Falls Church City Public Schools

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

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

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]

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 2021, Niche.com listed Falls Church City Public Schools as the Best School District in the Washington, D.C. area as well as the Best School District in Viginia

In 2021, Newsweek listed Falls Church City Public Schools as the Best School District in Virginia for the second year in a row.

In 2020 and 2021, 24WallSt.com listed Falls Church City Public Schools as the Best School District in Virginia in its special report: The Best School District in Every State.

In 2020, US News & World Report ranked FCCPS' Meridian High School (Virginia) #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 scores 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.

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References[]

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

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