Charlottesville City Schools, also known as Charlottesville City Public Schools, is the school division that administers public education in the United States city of Charlottesville, Virginia. The current superintendent is Dr. Royal A. Gurley, Jr.
| Charlottesville City Schools | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| , Virginia United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public School division |
| Motto | Neighborhood Schools. Great Teachers. Infinite Possibilities. |
| Superintendent | Dr. Royal A. Gurley, Jr.[1] |
| School board | charlottesvilleschools |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 4,340 (October 2018)[2] |
| Athletic conference | Jefferson District Virginia High School League |
| Other information | |
| Website | charlottesvilleschools |
Schools
editThe school system comprises four levels of school which are, in order from earliest to latest: Elementary, Academy, Middle and High schools.
Elementary schools
editThe city schools system has six elementary schools which teach Kindergarten, First grade, Second grade, Third grade and Fourth grade.
- Burnley-Moran Elementary
- Summit Elementary (formerly Clark Elementary)
- Greenbrier Elementary
- Jackson-Via Elementary
- Johnson Elementary
- Trailblazer Elementary (formerly Venable Elementary)
Upper Elementary school
editUnlike most traditional American school systems, Charlottesville City schools have an Upper Elementary which adds an additional step between Elementary school and Middle/Jr. High school. The school is Walker Upper Elementary school and it teaches Fifth grade and Sixth grade. Walker Elementary is named after Hazewell H. Walker, who was a teacher in the school system. He was also a Rotarian.[3]
Middle school
editBuford Middle school is the system's middle school. It teaches Seventh grade and Eighth grade.
High school
editThe system has only one high school which is Charlottesville High School. It teaches Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade and Twelfth grade.
History
editCharlottesville's public schools were segregated for decades. Despite the Brown v. Board of Education decision, the school board refused to integrate. A lawsuit representing black students from Burley High School and the Jefferson School led the city to undertake the strategy of Massive Resistance, closing the public schools to avoid integrating.
References
edit- ^ "Leadership". Charlottesville City Schools. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
- ^ "Fast Facts". Charlottesville City Schools. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
- ^ "Mayor Fife to Unveil Walker Portrait at HS". Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune. May 9, 1974.
External links
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- Charlottesville City Public Schools (Official website)
- Charlottesville City Schools at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
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