Wise County Public Schools (Virginia)
Encyclopedia
Wise County Public Schools is a school district
based in Wise, Virginia
in Wise County
. It operates 5 elementary/primary schools
, 1 combined school
, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, an alternative school
and a vocational-technical school
.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
based in Wise, Virginia
Wise, Virginia
Wise is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,286 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wise County. It was originally incorporated as the town of Gladeville in 1874. The town's name was changed to Wise in 1924. Wise is named after Virginia governor Henry A...
in Wise County
Wise County, Virginia
Wise County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. In 1856, the county was formed from land taken from Lee, Scott, and Russell Counties. It was named after Henry A. Wise, who was the Governor of Virginia at the time. As of 2010, the population was 41,452, making it the largest...
. It operates 5 elementary/primary schools
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
, 1 combined school
Elementary Middle School
Elementary Middle schools, K-8 centers, or just simply, schools or EMs, are schools that enroll students from Kindergarten/Pre-K through 8th Grade, therefore combining both the typical Elementary School and Junior High or Middle School...
, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, an alternative school
Alternative school
Alternative school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides part of alternative education. It is an educational establishment with a curriculum and methods that are nontraditional...
and a vocational-technical school
Vocational-technical school
A vocational-technical school, often called a vo-tech school, is a high school in the United States and Canada designed to bring vocational and technical training to its students. Such skills become highly valuable to students entering into a vocational or technical field without first obtaining...
.
Primary schools (PreK-4)
- Coeburn Primary School
- Powell Valley Primary School
- Wise Primary School
Middle schools (5-8)
- Coeburn Middle School
- Powell Valley Middle School
- L. F. Addington Middle School
High schools (9-12)
- Eastside High SchoolEastside High SchoolEastside High School or East Side High School can refer to:*East Side High School *Eastside High School *Eastside High School *Eastside High School...
- Union High SchoolUnion High SchoolUnion High School may refer to:*Union High School , Modoc, Indiana*Union High School , La Porte City, Iowa*Union High School , Grand Rapids, Michigan*Union High School , Union, Missouri...
- Central High SchoolCentral High School (Wise, Virginia)Central High School is a public high school in Wise, Virginia. The building was first opened in 1953 as J. J. Kelly High School. It is part of the Wise County Public Schools system. It is a consolidated school, created by merging J. J. Kelly High with Pound High School in 2011. The mascot for...