School Profile

Overview

• Public high school for high-ability students (798 in AY27).
• The pupil/teacher ratio is 15:1.
• Regional school serving 14 school districts and families in the Richmond, Virginia region.
• Ranked #8 of over 19,000 schools in the Best Public High Schools in America for 2023 by Niche.com.
• Ranked #59 by Newsweek of the Top 500 STEM Schools for 2020.
• Highly competitive admissions.
• Exemplary community involvement in PTSA, Foundation, School Advisory Council, and Booster Groups.
• School Colors: Kelly Green and White
• Mascot: The Green Dragon 

Academic Program

• A rigorous academic program prepares students for admission to first-choice colleges and universities.
• Ten international languages are offered, and students must study at least two.
• Twenty-four Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered 1,455 assessments were administered in 2023-2024 to 518 students with 94.4% achieving scores of 3 or higher.
• MLWGS earned the AP’s School Honor Roll, Platinum Distinction, their highest honor.
• In 2023-2024, 368 enrollments in 7 dual enrollment classes earned students 1,104 hours of college credit from Virginia Commonwealth University staff members.
• Each senior completes a Mentorship/Seminar as a capstone course that adds relevance to their learning.
• Community service is valued, and 140 hours (minimum) are required for graduation.
• 100% SOL pass rate in every area.

Athletics, Fine Arts, and Extra-Curricular Activities

• Students may participate in at least one sport each season: 28 Varsity and Junior Varsity teams are fielded.
• The 2025-26 athletic season saw multiple individual state champions and a few team champions across many sports at MLWGS. Two seniors were awarded VHSL scholarships, and three more won Sports-Backers Scholarship awards. 
• Three seniors signed national ‘Letters of Intent’ for the NCAA.
• MLWGS ‘We the People‘ team was the National Runner-Up in 2026.
• MLWGS was a 2024 VMEA Blue Ribbon Award winner with a Superior Rating for Advanced Orchestra, Artist Orchestra, Concert Band, and Chorus.
• Fine Arts classes include orchestra, jazz band, chorus, visual arts, drama, film study, and photography and routinely win ‘Scholastic Awards’.
• Battle of the Brains, Chess, Debate, Forensics, Future Problem Solvers, Model UN/Congress, and Robotics teams routinely compete at the state, national, and international levels.

The Class of 2026

•  As a class, they have performed a total of 39,277.75 community service hours. This is an average of approximately 211 hours per student.

• Robert (RJ) Matos (Chesterfield) earned 1119.5 hours of service.

• As a class, they have been offered over $15 million in scholarships of June 1^st, and that number continues to grow.

• The average GPA was 4.205 (mid-year).

• The average SAT score was 1395 and ACT is 31 (preliminary numbers; the official averages for this cohort will be released by the testing agencies in the fall).
• They are going to 75 different colleges, 99 are staying in-state, 82 are going out-of-state, and 4 are attending college outside the United States. One student, Henry Erda (Charles City) is planning to take a gap year before attending Georgetown. One student, Ananthu Anish (Chesterfield) is joining the United States Navy. One student, Bronson Fleming (Hanover) will attend the United Stated Naval Academy. Three students–Aiden Hess (Chesterfield), Alina Laraway (Henrico), and Joseph Van Drew (Hanover)–have accepted Army ROTC Scholarships.

• 17 were National Merit Finalists, and 39 received Commendations in the National Merit Program.

• 3 were Presidential Scholar candidates.

• In total, the Class of 2026 was recognized with 358 honors, awards, and scholarships!