Falls Church City Public Schools

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.[2]

Falls Church City Public Schools
Address
150 S. Washington Street, Ste 400
Falls Church
, Virginia, 22046
United States
District information
TypePublic school division
GradesPre-K–12
SuperintendentDr. Peter J. Noonan
School boardLaura Downs - Chair
Tate Gould - Vice-Chair
Dr. Susan Dimock
David Ortiz
Phil Reitinger
Lori Silverman
Kathleen Tysse
Ariana Hameed - Student Representative
NCES District ID5101290[1]
Students and staff
Enrollment2,500 (2020-2021)[1]
Staff646 (as of 2017)
Student–teacher ratio15.78[1]
Other information
Websitewww.fccps.org

In 2022, the FCCPS IB Primary Years Programme, IB Middle Years Programme, and IB Diploma Programmes completed their five-year evaluation. Due to the pandemic, IB evaluators did their work remotely visiting classrooms and meeting with various stakeholders, including parents, students, teachers, and leadership teams, to get a comprehensive view of our program. During the concluding meeting with school leadership, the evaluation team highlighted many aspects of our program, including our commitment to a high-quality learning environment and the strong development of internationally-minded students. They found "No Matters to be Addressed" with the MYP & DP programmes, and "All Requirements in Place" with the PYP programme.

The school division's five schools served 2,628 students in the 2019-20 school year.[3] The on-time graduation rate is 99.5 percent.[3] The 2019 SAT score average was 1261.[3]

In 2021, Niche 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.[4][5]

In 2021, Newsweek listed Falls Church City Public Schools as the Best School District in Virginia for the second year in a row.[6]

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.[7]

In 2020, U.S. 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.

Schools

See also

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for FALLS CHURCH CITY PBLC SCHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  2. Lynn, Kellye (21 March 2017). "Falls Church City Public Schools earns IB Certification for all grades". WJLA. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. "About FCCPS". FCCPS.org.
  4. "2022 Best School Districts in the Washington, D.C. Area". Niche. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  5. "2022 Best School Districts in Virginia". Niche. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  6. Niedzwiecki, Stephen; News, Stacker (2021-05-18). "This is the best school district in every state". Newsweek. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  7. "The Best School District in Every State – Page 11 – 24/7 Wall St". Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  8. "Website: Jessie Thackrey Preschool".
  9. "Website: Mount Daniel School".
  10. "Website: Oak Street Elementary".
  11. "Website: Mary Ellen Henderson Middle".
  12. "Website: Meridian High School".
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