James Wood High School

James Wood High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
161 Apple Pie Ridge Rd,  Winchester, VA
Frederick County Public Schools
3.6
3.0
1,437 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr. Joseph M. Salyer
Student Teacher Ratio
13:1
Average SAT Score
1170
Average ACT Score
24
Math Proficiency
63%
Reading Proficiency
82%
Average GPA
3.63
Graduation Rate
94%

Niche Grade

B
Academics
B
Teachers
B-
College Prep
C+
Administration
C
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
B+
Sports
C+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.63
Reading Proficiency
82%
Math Proficiency
63%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
13:1
Teachers
113
Full Time Teachers
113
Teachers in First or Second Year
4.2%
College Prep
Average SAT
1170
Math
570
Verbal
600
Average ACT
24
Math
24
English
23
Reading
25
Science
25
Number of AP Courses
22
AP Pass Rate
50.6%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
AP Science Enrollment
High
Other AP Enrollment
High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
275:1

Student Diversity

Male
51.7%
Female
48.3%
White
79.5%
Hispanic
12.6%
Two or more races
3.2%
Black
2.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.7%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
James Madison University 256 Students
Virginia Tech 163 Students
University of Virginia 149 Students
Shenandoah University 141 Students
George Mason University 137 Students
Laurel Ridge Community College 132 Students
Virginia Commonwealth University 108 Students
William & Mary 67 Students
Liberty University 64 Students
Radford University 62 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Biology 87 Students
Business 80 Students
Nursing 75 Students
Psychology 68 Students
Computer Science 33 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 30 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 23 Students
Criminology 23 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 23 Students
Physical Therapy 21 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.6 163 Reviews
4.0 Senior
5/13/2024
My time at James Wood has been a very good enjoyable experience. I have met some of my lifelong best friends that I plan to stay in contact with for a very long time. Met a bunch of very great teachers that have helped me so much over the past 4 years.
5.0 Senior
8/5/2023
Overall, the school is a wonderful place. The students and staff are delightful, and you feel engaged when you enter the building. The only thing I would change is the parking lot, which is extremely small.
2.0 Senior
4/29/2023
Jameswood highschool not a good environment for learning and developing brains. Many of the teachers lack important lesson plans and fail to meet students needs. Many of the kids are openly racist, homophobic, and sexist. The school has almost no natural light. The rooms are small with many students to a classroom. Jameswood highschool lacks cohesion of the student and faculty meeting together to learn.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.0 9 Reviews
5.0 parent
11/9/2024
Excellent education opportunities for students pursuing medical careers.
2.0 parent
11/14/2022
School is insanely overpopulated and getting sick is very common, other than that it’s alright.
2.0 student
4/3/2020
Two stars overall.One star (because zero stars isn’t possible) for the lack of proper funding to the arts program. The music department and the art department deserve more funding than the athletic department gets, just saying. There’s a CLEAR difference in the treatment the departments are given.On...
1.0 other
1/25/2020
you get no respects by others unless you do sports, wear hollister or american eagle, barely any minority/ respect towards minorities. don't go here, don't come.

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