W.T. Woodson High School
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9525 Main Street Fairfax, Virginia 22031 United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°50′25″N 77°16′31″W / 38.84028°N 77.27528°WCoordinates: 38°50′25″N 77°16′31″W / 38.84028°N 77.27528°W |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1962 |
| School district | Fairfax County Public Schools |
| Principal | Scott F. Poole |
| Staff | 264 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,425 (2016) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and white |
| Athletics conference |
Patriot District Northern Region |
| Nickname | Cavaliers |
| Feeder schools | Frost Middle School |
| Website | www |
Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School, commonly known as W.T. Woodson High School or simply Woodson, is a high school located in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the east end of the city of Fairfax, opposite the shopping center on Main Street.
The school opened in 1962 and was once the largest school in the state. As of 2016, the student population is roughly 2,400. 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. It was ranked #74 on Newsweek's Top 1000 U.S. High Schools in 2008. The school is named after Wilbert Tucker Woodson, superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools from 1929 to 1961.
Following the retirement of Jeff Yost, Dan Meier, the former principal of Robinson Secondary School, took over as interim principal for most of the 2014–2015 school year. The current principal as of April 10, 2015 is Dr. Scott Poole.
Woodson High School is a fully accredited high school based on Standardized Testing in Virginia. The average SAT score in the 2009–2010 school year for Woodson High School was 1778.
The following table shows the passing rates of all Woodson students in their respective years and academic subjects, as determined by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE).
For the 2015-2016 school year, Woodson High School's student body was 55.63% White non-Hispanic, 22.64% Asian, 11.34% Hispanic, 4.82% Black, and 5.57% "Other."
Woodson began the process of renovating all of its facilities in 2005 and adding several classrooms. The project was paid for in bonds that were established in 2003 by a voter referendum. The issue of whether to renovate had been debated for several years before the plan was approved. Woodson was one of the oldest schools in Fairfax County Public Schools, as the main facilities (plumbing, heating/cooling, floors, electrical) were still fundamentally the same as they were when the structure was built. The renovations nearly doubled the square footage of the school.
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