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Woodrow Wilson High School
(757) 465-2907
1401 Elmhurst Ln
Portsmouth, VA 23701
Level: 9-12
District: Portsmouth City Public Schools

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Cenus Info	Value	Year
Native American or Native Alaskan:	0.15%	(2006)
Asian/Pacific Islander:	0.52%	(2006)
Black, non-Hispanic:	56.77%	(2006)
Hispanic:	1.7%	(2006)
White, non-Hispanic:	40.86%	(2006)
Student Teacher Ratio:	16.1%	(2006)
Percent Free and Reduced Price Lunch:	45.89%	(2006)

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Woodrow Wilson High School Ratings Summary

Average Quality Rating	3
Average Principals Rating	3
Average Teachers Rating	3
Average Activities Rating	3
Average Parents Rating	2
Average Safety Rating	3

Woodrow Wilson High School Reviews


Posted By: student Quality Score: 5 2008-09-16 “I am a former student of WWHS. I attended from 2007-2008. I was deeply involved in the ROTC program, and loved every bit of it. This school is not as bad as people make it out to be. Few problems here and there, but thats going to be anywhere you go. I am sad to say i had to leave before i would've wished, but i will not forget this school, nor the people i knew.” Posted By: student Quality Score: decline 2008-07-30 “i am attending my senior year at wilson and i don't see anything wrong with the school except maybe some discipline problems but you only see that with freshman. overall it is a nice school. and the new gym looks great” Posted By: student Quality Score: 5 2008-04-16 “The ROTC at this school is the best ever. And the teachers care for the students.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 3 2006-06-15 “I have read these reviews and this forum has reinforced my opinion that only those with a grudge or ulterior motive posts. There have been no 'race riots' at WWHS. Not one. Students are not expelled for using curse words at teachers, although I personally think that would be a good idea. However, two things stick out and ring true. 1) the teachers work very hard and 2) The problem is the parents. Let your kids grow up, let them screw up and fail on their own. WWHS is a lot better than some, as good as most. Not perfect, but not what you see reflected in this silly forum.” Posted By: former student Quality Score: 3 2006-06-12 “I attended Wilson from 2001-2004. I graduated in 2004 in the top 10 of my class. My opinion on the school is this...Academically speaking...there are great opportunities with teachers who are willing to treat your student like an individual with high goals. There are also a ton of art classes as well as sport and music opportunities. I honestly feel that the 'bad students' are a small percentage of the school and I also feel that if parents want to blame the school so much, they should 1st look at the way they raise their children. If there is one thing I noticed in 3 yrs of attending Wilson, it's that parents deny their own role in how their child behaves at school.” Posted By: student Quality Score: 3 2006-05-15 “As a current student at Woodrow Wilson High School I think that this school does need alot of work but it has came a long way from what it has been. Just come and sit into a class like an AP class and see that the whole school is not as bad as it seems and that we actually do learn stuff.” Posted By: former student Quality Score: 1 2006-04-25 “Wilson has really disappointed me, I attended this school in 1990 (Manor High) and my child was attending until recently. I took my child out because I was worried about his safety and his overall out look on life. This school is constantly in the news and the police are always carting students off. This school is a major disappointment, the administration keeps putting there blinders on to everything that happens. If you have a goal oriented child with a future don't send them here.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 1 2006-03-01 “I have seen some reviews for this school and decided to put my own in respect for the parents who are thinking about letting there children go to this school. My brother came from larkspur middle school then trasfered to this high school. The first thing he noticed is that the students did not respect the teachers. In my view, no parents should send there kids to this school. There are better schools out there and this is one that is far from being one.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 1 2006-01-23 “The overall quality of this school is horrible. The teachers are trying so hard but the students have no respect or care about their education. There are way to many disruptive forces at work, and the administration doesn't work together with the parents to resolve anything. This school has really fallen apart at the seams, and I had to pull my child out and put him into private school. I would honestly reconsider before you think of putting your child here. Spend the day there, you will see what I'm talking about. Thanks for Listening.” Posted By: student Quality Score: 5 2006-01-12 “I don't go to Wilson, but I will probably go there next year. But I know that the slimate there is very good. There are famous college athletes who went there. The grounds are nice and the library is really resourceful. They just remodeled it, so it probably looks a lot nicer.” Posted By: student Quality Score: 1 2005-12-16 “The academic quality of this school is the worst out of any other school I have ever attended. Most of our class time is spent talking or wasting time. I learn nothing in any of my classes besides my Advanced Placement ones, which evidently are in the process of being destroyed. The administration in this school is deserving of NO respect in my eyes. They see the problems that the students encounter on a regular basis and do nothing about it. In fact, they do less than the students to take action. I've been attending this school for 3 years and it has not improved not one bit since I first began as a freshman. I strongly encourage Portsmouth Public Schools to evaluate its goals and mission statement because as of now it has no positive affect on Wilson High School at all.” Posted By: former student Quality Score: 4 2005-01-27 “Woodrow Wilson High was a very positive expierience for me. A transfer my senior year from cross-town rival Churchland, I found the diversity amoung the students and staff culturally satisfying. Though the main emphaisis did'nt lay primarily on education, but a full circle of extracirrucualar, and extra help was found in every corner of school. At my departure in 1995, Woodrow Wilson had excellent music programs, and a redeveloping sports department, with all sports involved. In my opinion Woodrow Wilson helped me prepare for life outside of Portsmouth.” Posted By: student Quality Score: 2 2004-10-11 “This school needs a lot of work. The school itself used to be Manor High, therefore it is very old. It is constantly having race riots within the student population, they have recently enforced a zero tolerance profanity rule. That means if a student curses, they get 3-5 days OSS and if it is directed at a teacher, they get expelled. A school that is steadily getting worse, worried about profanity. So lets just kick them out so we can really ruin there education, you know besides the prejudice teachers and the ones who dont know how to properly teach your children. So on a scale of 1-10 i give this school a 4.”