Gar-field High School - Woodbridge, Virginia/VA

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Gar-field High School

14000 Smoketown Rd, Woodbridge, VA, 22192-4704 -

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Definition of Terms

Gar-field High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Prince William County, VA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2602 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

138 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 888 students

Grade 10 - 619 students

Grade 11 - 582 students

Grade 12 - 513 students

This School

( VA ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( VA ) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	8%	4%
% Hispanic	28%	8%
% Black	31%	27%
% White	31%	58%
% Unknown	1 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

( VA ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

24%

28%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( VA ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Prince William County Public s School District

This School's Agency

( VA ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	83	4
Number of Students Managed	68,456 students	3,893 students
District Total Revenue	$699,876,000	$33,339,000
District Expenditure	$719,686,000	$35,891,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,224	$9,974
District Expenditure / Student	$10,513	$10,088
District Graduation Rates	83%	84%

Gar-Field Senior High School was established in 1951 and the students went to school at 15941 Cardinal Drive in Woodbridge Virginia until the current school was opened up in 1971 at 14000 Smoketown Road in Woodbridge Virginia. It is a high school in Woodbridge, Virginia, with students in grades 9 through 12. For the past several years, it has been one of the largest high schools in Virginia, with enrollment having peaked at over 3000. Gar-Field graduates around 500 or 600 students every June, and since 2002 all graduations have taken place at the Patriot Center at nearby George Mason University in order to accommodate the large crowds. The high school's motto is "The School of Champions."
The name Gar-Field is derived from two prominent local families, the Garbers and the Manderfields, who donated the land for the original school just off of U.S. Highway #1.
In the 1950s, Gar-Field was segregated, as were Virginia's other schools. However, in 1960 African-American students were enrolled without incident or acrimony.
Gar-Field is one of two high schools in Prince William County that offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program. It also has the only accredited day care system of any high school in the state, with a program that allows student-parents to finish their education while learning about how to take care of their children.
Notable alumni: Emmy Lou Harris (country western singer).
Jeff Nixon (pro-football player).
Rossi Alston (judge).
Paula Girven ('76 and '80 olympian).
John Goding (choreographer).
Gina Dawes (first woman test pilot).
Andy York (recording artist).
Dr. Larry Loomis (researcher in tropical disease).
Benita Fitzgerald ('84 gold medal olympian).
Susan Walvius (women's college basketball coach).
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About This Zip Code (22192)

School Zip (22192)

(VA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

48,957 people

6,532,353 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

52%

26%

Population Average Age

34 years old

35.7 years old

Average Household size

2.7 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$72,252

$50,207

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

7 rooms

6.0 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

23 years old

34 years old

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Zipcode (22192)

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% Owning / % Renting

73% / 27%

67% / 33%

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