Carter G. Woodson High School
| C. G. Woodson High School | |
|---|---|
Main entrance to Woodson H.S. | |
| Address | |
9525 Main Street , 22031 | |
| Coordinates | 38°50′25″N 77°16′31″W / 38.84028°N 77.27528°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | August 4, 1962 |
| School district | FCPS |
| Principal | Kevin Greata |
| Teaching staff | 167.75 (FTE) (2021–22) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,452 (2021–22) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.79 (2021–22) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy blue Red White |
| Athletics conference | Patriot District Northern Region |
| Nickname | Cavaliers |
| USNWR ranking | #337 (2022) |
| Newspaper | The Cavalcade |
| Yearbook | The Cavalier |
| Feeder schools | Frost Middle School |
| Website | woodsonhs |
| Last updated: March 28, 2023 | |
Carter G. Woodson High School, commonly known as C. G. Woodson High School or simply Woodson, (formerly Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School) is a public high school located in Fairfax County, Virginia, just outside the east end of the city of Fairfax limits, opposite the shopping center on Main Street.
It is consistently ranked in the top 10 schools in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report.
The school opened in 1962 and was once the largest school in the state. It was originally named for W. T. Woodson, who served as Fairfax County School Superintendent from 1929 to 1961. In 2024, it was renamed for Carter G. Woodson, a historian and dean at Howard University and West Virginia State University, considered the "Father of Black History". As of 2022–2023, the student population was 2,220. Woodson has the largest campus in Fairfax County in size of area, and also houses Woodson Adult High School, a separate education facility run by FCPS that allows adults to earn their GEDs and HS diplomas. Woodson has appeared multiple times on Newsweek magazine's lists of top or best high schools, including No. 23 (2003), No. 34 (2005), No. 90 (2006), and No. 74 (2008). Woodson has also appeared on the top high schools lists from U.S. News & World Report: No. 90 (2008), No. 116 (2013), No. 200 (2016), No. 365 (2019), and No. 280 (2020).