. Moving forward with this tradition of high academic standards, to the year 2013, 20 percent of the graduating class earned GPAs of 4.0 and above. Additionally, George Mason High School’s scores consistently rank well above those of Virginia, as well as those of the United States standardized test averages. Due to these high marks, Mason is regularly cited in national publications.
Facts about George Mason High School
- GMHS was the first school to offer International Baccalaureate (IB) program, which offers students the possibility of earning college credit while still in high school
Falls Church Public City School System
- Located at 7124 Leesburg Pike Falls Church VA 22043
- Current Principal is Tyrone Byrd
- Mascot is the Mustang
- The Washington Post Challenge Index has rated GMHS at the top of all public schools in the DC metropolitan area, each year since 1998
- According to Newsweek’s national indexes, GMHS has consistently ranked among the most challenging public schools in the USA
- The schools multicultural population represents over 25 different nationalities
- GMHS does not rank its students
- 75% of GMHS’s class of 2013 are enrolled at four –year colleges/universities
- The majority of GMHS college bound students move on to Virginia schools like GMU, JMU, UMW, UVA, & William and Mary
References
FCCPS.org. (n.d.). Falls Church City Public Schools. Retrieved March 28, 2014, from http://www.fccps.org/index.php?option=com_contactenhanced&view=contact&id=43&Itemid=742 GMHS 2013-2014 School Profile. (n.d.). FCCPS. Retrieved March 28, 2014, from http://www.fccps.org/gm/images/stories/pdfs/2013-2014%20School%20Profile.pdf George Mason High School. (2014, March 28). -. Retrieved March 28, 2014, from http://www.fccps.org/gm/ Maxwell, J., & Spencer, F. (n.d.). Top High Schools. Northern Virginia Magazine RSS. Retrieved March 28, 2014, from http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/top-high-schools/