George Wythe High, part of the Richmond City Public Schools district, is located in Richmond, Virginia. The school reports enrolling 935 students in grades nine through 12, and it has 72 teachers on staff.

George Wythe High is above the state average but below the district average in terms of the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches. On average, 32 percent of students in Virginia are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch programs, whereas 58 percent of George Wythe High students do. At the district level, 67 percent of students are eligible.

ProPublica's analysis found that all too often, states and schools provide poor students fewer educational programs like Advanced Placement, gifted and talented programs, and advanced math and science classes. Studies have linked participation in these programs with better outcomes later in life. Our analysis uses free and reduced-price lunch to estimate poverty at schools. We based our findings on the most comprehensive data set of access to advanced classes and special programs in U.S. public schools — known as the Civil Rights Data Set— released by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

George Wythe High offers six AP courses, and 3 percent of students participate in those classes.

George Wythe High has an enrollment rate of 11 percent for math classes, and 2 percent of students take chemistry. The enrollment rate for physics at the school is 2 percent, and the gifted and talented program has a participation rate of 5 percent.

Langley High, in Mclean, Virginia, is a lower-poverty school than George Wythe High, with 1 percent of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school offers 24 AP courses, and 44 percent of students are enrolled in those classs.

These data points were reported by schools and districts to the Office for Civil Rights. For more information about the data, see our full methodology.

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