The Regional School Board of Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School values the achievements of its students and staff, dedicating this section to honor them. Honors are earned by students and staff as representatives of Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School. Listed in order by school honors, individual achievement, group achievement, the arts, sports, and faculty or […]
2022-2023 School Successes MLWGS ranked #4 Best Public High School in America and #1 Best Public High School in Virginia in 2022 by Niche. MLWGS ranked #1 for Best Public High School Teachers in Virginia. MLWGS AP Results in 2021-2022. 471 students took 1,233 exams with 97.03% of our students that tested earning a 3 or […]
2021-2022 School Successes MLWGS ranked #4 Best Public High Schools in America and #1 Best Public High School in Virginia in 2022 by Niche. MLWGS ranked #1 for Best Public High School Teachers in Virginia. MLWGS ranked #5 Best Public High Schools in America by stacker.com. The Class of 2022: As a class, they have […]
2020-2021 School Successes MLWGS ranked #2 Best Public High School and #2 Best College Prep Public High School in Virginia by Niche. MLWGS ranked #1 for Best Public High School Teachers in Virginia. MLWGS ranked #5 in Best Public High Schools in the US by Newsweek in 2021. The Class of 2021 had 189 Graduates […]
2019-2020 School Successes MLWGS ranked #8 in Best Public High Schools in the US by Niche. MLWGS ranked #59 by Newsweek as Top 500 STEM Schools 2020. Student Successes The Class of 2020 had 11 National Merit Scholarship Finalists and 47 more received Commendations – 2 were offered National Merit Scholarships. The class had […]
2018-2019 School Successes Niche.com ranks MLWGS #15 in their Best Public High School National rankings, #2 in Virginia, and #1 Regionally. It also ranks the school #1 for Best Public High School Teachers in Virginia. For the first time, MLWGS wins the VHSL Wells Fargo Cup for Academics. This result was due to Debate participating […]
Virginia Living ranks MLWGS as a Top High School in its State of Education issue, October 2017. Niche ranks MLWGS #23 in their Best Public High School National rankings and #2 in Virginia. 2018 VSBA Showcases for Success includes (3) MW Programs. The Class of 2018: 180 Graduates. As a class, they have performed a total […]
The Washington Posts includes Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School on their list of Top-performing schools with elite students, May 5, 2017. MLWGS is ranked #11 in The 100 Best High Schools in the US by BestSchools.org. MW listed in the 2017 VSBA Showcase for Success. The Class of 2017: 188 Graduates. As a class, they performed a total of […]
The Washington Posts includes Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School on their list of Top-performing schools with elite students, April 2016. MW wins USA Today Poll for 2015-2016 America’s Best Athletic Program. Virginia Living chose MLWGS as one of the Commonwealth’s top schools in the category of Athletics. Virginia Living State of Education 2015 on newsstands Friday, Sept. 11. […]
The Class of 2015: 172 Graduates, 36,027 hours of community service, awarded over $18.9 million in scholarships, their average GPA was 4.08, their average SAT score was 2089 (Math-694, Reading-711, Writing-685), 24 were National Merit Finalists and 62 more received Commendations in the National Merit Program. 9 received National Merit Scholarships and 5 were Presidential Scholar Candidates and 1 […]
