If your child is an academically oriented current 8th-grade student, then you should consider Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School as their next step.
Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School will present an information forum for students and families interested in knowing more about the program and the admissions process. This year the forum will be live virtual on Wednesday, November 9 @ 6 pm. The forum will be recorded and posted the next day for later viewing.
Located in the heart of Richmond, Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School provides unparalleled educational opportunities and personalized learning. In 2013 a Richmond Times-Dispatch editorial said that “Maggie Walker is the finest comprehensive high school — public or private — in Metro Richmond.” Maggie Walker was ranked in 2021 by Newsweek as #5 in Best high schools in the nation, while The Washington Post has ranked MW for several years in their Top Performing Schools With Elite Students category. Niche. com currently ranks MLWGS as the best high school in Virginia and #1 for Best Public High School Teachers.
With the Class of 2022:
As a class, they have performed a total of 29,677.75 community service hours. This is an average of approximately 164 hours per student.
One student reported 562.5 hours of community service.
As a class, they earned a minimum of $15,284,770 ($15.3 million) in scholarship offers as of June 2nd, and that number continues to grow.
The average Grade Point Average was 4.266 (preliminary numbers).
The average SAT score was 1401* and ACT is 35* (preliminary numbers).
They are going to 63 different colleges, 115 are staying in-state, 59 are going out of state, 3 are attending college outside the United States, and one will study in Moldova for one year on a NSLI-Y Scholarship. 3 students are planning to take a gap year.
15 were National Merit Finalists and 47 more received Commendations in the National Merit Program. 3 were offered National Merit Scholarships.
2 were Presidential Scholar candidates.
In total, the Class of 2022 was recognized with 407 different honors, awards, and scholarships!
