| Definition of Terms |
Western Albemarle High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Albemarle County, VA |
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| Total Students |
1098 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
50% /
50% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
82 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 329 students | | Grade 10 - 276 students | | Grade 11 - 262 students | | Grade 12 - 231 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:13 |
1:14 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
2% |
3% |
| % Hispanic |
1% |
5% |
| % Black |
4% |
27% |
| % White |
92% |
63% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
3% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
6% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
3% |
5% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Albemarle County Public s School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
25 |
8 |
| Number of Students Managed |
12,766 students |
3,743 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$142,798,000 |
$37,199,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$142,332,000 |
$37,511,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$11,186 |
$9,938 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$11,149 |
$10,022 |
| District Graduation Rates |
94% |
88% |
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- Western Albemarle High School is a public high school located in Crozet, Virginia and is part of the Albemarle County Public School System, serving the western and central areas of Albemarle County. Its approximate enrollment is over 1000 students. The high school is often simply referred to as Western or WAHS by students and locals.
- About the school
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Western Albemarle High School opened in September 1977. It is situated at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains on a seventy-five acre site adjacent to Highway 250 and Interstate 64. The school serves the western portion of Albemarle County, and is fed into by J. T. Henley Middle School. Recently, Jack Jouett Middle School was redistricted so that its students attend Albemarle High School exclusively.
- Western Albemarle High School also hosts the Destination ImagiNation tournament for the Jefferson District.
- The school won the Wachovia cup for sportsmanship for two years running, but in the spring of 2006, large numbers of Athletes were arrested for underage drinking violations on prom night. This removed WAHS from the running that year.
- In January 2008, it was announced that Western was one of two schools (along with Murray Elementary) in the County that received the Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence. This was the highest honor in the new incentive program for schools and school divisions created by the Board of Education to advance Governor Kaine’s “competence to excellence” agenda.sgsg
- Sports
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Western Albemarle belongs to the Jefferson District of Region II of the Virginia High School League and has had success in multiple sports such as cross country running, baseball, tennis, and lacrosse. In 2004-2005, the school won 21 district, regional, and state tournament championships. The school offers the following programs:
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- Boys' Football
- Girls' Volleyball
- Girls' Field Hockey
- Boys' and Girls' Golf
- Boys' and Girls' Basketball
- Boys' and Girls' Swimming and Diving
- Boys' and Girls' Lacrosse
- Boys' and Girls' Indoor Track
- Boys' and Girls' Outdoor Track
- Boys' and Girls' Cross Country
- Boys' and Girls' Tennis
- Boys' and Girls' Soccer
- The WAHS Rowing Team is also a fastly-growing program, although it is not a VHSL program.'
- In the news
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In 2006, a 16-year-old Western Albemarle High School student and a 15-year-old Albemarle High School student were arrested after it was discovered that they were plotting to detonate explosives at their schools. The students were both found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to use explosives to destroy a school house, and have been committed to the juvenile justice system.
- In 2008, the school was ranked 417 of 1358 of the top 5% of U.S. high schools by Newsweek, placing it in the 98th percentile of school quality. It is also ranked in the top 10 of the state of Virginia.
- See also
- Crozet, Virginia
- External links
- WAHS Homepage
- Unofficial JV Football Site
- Unofficial Volleyball Site
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| About This Zip Code (22932) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
5,229 people |
6,688,554 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
35% |
26% |
| Population Average Age |
40 years old
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35 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.6 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$44,839
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$50,018 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.9 rooms |
5.9 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
36 years old |
34 years old |
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (22932)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
79% / 21% |
66% / 34% |
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