In ACPS, in addition to state assessments, we also determine how our students are performing in and out of the classroom. In ‘Measuring What Matters’, we give you a glimpse of what we do beyond testing to make sure every student goes on to be a highly valued member of our community who contributes to the City of Alexandria and beyond.
ACPS now has a higher percentage of students testing proficient in Math than in previous years, according to the Standards of Learning (SOL) results released today by the Virginia Department of Education.
For staff at T.C. Williams High School’s International Academy, the life their students lived before they reach the US is often something of a mystery. So, at the end of June, a team of International Academy educators embarked on a fact finding mission to El Salvador where 40% of current IA students are from.
This summer marks the tenth anniversary of ACPS’ collaboration with George Mason University’s Early Identification Program (EIP), a year-round partnership designed to help prepare middle and high school students become the first in their families to attend college in the US.
Our team traveled out to the campus by bus for a day to see our students in action.
ACPS Athletic Hall of Famer and T.C. Williams alumnus Tynita Butts has qualified to compete in the high jump for Team USA at the World Athletics Championship in Qatar this fall.
The Virginia Board of Education has announced that Patrick Henry School and James K. Polk Elementary School are among only 52 schools statewide being recognized for high student achievement.
A few years ago, Noah Lyles was training on the Parker Gray Memorial Field at T.C. Williams High School. This week, he became the fourth-fastest man in history over 200 meters.
T.C. Williams’ 1971 Titan football champion Petey Jones passed Monday.
For the last weekly edition of ACPS Express until late-August, we’re celebrating the amazing accomplishments of our students and staff throughout the division for awards they’ve won and recognition they’ve received over the past year, along with highlights of good news we’ve shared along the way. Enjoy!
Free breakfast, lunch and snacks are available to all Alexandria City residents 18 years old and younger at multiple ACPS sites, City recreation centers/programs and other sites over the summer.
Alexandria offers numerous ways to busy the brain this summer and avoid the summer slide. Take advantage of these free or low-cost events and programs.
Did you know that reading four to five books over the summer is sufficient to prevent a decline in reading achievement scores from the spring to the fall? Here’s how to keep your child reading this summer!
On Thursday night, the School Board held its last school board meeting of the school year. This included a snapshot of the year from the superintendent as well as updates on Talented and Gifted services and the 2025 Strategic Plan.
T.C. Williams High School saw 757 students graduate on Saturday, with more than a quarter earning a diploma in a language other than their native one.
Nationally recognized science talent Ana Humphrey has been named valedictorian, and T.C. Williams soccer star Caroline Bates is salutatorian.