C.D. Hylton Senior High School Explained

C.D. Hylton Senior High School
Motto:We Are Family, Working Together for Total Success
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Streetaddress:14051 Spriggs Road
Zipcode:22193
Url:https://hyltonhs.pwcs.edu/
Principal:Cassandra Crawford
Grades:9–12
Mascot:Bulldog
Colors:Navy Blue and Gold
Established:1991
Enrollment:2,315
Enrollment As Of:2018–19
Teaching Staff:130.89
Ratio:17.69[1]

C.D. Hylton Senior High School, commonly known as C.D. Hylton or Hylton High School, is a public high school located in Dale City in Prince William County, Virginia, United States, and part of the Prince William County Public Schools division.

The school is named after real estate developer Cecil D. Hylton, who built thousands of homes in Dale City, Virginia and surrounding areas. Cecil D. Hylton donated the land that the school grounds are currently using.

In 2011, Mrs. Carolyn Custard (former Hylton High School principal) became the Director of Student Services for Prince William County Public Schools.

In May 2007, Newsweek magazine ranked Hylton High School the 298th-best school in the nation on its annual list of "Best High Schools in America."

Hylton High School is also home of the Irene V. Hylton Planetarium (named after Cecil's D. Hylton's wife). The planetarium offers shows to all 100 Prince William County Schools during the day as well as public offerings in the evenings and private shows by appointment. The Planetarium Director is Mr. Tony Kilgore.

Test scores

Hylton High School is a fully accredited school based on its performance on the Virginia Standards of Learning tests. The average SAT score in 2015 was 1454 (out of 2400). [2]

Athletics

In 2013 Michael Alison Chandler of The Washington Post wrote that C.D. Hylton High "is considered a football powerhouse."[3]

Notable alumni

Specialty programs

CISL (pronounced "sizzle") is the Center for International Studies and Languages at Hylton High School, founded by Margaret Holt.[5] The CISL program includes:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: C.D. HYLTON HIGH . Search for Public Schools . National Center for Education Statistics . 21 August 2020.
  2. Web site: SAT scores up at four Prince William schools. INSIDENOVA.COM. 2016-01-12.
  3. News: Chandler. Michael Alison. Woodbridge high school provides top recruit with lots of options. The Washington Post. 2013-08-23. 2021-06-22.
  4. News: Williams. Preston. 2012-03-30. Hylton tops Westfield in Virginia high school baseball behind Andre Scrubb. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-11-16. 0190-8286.
  5. Web site: Hylton High School – CISL Home Page. hylton.schools.pwcs.edu. 2016-01-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20150319140427/http://hylton.schools.pwcs.edu/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=68064. 2015-03-19. dead.