Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
101-D Mounts Bay Road, 253-6758 | Williamsburg, VA 2318
The Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools (locally known also as WJCC or WJC) serves the City of Williamsburg and James City County in the Virginia Peninsula area of the Hampton Roads region in southeastern Virginia.
The system consists of approximately 11,000 students in 15 schools, of which there are 9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The system employs 800 instructional staff members and over 600 support staff members.
James River Elementary School, located in the Grove Community in the county’s southeastern end, is a magnet school. It offers the IB Primary Years Programme, one of only five such schools Virginia as of October, 2006. [1]
Clara Byrd Baker, a public elementary school in Williamsburg, was opened in September 1989. Originally built to house 600 students, it was expanded in 1992 to increase its capacity to 800 students.
The three high schools, all of which are within the county’s borders (though they have Williamsburg addresses), are Jamestown, Lafayette, and Warhill High Schools. All are considered above average institutions. For the 2001–2002 academic year, the public school system was ranked among the top five school systems in the Commonwealth of Virginia and in the top 15% nationwide by Expansion Management Magazine. There are also two regional Governor’s Schools in the area that serve gifted and talented students.
Clara Byrd Baker Elementary (K-5)
3131 Iron Bound Road, 221-0949 | Williamsburg, VA 23185
Bruce Brelsford, principal
D.J. Montague Elementary (K-5)
5380 Centervill Road, 258-3022 | Williamsburg, VA 23188
Sammy Fudge, principal
James River Elementary (K-5)
8901 Pocahontas Trail, 887-1768 | Williamsburg, VA 23185
Lynn Turner, principal
Matthew Whaley Elementary (K-5)
301-Scotland St, 229-1931 | Williamsburg, VA 23185
Kathleen Noonan, principal
Matoaka Elementary (K-5)
400 Brick Bat Road, 564-4001 | Williamsburg, VA 23188
Andy Jacobs, principal
Norge Elementary (K-5)
7311 Richmond Road, 564-3372 | Williamsburg, VA 23188
Nancy Catano, principal
Rawls Byrd Elementary (K-5)
112 Laurel Lane, 229-7597 | Williamsburg, VA 23185
Nancy Dunn, principal
Stonehouse Elementary (K-5)
3651 Rochambeau Drive, 566-4300 | Williamsburg, VA 23188
Elizabeth Beckhouse, principal
Berkeley Middle (6-8)
1118 Ironbound Road, 229-8051 | Williamsburg, VA 23188
David Gaston, Principal
James Blair Middle (6-8)
117 Ironbound Road 229-1341 | Williamsburg, VA 23185
Byron Bishop, Principal
Toano Middle (6-8)
7817 Richmond Rd, 566-4251 | Toano, VA 23186
Theresa Redd, principal
Jamestown High (9-12)
3751 John Tyler Highway, 259-3600 | Williamsburg, VA 23188
Lafayette High (9-12)
4460 Longhill Rd, 565-0373 | Williamsburg, VA 23188
Anita Swinton, principal
Warhill High (9-12)
4615 Opportunity Way, 565-4615 | Williamsburg, VA 23188
Karen Kolet, principal
