York High School - Yorktown, Virginia/VA

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York High School

9300 Geo Wash Mem Hwy, Yorktown, VA, 23692-4066 -

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Definition of Terms

York High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

York County, VA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

977 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

85 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 257 students

Grade 10 - 249 students

Grade 11 - 254 students

Grade 12 - 217 students

This School

(VA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:11

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(VA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	7%	3%
% Hispanic	3%	5%
% Black	13%	27%
% White	76%	63%

Additional Student Information

This School

(VA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(VA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

York County Public s School District

This School's Agency

(VA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	19	8
Number of Students Managed	10,667 students	3,743 students
District Total Revenue	$104,097,000	$37,199,000
District Expenditure	$106,881,000	$37,511,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,759	$9,938
District Expenditure / Student	$10,020	$10,022
District Graduation Rates	95%	88%

Become a member of our community! (The Doings Western Springs)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 10:12:08 am
Use new and recycled materials to make envelopes and pair them with nature cards and stationery from 10-11 a.m. Nov. 13 at Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center, 3609 Spring Road, Oak Brook. For ages 8 and older; under 18 with an adult. $5 per person.
Calendar (The Doings Hinsdale)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 10:03:04 am
Use new and recycled materials to make envelopes and pair them with nature cards and stationery from 10-11 a.m. Nov. 13 at Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center, 3609 Spring Road, Oak Brook. For ages 8 and older; under 18 with an adult. $5 per person. Registration began Oct. 1. Call (630) 850-8110.
Gung-ho (The Virginia Gazette)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 06:11:23 am
YORK — Naval Weapons Station Yorktown is prepared to take on 800 new marines if it lands a consolidated Marine Corps Security Force Regiment.
Community Calendar (The Doings Western Springs)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 09:13:07 am
Stone mosaic workshop will be held from noon-4 p.m. Oct. 24 at Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, 220 Cottage Hill, Elmhurst. Make a stone mosaics with mosaicist Gwyn Kaitis. Students will learn to use tools and techniques and create a work of art to take home. All materials are provided.
Community Calendar (The Doings Elmhurst)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 09:11:07 am
Stone mosaic workshop will be held from noon-4 p.m. Oct. 24 at Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, 220 Cottage Hill, Elmhurst. Make a stone mosaics with mosaicist Gwyn Kaitis. Students will learn to use tools and techniques and create a work of art to take home. All materials are provided. For ages 16 to adult. Fee is $35 per person. Reservations are required. Call (630) 833-1616.

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York High School (home of the Falcons) is located in Yorktown in unincorporated York County, Virginia. The school is located near Surrender Field of the Yorktown Battlefields where the last, decisive battle of the American Revolutionary War was fought.
The school was opened in 1954 and currently has approximately a thousand students. The school is part of the York County School Division. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's AA Bay Rivers District in Region I. The school is home of the school division's television station and offers television productions courses in the curriculum. The school is home of the York River Academy, a charter school that focuses on collaborative education teaching computer repair, cabling, and web design. York is also the home of the International Baccalaureate program in York County.
York High School is also home to the most powerful high school radio station in the United States, WYCS 91.5.
History
York High School was constructed in 1954 as the public school for grades six through 12 for the white children of the area, while the York County Training School in the Grafton area of York County would be used by black students.
Accreditation
York High is fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Education and has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1966.
Feeder patterns
The following elementary schools feed into YHS :
Seaford Elementary School
Yorktown Elementary School
Dare Elementary School
All residents zoned to Yorktown Middle School are zoned to York High School.
Athletics
York High has almost 20 Varsity sports. These teams compete under the name, "The Falcons," and their colors are blue, silver, and white. The football team has had various successes over the past few years. York's athletic teams include:
Academic Challenge
Baseball - AA State Champions 1989
Basketball-Boys
Basketball-Girls - AA State Champions 1986 and 1987
Cheerleading
Cross Country - AA State Champions 1996 and 1997
Diving
Field Hockey
Football
Golf
Soccer-Boys
Soccer-Girls
Softball
Swimming
Tennis-Boys - AA State Champions 1995, 1996, and 1997.
Tennis-Girls
Track-Boys
Track-Girls
Volleyball
Wrestling
External links
York High School
York High School Alumni Association

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