The Gw Community School
Springfield · VA · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Fairfax Global Academy → Accotink Academy → Accotink Academy → The New School Of Northern Virginia → Phillips School-Annandale → Phillips School - Fairfax → Ideaventions Academy For Mathematics And Science → Rivermont School - Nova →How The Gw Community School compares for families
What families should know about The Gw Community School.
- ▸ LocallyVA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Fairfax Global Academy, Accotink Academy, Accotink Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Virginia-Main Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $21,565/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -9.2%/year, projecting from 2022's 32 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax Global Academy Springfield |
Private | 0.0 | 10 | — |
| Accotink Academy Springfield |
Private | 2.0 | 72 | -25.8% |
| Accotink Academy Springfield |
Private | 2.0 | 72 | -32.7% |
| The New School Of Northern Virginia Fairfax |
Private | 3.5 | 107 | -5.3% |
| Phillips School-Annandale Annandale |
Private | 3.6 | 166 | -30.5% |
| Phillips School - Fairfax Fairfax |
Private | 5.4 | 72 | +10.8% |
| Ideaventions Academy For Mathematics And Science Reston |
Private | 5.6 | 57 | — |
| Rivermont School - Nova Lorton |
Private | 6.7 | 45 | — |