W.T. Sampson High School

W. T. Sampson High School (W.T.S.) is the only American high school that is in a communist country. The high school is at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. It is operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity of the United States Department of Defense. W.T.S. is the oldest DoDDS school.[2]

See also: W.T. Sampson Elementary/High School

W. T. Sampson High School
Location
Cuba
Information
TypePublic
Established1931[1]
School districtDODEA
PrincipalMr. Garza
Grades6 - 12
Number of students167
Color(s)Green and Gold
   
Team namePirates
Feeder schoolsW.T. Sampson Elementary School
Websitehttp://www.cuba.am.dodea.edu/

Currently enrolled in W.T. Sampson High School are 167 students.[3] Students are the children of military and civilian families stationed at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The school is accredited by the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges (NCA) and has held accreditation since 1931.[4]

History

W. T. Sampson School was officially dedicated on October 25, 1956. Named after Admiral W. T. Sampson, USN, a Spanish–American War naval hero who headed the U.S. Fleet that operated in the water surrounding Cuba.[5]

Academic assessment

Students of the DODEA school system are subject to two assessment standards to measure academic performance.

There is the TerraNova that is taken in Grades 3-11. "DoDEA students scored substantially higher than the national average (50th percentile) in all subject areas."[6]

The other test is the SAT. The SAT is not a required test. The participation rate of DoDEA students in 2009 was 67%. The national SAT participation rate was 46%.[7]

TerraNova results[8]
Subject Matter 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade
Reading 80% 79% 80%
Language 77% 75% 72%
Math 72% 73% 69%
Science 75% 71% 70%
Social Studies 78% 79% 77%

SAT results[9]
SAT DoDEA National Average
Critical Reading 505 501
Math 498 515
Writing 492 493

Campus

Previously, the campus was on Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill is the location of the base church. Across from the chapel was a series of offices and classrooms that was the original location for the school from 1931 to 1986.

The current home of W. T. Sampson High School is a modern campus. Its campus was dedicated in 1986.[10]

The school has been remodeled in recent years. The school has an Information Center, one full-size computer lab, Internet access in all classrooms, and a gymnasium.[11]

References
  1. "U.S. allocates a whopping $65 million for new Guantánamo school". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  2. "W.T. Sampson School". CNIC, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Department of Defense. Archived from the original on 2010-05-31. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  3. . Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS), U.S. Department of Defense http://www.dodea.edu/datacenter/enrollment_display.cfm#South%20Carolina/Fort%20Stewart/Cuba. Retrieved 2010-07-09. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "W.T. Sampson Elementary/High School". Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS), U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  5. "The History of Guantanamo Bay 1494-1964". CNIC, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  6. "2009 DoDEA Annual Report" (PDF). Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS), U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  7. "2009 DoDEA Annual Report" (PDF). Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS), U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  8. "2009 DoDEA Annual Report" (PDF). Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS), U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  9. "2009 DoDEA Annual Report" (PDF). Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS), U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  10. "W.T. Sampson High School". Department of Defense Education Activity. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  11. "W.T. Sampson High School". Department of Defense Education Activity. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
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