Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
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The Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools (locally known also as WJCC or WJC) is a combined public school division which serves the independent city of Williamsburg and James City County in the Virginia Peninsula area of the Hampton Roads region in southeastern Virginia.
The system consists approximately 10,000 students in 14 schools, of which there are 8 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools.
James River Elementary School, located in the Grove Community in the county's southeastern end, is a magnet school. It offers the IB Primary Years Programme, one of only five such schools Virginia as of October, 2006. [1]
The three high schools, all of which are within the County's boundaries, are Jamestown, Lafayette, and Warhill High Schools. All are considered above average institutions. For the 2001-2002 academic year, the public school system was ranked among the top five school systems in the Commonwealth of Virginia and in the top 15% nationwide by Expansion Management Magazine. There are also two regional Governor's Schools in the area that serve gifted and talented students.
A fourth middle school and a ninth elementary school are in planning stages as of 2008, with land procured, may open by the fall 2010 school year.
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[edit] Schools
[edit] High Schools
All high schools hold students in grades 9-12.
- Jamestown High School, Williamsburg
- Lafayette High School, Williamsburg
- Warhill High School, Williamsburg
[edit] Middle Schools
All middle schools hold students in grades 6-8.
- Berkeley Middle School, Williamsburg
- James Blair Middle School, Williamsburg
- Toano Middle School, Toano
[edit] Elementary Schools
All elementary schools hold students in grades K-5.
- Clara Byrd Baker Elementary School, Williamsburg
- D.J. Montague Elementary School, Williamsburg
- James River Elementary School, Grove
- Matoaka Elementary School, Williamsburg
- Norge Elementary School, Williamsburg
- Rawls Byrd Elementary School, Williamsburg
- Stonehouse Elementary School, western James City County
- Matthew Whaley Elementary School, Williamsburg
[edit] Future Schools
Additional schools are in the planning stage as of October, 2007.
