Quantico Middle/High School
Quantico Middle High School is a public secondary school on Marine Corps Base Quantico, and in unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia. It is a part of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA).
History[]
It originated from the Quantico Post School, an elementary through high school on the base.[1] A dedicated secondary school building opened in 1962.[2] The sixth grade was moved to Quantico High in 1988. Quantico Middle School was administratively separated in 1989 with a new separate entrance, but the middle and high schools combined into Quantico Middle High School in 1997.[1]
By 2011 the DOD considered the Quantico Middle High building to be in a "failing" condition. Plans were there for a new building to open in 2015, with a price tag of $44.8 million.[2] However, this building has been delayed and has still not opened as of 2021.
Student body[]
As the student body is 300 as of 2015, Emily Richmond of The Hechinger Report noted that the school had lower than usual class sizes.[3]
In 2020 it had about 350 students.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Quantico M/HS: About Our School". Quantico Middle High School. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ a b Hester, Wesley P. (2011-10-02). "Military schools 'make do'". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ Richmond, Emily (2015-06-21). "Schools on U.S. military installations raising standards, tracking students beyond high school". The Hechinger Report. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "School on Quantico military base closes for deep cleaning after COVID-19 case". 26 August 2020.
Further reading[]
External links[]
- Quantico Middle High School
- Quantico Middle + High School - (architectural firm page about the construction)
Coordinates: 38°32′14″N 77°19′58″W / 38.5373°N 77.3328°W
- Department of Defense Education Activity
- Public middle schools in Virginia
- Public high schools in Virginia
- Schools in Prince William County, Virginia
- Virginia school stubs