Centreville High School (Fairfax County, Virginia)
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Centreville High School
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6001 Union Mill Road Clifton, Virginia 20124  United States
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Motto | Strive for Perfection, Settle for Excellence |
| Founded | 1988 |
| School district | Fairfax County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Karen Garza |
| Principal | David Jagels |
| Staff | 247 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,460 (2014-15) |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Columbia blue, black, and silver |
| Athletics conference |
Concorde District Northern Region |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Rival |
Chantilly High School Westfield High School |
| Feeder schools |
Liberty Middle School Rocky Run Middle School |
| Website | http://www.fcps.edu/CentrevilleHS |
Centreville High School (CVHS) is a public high school located in unincorporated southwestern Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, north of the town of Clifton and east of the Centreville CDP. Having opened in 1988 to serve the rapidly growing population of the Clifton/Centreville region, CVHS is the top of the Centreville High School Pyramid in Region 4 of the Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) system. In 2010 the school was ranked as the 4th best high school in Fairfax County, and the 18th best high school out of 172 schools rated in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. On a national level, in 2010 CVHS was ranked as the 130th best of all high schools in the United States.
Centreville High School currently enrolls 2350 students in grades 9-12. The school's students work with 150 faculty and staff members, with the population divided between four sub-schools. The school colors are Columbia blue, black, and silver. The school is within the Clifton, Virginia zip code jurisdiction, but its physical location is closer to the unincorporated community of Centreville. Residents of the town of Clifton attend a high school east of Centreville.
In the early 1980s construction of an intermediate school serving grades 7 and 8 was proposed for Braddock Park to deal with the westward population shift in the county. Funds for the construction of the proposed Braddock Park Intermediate School were included as part of the $57.2 million school bond issue approved by a voter referendum on November 3, 1981, with the intent of the school opening in 1984.
However, fluctuating enrollment figures led the Fairfax County School Board to consider delaying construction of Braddock Park Intermediate school for a 1988 opening before finally voting on January 13, 1983 on a compromise that would see the school open in 1986.
By April 1984, Superintendent William J. Burkholder was recommending that a high school should be constructed instead of an intermediate school. Burkholder's plan was that the school would open as an intermediate school in 1988, and gradually transition to becoming a high school. This change required the addition of 10 acres to the 25-acre school site to comply with state high school property requirements.
$43.2 million of the $74.87 million school bond issue approved by a voter referendum on November 6, 1984 was earmarked for construction of what was then called Braddock Park High School, as well as several elementary schools.
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