Falls Church City Public Schools
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Falls Church City Public Schools (FCCPS) is an independent public school division that serves students who live in the Washington, D.C.
suburb of Falls Church, Virginia
as well as tuition students who live outside the city limits. The school division's four schools served 1,991 students in the 2009-10 school year. The on-time graduation rate is 96.6 percent. The 2009 SAT score average was 1712.
Of the four schools in the FCCPS system, only one, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
, is located within the city boundaries; the other three are located in neighboring Fairfax County
.
The 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 obtained the enabling legislation to form an independent city the year before, in 1948.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
suburb of Falls Church, Virginia
Falls Church, Virginia
The City of Falls Church is an independent city in Virginia, United States, in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The city population was 12,332 in 2010, up from 10,377 in 2000. Taking its name from The Falls Church, an 18th-century Anglican parish, Falls Church gained township status within...
as well as tuition students who live outside the city limits. The school division's four schools served 1,991 students in the 2009-10 school year. The on-time graduation rate is 96.6 percent. The 2009 SAT score average was 1712.
Of the four schools in the FCCPS system, only one, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School serves grades 2 through 4 in the Falls Church City Public Schools system. It is the only school physically located within Falls Church City . Other FCCPS schools are in bordering Fairfax County.-External links:**...
, is located within the city boundaries; the other three are located in neighboring Fairfax County
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population...
.
The 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 obtained the enabling legislation to form an independent city the year before, in 1948.
Schools
- Mount Daniel School (Pre-School - 1st Grade)
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolThomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolThomas Jefferson Elementary School serves grades 2 through 4 in the Falls Church City Public Schools system. It is the only school physically located within Falls Church City . Other FCCPS schools are in bordering Fairfax County.-External links:**...
(Grades 2-4) - Mary Ellen Henderson Middle SchoolMary Ellen Henderson Middle SchoolMary Ellen Henderson Middle School serves grades 5-7 in the Falls Church City Public Schools system. MEH is located in Idylwood, unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, near Falls Church....
(Grades 5-7) - George Mason High SchoolGeorge Mason High SchoolGeorge Mason High School is a comprehensive public high school serving the independent City of Falls Church. It is located in the unincorporated area of Idylwood, in Fairfax County, Virginia, adjacent to Falls Church City....
(Grades 8-12)