Our Division
General Information
- Address: 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902
- Phone: 434-296-5820
- Superintendent: Matthew Haas, Ed.D.
- Region: 5
Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) serves nearly 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.
Strategic Plan: Horizon 2020
Unleashing Each Student's Potential
Mission
The core purpose of Albemarle County Public Schools is to establish a community of learners and learning, through relationships, relevance and rigor, one student at a time.
Vision
All learners believe in their power to embrace learning, to excel, and to own their future.
Core Values
Excellence • Young People • Community • Respect
Student-Centered Goal
All Albemarle County Public Schools students will graduate having actively mastered the lifelong-learning skills they need to succeed as 21st century learners, workers and citizens.
Objectives
- We will engage every student.
- We will implement balanced assessments.
- We will improve opportunity and achievement.
- We will create and expand partnerships.
- We will optimize resources.
Strategic Priorities
- Create a culture of high expectations for all.
- Identify and remove practices that perpetuate the achievement gap.
- Maximize opportunities for students at all levels to identify and develop personal interests.
Schools
- 15 elementary schools (PK-5)
- 5 middle schools (6-8)
- 3 high schools (9-12)
- 1 community charter school (6-12)
- 4 high school career academies (9-12)
- 1 high school center specializing in project-based learning (9-12)
- 1 education center specializing in short-term intervention (6-12)
- 1 special education center designed to support the transition from school to adult life (serves students aged 18-22)
- 1 regional technical education center (9-12)
- 1 regional center serving special education students (K-12)
- 1 regional center serving students with emotional disabilities (K-12)
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Virginia School Quality Profiles
For every school division and school in the Commonwealth, the Virginia Department of Education provides a School Quality Profile containing information about student achievement, college and career readiness, program completion, school safety, teacher quality, and other topics of interest to parents and the general public.
Albemarle County Public Schools Quality Profile
Employees, 2020-21
- 1,342 teachers (including classroom teachers, speech pathologists, school counselors, instructional coaches, and librarians)
- 69% hold advanced degrees
- 2% are National Board Certified
- Average years of teaching experience: 14
- 1,172 classified employees (including school and department leadership, teaching assistants, bus drivers, custodians, maintenance, food service staff, office associates, human resources, and other support staff)
Student Enrollment: Fall Membership, 2020-21
- All Students: 13,532 (Grades PK-12)
- Economically Disadvantaged: 31.7% (4,287 students)
- English Learners: 10.1% (1,361 students)
- Students with Disabilities: 12.4% (1,677 students)
Albemarle County Public Schools Quality Profile: Enrollment
International Diversity of Our Student Population, 2020-21
- Countries of Origin: 95
- Home Languages Spoken: 75
Graduating Class of 2020
Students Earning an Advanced Studies Diploma
Division: 62.5% (previously 64%)
State: 51.8% (previously 51.5%)
On-Time Graduation Rate (Four-Year Cohort)
Division: 93.3%* (previously 94.4%)
State: 92.3% (previously 91.5%)
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting for on-time graduation was delayed at two of our high schools. The on-time graduation rate posted here reflects updated reporting and will not match state data.
Dropout Rate
Division: 4.6% (previously 4.1%)
State: 5.1% (previously 5.6%)
Post-Graduation Plans (Self-Reported)
- Continuing education, military, employment, or another endeavor: 13.9% (132 students)
- 2-year college: 24.8% (236 students)
- 4-year college: 61.3% (583 students)
Advanced Programs Participation, 2019-20
- Advanced Placement (AP) Test Taken: 11.94% of high school students (previously 22.94%)
- AP Course Enrollment: 37.15% of high school students (previously 37.17%)
- Dual Enrollment: 21.15% of high school students (previously 21.84%)
Data Spotlight
- Average number of meals served daily, including breakfast and lunch (Stage 3): 7,758
- School bus miles traveled daily (Stage 3): 14,109, including 2,732 for meal delivery
- Average Class Size (Source: 2020-21 Class Size Report)
- Elementary – 17.88
- Middle – 20.3
- High – 20.9
- Student-to-Computer Ratio:
- 1:1 with tablets for Grades K-2
- 1:1 with laptops for Grades 3-12
- Children served by our Families in Crisis Program, 2019-20: Approximately 300
(Note: About 100 fewer children were served in 2019-20 than in the previous school year. We attribute the reduction to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools closing in March 2020, and suspended evictions and foreclosures.)
Budget Snapshot
Operating Budget (Adopted)
- 2020-2021: $193,741,120
- 2019-2020: $195,478,605
- 2018-2019: $186,800,503
Per Pupil Expenses (Adopted)
- 2020-2021: $13,609
- 2019-2020: $14,234
- 2018-2019: $13,635
Administration
Dr. Matthew S. Haas
Superintendent of Schools
Debora Collins
Deputy Superintendent
Dr. Clare Keiser
Assistant Superintendent for Organizational Development and Human Resource Leadership
Dr. Bernard Hairston
Assistant Superintendent for School Community Empowerment
Rosalyn Schmitt
Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Patrick McLaughlin
Chief of Strategic Planning
Dr. Christine Diggs
Chief Technology Officer
Ross Holden
School Board Attorney
Superintendent History
- Dr. Matthew S. Haas
2018-Present - Dr. Pamela R. Moran
2006-2018 - Dr. Kevin C. Castner
1995-2005 - Dr. Robert W. Paskel
1991-1994 - Dr. N. Andrew Overstreet
1985-1990 - Carlos Gutierrez
1981-1985 - Dr. Clarence S. McClure
1970-1981 - Leslie H. Walton
1969-1970 - Paul H. Cale
1947-1969 - Claude Graham
1937-1946 - A. L. Bennett
1926-1937 - A. F. Robertson
1925-1926 - A. L. Bennett
1919-1925 - Howard N. McManaway
1913-1918 - Joseph W. Everett
1905-1913 - P. W. Nelson
1897-1904 - Isaac R. Barksdale
1893-1897 - Davis P. Powers
1886-1893 - L. A. Michie
1881-1885 - Davis P. Powers
1870-1880