grades | 9–12[1] |
Enrollment | 2,452 (2021–22)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.79 (2021–22)[1] |
Campus | Suburban[1] |
Color(s) | Navy blue Red White |
Athletics conference | Patriot District Northern Region |
Nickname | Cavaliers |
USNWR ranking | #337 (2022)[2] |
Newspaper | The Cavalcade |
Yearbook | The Cavalier |
Feeder schools | Frost Middle School |
Website | woodsonhs |
Last updated: March 28, 2023; 13 months ago (2023-03-28) |
It is consistently ranked in the top 10 schools in Virginia by U.S. News and World Report and is one of the top schools in the United States.[4]
The school opened in 1962 and was once the largest school in the state. It is named for W. T. Woodson, who served as Fairfax County School Superintendent from 1929 to 1961.[5] As of 2022-2023, the student population was 2,220.[6] Woodson has the largest campus in Fairfax County in size of area, and also houses Woodson Adult High School, a separate education facility run by FCPS that allows adults to earn their GEDs and HS diplomas. Woodson has appeared multiple times on Newsweek magazine's lists of top or best high schools, including #23 (2003),[7] #34 (2005),[8][9] #90 (2006),[10] and #74 (2008).[11] Woodson has also appeared on the top high schools lists from U.S. News & World Report: #90 (2008),[12] #116 (2013),[13] #200 (2016),[14] #365 (2019),[15] and #280 (2020) [2]