W.T. Sampson High School
| W. T. Sampson High School | |
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| Location | |
| Cuba | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1931 |
| School district | DODEA |
| Principal | Mr. Garza |
| Grades | 6 - 12 |
| Number of students | 167 |
| Color(s) |
Green and Gold |
| Team name | Pirates |
| Feeder schools | W.T. Sampson Elementary School |
| Website | http://www.cuba.am.dodea.edu/ |
Coordinates: 19°55′8″N 75°7′48″W / 19.91889°N 75.13000°W
W. T. Sampson High School (W.T.S.) is the only American high school that is in a communist country. W.T.S is a unit school, which means one or more schools that act as one entity. The high school is at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. It is operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity of the United States Department of Defense. W.T.S. is the oldest DoDDS school.
Currently enrolled in W.T. Sampson High School are 167 students. Students are the children of military and civilian families stationed at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The school is accredited by the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges (NCA) and has held accreditation since 1931.
W. T. Sampson School was officially dedicated on October 25, 1956. Named after Admiral W. T. Sampson, USN, a Spanish–American War naval hero who headed the U.S. Fleet that operated in the water surrounding Cuba.
Students of the DODEA school system are subject to two assessment standards to measure academic performance.
There is the TerraNova that is taken in Grades 3-11. "DoDEA students scored substantially higher than the national average (50th percentile) in all subject areas."
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