Quantico Middle/High School Explained
Quantico Middle High School is a public secondary school on Marine Corps Base Quantico, and in unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia. It is a part of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA).
History
It originated from the Quantico Post School, an elementary through high school on the base.[1] A dedicated secondary school building opened in 1962.[2] The sixth grade was moved to Quantico High in 1988. Quantico Middle School was administratively separated in 1989 with a new separate entrance, but the middle and high schools combined into Quantico Middle High School in 1997.[1]
By 2011 the DOD considered the Quantico Middle High building to be in a "failing" condition. Plans were there for a new building to open in 2015, with a price tag of $44.8 million.[2] However, this building has been delayed and has still not opened as of 2021.
Student body
Quantico Middle/High School had 300 students enrolled as of 2015, which has led to smaller than average class sizes.[3]
In 2020 it had about 350 students.[4]
Further reading
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: Quantico M/HS: About Our School. Quantico Middle High School. 2021-08-13. 2021-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20210813051225/https://www.dodea.edu/QuanticoMHS/about.cfm. live.
- Web site: Hester. Wesley P.. Military schools 'make do'. Richmond Times-Dispatch. 2011-10-02. 2021-08-13. subscription. 2021-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20210813045500/https://richmond.com/news/military-schools-make-do/article_4cc279b5-4065-58f8-9dd3-b6d1cbca9607.html. live.
- Web site: Richmond. Emily. Schools on U.S. military installations raising standards, tracking students beyond high school. The Hechinger Report. 2015-06-21. 2021-08-13. "DoDEA benefits from having small campuses (Quantico Middle/High School has about 300 students in grades 6-12), smaller-than-average class sizes and a highly qualified teacher workforce.". 2021-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20210813051124/https://hechingerreport.org/schools-on-u-s-military-installations-raising-standards-tracking-students-beyond-high-school/. live.
- Web site: School on Quantico military base closes for deep cleaning after COVID-19 case. 26 August 2020. Moore. Jack. "About 350 students in grades 6 through 12 attend the school.". 13 August 2021. 13 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210813052827/https://wtop.com/prince-william-county/2020/08/school-on-quantico-military-base-closes-for-deep-cleaning-after-covid-19-case/. live.
