School Colors & Mascot
- Kelly Green and White/the Green Dragon
Overview
- Public high school for high-ability students (758 in AY22).
- Pupil/teacher ratio is 13:1.
- Regional school serving 14 school districts and families in the Richmond, Virginia region.
- Ranked #5 of 19,314 schools in the Best Public High Schools in America for 2021 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.
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-one Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered (approximately 1,254 assessments administered in 2019-2020 to 465 students with 91% achieving scores of 3 or higher).
- In 2019-2020, 1,039 enrollments in 18 dual enrollment classes earned students 2,700 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 participate in at least one sport each year: 28 Varsity and Junior Varsity teams are fielded.
- The 2020-21 athletic season was compressed due to COVID modifications. However, the school did see one state champion in the Girls 55m Hurdles Indoor Track. Multiple season sport teams won titles at the Regional level. Two seniors were named RTD finalists for Athlete of the Year. A Maggie Walker team wins the Audience Choice Award at the VHSL Annual Film Festival.
- MLWGS ‘We the People‘ team won the National Championship in 2021, marking its 4th national title win.
- 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, Life Smarts, Model UN/Congress, Robotics teams routinely compete at the state, national, and international level.
The Class of 2021 with 189 Students
- Presidential Scholar Candidates
- 47 National Merit Commendations
- 10 National Merit Finalists
- 3 National Merit Scholars
- The average GPA was 4.27
- The average SAT score was 1,422. The average ACT score was 32
- Performed 32,614 hours of community service
- Scholarship Offers of $14,701,022 (as of June 15th and growing)
- In total, the Class of 2021 was recognized with 396 different honors, awards, and scholarships
College enrollment includes but is not limited to the following:
| American University |
| Boston College |
| Boston University |
| California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo |
| Carnegie Mellon University |
| Case Western Reserve University |
| Christopher Newport University |
| Clemson University |
| Columbia University |
| Dickinson College |
| Duke University |
| George Mason University |
| Georgetown University |
| Hampton University |
| Harvard University |
| Howard University |
| James Madison University |
| Johns Hopkins University |
| Loyola University, Maryland |
| Miami University, Oxford |
| New York University |
| North Carolina State University |
| Northeastern University |
| Old Dominion University |
| Princeton University |
| Radford University |
| Randolph-Macon College |
| St. Olaf College |
| Stanford University |
| Syracuse University |
| Temple University |
| The College of William and Mary |
| The George Washington University |
| The University of Pennsylvania |
| The University of North Carolina |
| University of California, Berkeley |
| United States Naval Academy |
| University of Kentucky |
| University of Miami |
| University of Mary Washington |
| University of Maryland College Park |
| University of Michigan |
| University of Notre Dame |
| University of Pennsylvania |
| University of Richmond |
| University of South Carolina |
| University of Virginia |
| Vanderbilt University |
| Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Washington and Lee University |
| Wellesley College |
| Yale University |
