Yorktown High School (Arlington County, Virginia)

Yorktown High School
Address
Map
5200 Yorktown Blvd

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22207
Coordinates38°54′12″N 77°08′21″W / 38.903458°N 77.139151°W / 38.903458; -77.139151
Information
School typePublic, high school
Founded1960; 64 years ago (1960)
School boardArlington Public Schools
School districtArlington Public Schools
PrincipalKevin Clark
Faculty137.66 FTEs[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,496 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.12[1]
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Columbia Blue and White   
MascotPatriots
RivalWashington-Liberty High School
Wakefield High School
Athletic conferencesAAA Liberty District
Northern Region
Websiteapsva.us/yhs

Yorktown High School is a public high school located in Arlington County, Virginia. There are around 240 teachers and 2100 students as of 2019.[2] In 2022-23 school year, there were 2,577 students. Yorktown's attendance area makes up the northern third of Arlington County.[3]

Yorktown is an accredited high school based on Virginia's Standards of Learning (SOL) examinations, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school was ranked among the top 100 schools in the nation by Newsweek in 2008.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference NCES was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Yorktown High Report Card". Virginia Dept. of Education. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Yorktown High - Public School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. ^ Dan Brillman and Gina Pace (2008). "The Top of the Class". Newsweek. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2008.