George C. Marshall High School is a public school in northern Virginia, located in Idylwood in unincorporated Fairfax County, near Falls Church. Named for General George Marshall, it opened in 1962 and is part of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). It is ranked at #343 in the nation for public schools and has received a gold award for Best High Schools from the U.S. News & World Report 2016. It is ranked 11th in Virginia and 8th in Fairfax County. George C. Marshall High School is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia.AccreditationDuring the 2014-2015 school year, the vast majority of Marshall students passed the end-of-year exams.DemographicsBelow are the demographics as presented during the 2015-2016 school year at Marshall High School:18.04%, or 367 students, were eligible for free or reduced lunch in the 2014-15 school year.AthleticsMarshall's teams are nicknamed the Statesmen, their mascot is the griffin, and their teams play in the AAA Liberty District and Northern Region of the Virginia High School League. While Marshall's enrollment had been at the AA level, and the school had needed to petition to play in AAA to the VHSL to maintain rivalries with local schools, the school's enrollment had increased to over 1900 students by the fall of 2014.
