George Washington Middle School, 1005 Mount Vernon Ave.: grades 6-8, 1,461 students in fall 2025, fully accredited, score 85.92. Office: 703-706-4500.
Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: George Washington Middle School, Alexandria City Public Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile and the federal NCES school directory.
George Washington Middle School (GW) is one of two middle schools run by Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS). It serves grades 6 to 8 on Mount Vernon Avenue, and its students go on to Alexandria City High School. The school’s spirit page is called Prexie Pride.
Who to call
- Front office: 703-706-4500
- Registrar (new students): Latoya Moody, 703-706-4528, ext. 2528, per the registrars list
- ACPS central office: 703-619-8000, 1340 Braddock Place; questions to ask@acps.k12.va.us
- Buses: ACPS Office of Pupil Transportation, 703-461-4169
| Address | 1005 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA 22301 |
| Phone | 703-706-4500 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| Website | gw.acps.k12.va.us |
| Division | Alexandria City Public Schools |
Principal
Principal Jeanette Vinson, according to the school’s website. The page says she became principal after serving as acting principal from January 2023, and that she joined ACPS in 2003 and was an academic principal at GW from 2016.
The building
GW opened in 1935 when Alexandria High School and George Mason High School merged, the school’s history page says. It later became a ninth and 10th grade school, then a junior high, and opened as a middle school for grades 6 to 8 in September 1993. Much of the original Art Deco design remains, and the Stephen F. Osisek Stadium sits behind the main building.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 1,461 students in fall 2025, about level with 1,462 in 2024 and up from 1,360 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile. Fall 2025 broke down as 481 sixth graders, 509 seventh graders and 471 eighth graders.
- Federal count: 1,358 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 13 students per teacher.
State report card
Virginia rates each school two ways on its School Quality Profile. Accreditation shows whether the school has submitted, and the state has approved, the evidence the Standards of Accreditation require. The School Performance and Support Framework gives each school a score and one of four performance levels: Distinguished, Meets Expectations, Approaching Expectations or Needs Intensive Support.
- Accreditation, 2025-26: Fully Accredited
- Framework score: 85.92, rated Approaching Expectations, in the division summary
Standards of Learning pass rates (share of tested students who passed):
| Subject | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| English reading | 63% | 70% | 71% |
| Math | 62% | 63% | 64% |
| Science | 52% | 61% | 66% |
Reading and science pass rates have risen each of the last two years. The full profile also reports attendance, spending and teacher data.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Look up an address in the ACPS Attendance Zone Locator, which shows its elementary, middle and high school for 2026-27 and whether a student qualifies for a bus. ACPS publishes its elementary-to-middle feeder patterns as maps on the redistricting page instead of as a list, so the locator is the reliable check for a single address. After eighth grade, every GW student goes to Alexandria City High School.
New elementary and middle school boundaries, approved by the School Board on June 12, 2025, took effect this school year, and ACPS said most middle school students were not affected. Students who live within one mile of GW are expected to walk; see the GW walk zone map and the boundaries page. Our Alexandria schools guide covers the change.
Programs
GW is one of two middle schools with the ACPS Spanish-English two-way dual language program for grades 6 to 8, which continues the elementary program at Mount Vernon Community School and John Adams Elementary.
Calendar
From the ACPS 2026-27 traditional calendar:
- Friday, Oct. 30: end of first quarter
- Monday, Nov. 2, and Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school (teacher work day, then Election Day)
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
- Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break
- Thursday, June 17, 2027: last day of school
GW does not post a bell schedule on its website; call the front office for start and dismissal times.
More on Alexandria schools
- The ACPS schools page lists every school.
- Every public school in Alexandria, with zones and state ratings.
Frequently asked questions
What grades does George Washington Middle School serve?
Grades 6 through 8. It is one of two Alexandria City Public Schools middle schools, with Francis C. Hammond.
How is George Washington Middle School rated by the state?
It is fully accredited for 2025-26. In Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 85.92 and is rated Approaching Expectations.
Which high school does George Washington Middle School feed into?
Alexandria City High School, the city’s only public high school. Ninth graders start at its Minnie Howard campus.
Does George Washington Middle School have a dual language program?
Yes. ACPS lists GW as one of two middle schools with its Spanish-English two-way dual language program for grades 6 to 8.
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