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
- 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/