# Albemarle County Public Schools

Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) is a school district serving Albemarle County, Virginia. Its headquarters are in the City of Charlottesville. ACPS serves approximately 14,000 students in preschool through grade 12 in Albemarle County, Virginia, the sixth largest county by area in the Commonwealth of Virginia. A diverse locality of 726 square miles in the heart of Central Virginia, Albemarle County is a blend of primarily rural, but also suburban and urban settings.
The current Superintendent, Matthew S. Haas, was appointed by the Albemarle County School Board in July 2018.

## Governance

ACPS is governed by a 7-member school board. 6 members are elected by the county's 6 magisterial districts, while one at-large member is elected by the entire county. Elections are held on odd-numbered years, and members serve staggered 4-year terms.
If a vacancy occurs, the board appoints a new member to serve until the next election. A special election may be held if necessary.
ACPS School Board (Sep. 2024) :
| Jack Jouett District | White Hall District | Rio District | Rivanna District | Samuel Miller District | Scottsdale District | At-Large |
| Kate Acuff | Rebecca Berlin | Charles Pace | Judy Le | Graham Paige | Ellen Osborne | Allison Spillman |
| Vice-chair | | | Chair | | | |
| Elected 2021 | Elected 2023 | Appointed 2023, Elected 2024 | Elected 2023 | Elected 2021 | Elected 2023 | Elected 2023 |

## Schools
### Academies and Lab Schools

| Name | Address |
| Community Lab School (Virginia) (formerly Murray High School) Community Public Charter School ("Community Middle") | 1200 Forest Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903 |
| Environmental Studies Academy (ESA) | 5941 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet, VA 22932 |
| Health and Medical Sciences Academy (HMSA) | 1400 Independence Way, Charlottesville, VA 22902 |
| Math, Engineering, Science Academy (MESA) | 2775 Hydraulic Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901 |

### Comprehensive High Schools

| Name | Address |
| Albemarle | 2775 Hydraulic Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901 |
| Monticello | 1400 Independence Way, Charlottesville, VA 22902 |
| Western Albemarle | 5941 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet, VA 22932 |

### Comprehensive Middle Schools

| Name | Address |
| Jackson P. Burley | 901 Rose Hill Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903 |
| Joseph T. Henley | 5880 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet, VA 22932 |
| Journey (formerly Jack Jouett) | 210 Lambs Lane, Charlottesville, VA 22901 |
| Lakeside (formerly Mortimer Y. Sutherland) | 2801 Powell Creek Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22911 |
| Leslie H. Walton | 4217 Red Hill Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903 |

### Elementary schools

| Name | Address |
| Agnor (formerly Agnor-Hurt) | 3201 Berkmar Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22901 |
| Baker-Butler | 2740 Proffit Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911 |
| Broadus Wood | 185 Buck Mountain Road, Earlysville, VA 22936 |
| Brownsville | 5870 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet, VA 22932 |
| Crozet | 1407 Crozet Avenue, Crozet, VA 22932 |
| Mary C. Greer | 190 Lambs Lane, Charlottesville, VA 22901 |
| Hollymead | 2775 Powell Creek Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22911 |
| Ivy (formerly Meriwether Lewis) | 1610 Owensville Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901 |
| Mountain View (formerly Paul H. Cale) | 1757 Avon Street Extended, Charlottesville, VA 22902 |
| Virginia L. Murray | 3251 Morgantown Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903 |
| Red Hill | 3901 Red Hill School Road, North Garden, VA 22959 |
| Scottsville | 7868 Scottsville Road, Scottsville, VA 24590 |
| Stone-Robinson | 958 North Milton Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911 |
| Stony Point | 3893 Stony Point Road, Keswick, VA 22947 |
| Woodbrook | 100 Woodbrook Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22901 |

### Alternative, Regional, and Specialty Centers

| Name | Address |
| CATEC (Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center) | 1000 East Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901 |
| Center 1 | 1180 Seminole Trail, Suite 225, Charlottesville, VA 22901 |
| Ivy Creek School | 227 Lambs Lane, Charlottesville, VA 22901 |
| PREP (Piedmont Regional Education Program) | 227 Lambs Lane, Charlottesville, VA 22901 |

## Policy and Politics
### School Renamings

From 2018 to 2024, ACPS renamed several district schools. The board drew sharp criticism after renaming Meriwether Lewis Elementery to Ivy Elementery despite overwhelming support for the original name. In a similar case, constituents objected after the board excised former Principal Benjamin Hurt's name from Agnor-Hurt Elementary. In another instance, the board renamed Paul H. Cale Elementary to Mountain View, on the grounds that Cale had hindered racial integration as superintendent. The Cale family disputed this notion, noting that the accusation largely rested on paraphrased quotes from a single source.

## Graduates

2018 ACPS graduates received 1,078 acceptances from 204 colleges and universities, including 146 acceptances from 15 of the top 25 national universities, according to rankings by U.S. News & World Report.
Of the 1,070 graduates:
* 617 (57.7%) reported plans to attend a 4-year college.
* 255 (23.8%) reported plans to attend a 2-year college.
* 198 (18.5%) reported alternate plans, including other continuing education, military, employment, or something else.

## Other Data

ACPS students were born in 89 countries and speak 74 home languages.
Average Class Size for 2017–18:
* Elementary – 19.4
* Middle – 22.1
* High – 21.4
Student-to-Computer Ratio: 1:1 for grades 3–12; 3:2 for grades K-2
Average number of meals served daily (including breakfast and lunch): 8,000
School bus miles traveled daily: 14,384
The Families in Crisis Program served approximately 457 homeless children in the 2017–18 school year, including 255 ACPS students and other children/students (siblings of ACPS students who are preschoolers or dropouts, and students living in Albemarle County who attend adjoining school systems).

## Budget Snapshot
### Operating Budget

FY 18–19 (Adopted): $186,800,503
FY 17–18 (Adopted): $180,486,940
FY 16–17 (Actual): $171,085,922

### Per Pupil Expenses

FY 18–19 (Adopted): $13,635.07
FY 17–18 (Adopted): $13,418.11
FY 16–17 (Actual): $12,760.94