Falls Church City Public Schools

Falls Church City Public Schools (FCCPS) is a public school district that serves the City of Falls Church, Virginia. It is a K-12 IB World School division, meaning all schools in the district are IB-certified.[1]

Falls Church City Public Schools
Address
150 S. Washington St., Ste 400

Falls Church
,
Virginia
22046
Information
School typePublic, school division
School boardShannon Litton, Chair
Laura Downs, Vice-Chair
Greg Anderson
Susan Dimock
Phil Reitinger
Shawna Russell
1 Vacancy
SuperintendentDr. Peter J. Noonan
Staff646 (as of 2017)
GradesPre-K–12
Enrollment2,510 (October 6, 2020)
AreaFalls Church, Virginia
Websitehttps://www.fccps.org

The school division's five schools served 2,628 students in the 2019-20 school year.[2] The on-time graduation rate is 99.5 percent.[2] The 2019 SAT score average was 1261.[2]

In 2020, 24WallSt.com listed Falls Church City Public Schools as the Best School District in Virginia in its special report: The School District Where Students Are Most Likely to Succeed in Every State.

In 2020, US News & World Report ranked FCCPS' George Mason High School #16 in Virginia in its 2019 Best High Schools in America Ranking

In 2019, US News & World Report ranked Falls Church, VA the 3rd Healthiest Community in America and received the only perfect 100 score in the Education subcategory of the 500 communities included.

History

FCCPS officially became an independent school system on June 27, 1949, when the Virginia Board of Education authorized its separation from the Fairfax County school system. Falls Church had obtained the enabling legislation to form an independent city in the year before, in 1948.

Schools
  • Jessie Thackrey Preschool (pre-K)[3]
  • Mount Daniel School (K-2)[4]
  • Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (Grades 3-5)[5]
  • Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School (Grades 6-8)[6]
  • George Mason High School (Grades 9-12)[7]

See also

References
  1. Lynn, Kellye (21 March 2017). "Falls Church City Public Schools earns IB Certification for all grades". WJLA. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. "About FCCPS". FCCPS.org.
  3. "Website: Jessie Thackrey Preschool".
  4. "Website: Mount Daniel School".
  5. "Website: Thomas Jefferson Elementary".
  6. "Website: Mary Ellen Henderson Middle".
  7. "Website: George Mason High School".
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