| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Fairfax County, VA |
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| Total Students |
2277 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
51% /
49% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
150 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 599 students | | Grade 10 - 596 students | | Grade 11 - 566 students | | Grade 12 - 516 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:15 |
1:14 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
11% |
3% |
| % Hispanic |
18% |
5% |
| % Black |
10% |
27% |
| % White |
57% |
63% |
| % Unknown |
4 % |
3% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
11% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
5% |
5% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Fairfax County Public s School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
207 |
8 |
| Number of Students Managed |
163,753 students |
3,743 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$2,054,496,000 |
$37,199,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$2,038,156,000 |
$37,511,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$12,546 |
$9,938 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$12,447 |
$10,022 |
| District Graduation Rates |
89% |
88% |
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- Herndon High School is a fully accredited four year public high school in Herndon, Virginia, United States. Herndon serves grades 9-12 and is a part of the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) system. Herndon High School serves the town of Herndon and the northern part of the unincorporated community of Reston. The school has a student body representing over 69 countries. Herndon's mascot is the Fighting Hornet. The school plays a small role as a team in the film Remember the Titans. It is consistently ranked in the top 200 high schools in the country according to Newsweek's list of America's Top Public Highschools, and was ranked 161 out of 1300 (the top 5% of high schools in the U.S.)in 2008.
- History
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Herndon High School opened in 1911 at 901 Locust Street. In 1930, seventy-one students enrolled, with classes such as economics (no longer available), agriculture, and business education offered, with classes in industrial arts later offered. In 1942, the school opened the first school cafeteria in Fairfax County. In the early 1950s, the building was expanded to support more students.
- In 1961, Herndon Intermediate School began within the Herndon High School building. In 1967, the High School moved to its current Bennett Street location, leaving Herndon Intermediate School at Locust Street with 650 students and 39 teachers.
- At the start of the 2008 school year Herndon boasted a student enrollment of 2,180 students and approximately 200 staff members.
- Mission
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According to the school website:
The mission of Herndon High School is to fulfill the individual needs of our diverse student body, maintain high expectations and accountability, provide quality instruction, promote ethical values, and prepare students for the challenges of good citizenship and leadership. - Demographics
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In 2007-2008 Herndon High School's student body population was 55.48% Caucasian, 9.12% African-American, 19.31% Hispanic, and 12.23% Asian-American. The gender population was 46.72% Female and 53.28% Male
- Test scores
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Herndon High School is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia. The average SAT score in 2006 for Herndon was 1579 (525 in Critical Reading, 540 in Math, and 514 in Writing).
- Athletics
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Herndon's mascot is a Fighting Hornet and their sports teams play in the Concord District of the Northern Region of the Virginia High School League.
- Music department
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The Herndon Music Department consists of the Band, Orchestra, Guitar, and Choir. Performances range from seasonal performances, where all four musical groups can play together, to individual group performances and competitions. Richard Bergman was the director of the Band from 1978 to 2008. Under Bergman the Band received state and national recognition for its concert and marching bands, including the Sudler Flag of Honor in 1991. At his retirement in 2008, after 30 years at Herndon High School, Bergman was presented with a Resolution- Expression of Appreciation from the Town of Herndon. The current band director is Kathleen Schoelwer .
- Robotics team
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Herndon High school has also been home to Team 116, a group of high schoolers who build robots to compete in the FIRST robotics competition, since 1999, when they moved from South Lakes High School. The team is known as "Epsilon delta", meaning "with small changes come big differences". They are mentored by Dave Lavery.
- Their animation team has won ten consecutive first places in a row, ranking top in the region.
- Their website is here
- Notable alumni
- Scottie Reynolds ('06), Starting point guard for Villanova University Wildcats, named a McDonald's All-American, Reynolds was named the 2006-07 Big East Rookie of the Year.
- Brandon Guyer ('04), Professional Baseball Player. Played college baseball at UVA and was then signed by the Cubs on July 6, 2007.
- Angie Goff ('97), Television news traffic anchor for WUSA-TV in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
- David Wain ('85), Actor and comedian. Most notably starred on the Comedy Central television show Stella alongside Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter. Now runs a popular website that hosts internet shows such as Horrible People and his own Wainy Days.
- Mark and Michael Riddick ('94), Artists and underground musicians, most notably in The Soil Bleeds Black
- External links
- Herndon High School Official Site
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (20170) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
38,114 people |
6,688,554 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
53% |
26% |
| Population Average Age |
32 years old
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35 years old |
| Average Household size |
3.2 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$84,035
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$50,018 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
7 rooms |
5.9 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
26 years old |
34 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
73% / 27% |
66% / 34% |
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