Prince William County Public Schools

Traditional Schools

Prince William County Public Schools has two traditional schools that serve students in grades 1-8.  All students transfer to attend these programs.

• Pennington Traditional School serves students in western Prince William County
• Porter Traditional School serves students in eastern Prince William County

These traditional schools stress rigorous academic instruction, strong performance expectations, and high behavioral standards. They use research-based, innovative instructional strategies within the framework of a traditional education.

Families and students are involved in all facets of school life with parental and student contracts. Every child and every family must contribute a specified number of hours of service to the school. Students at these schools are also required to wear uniforms.

Note: Applications for this program are open for rising 1st-8th grade students.

Program Type

Transfer Program – Students participating in this program will transfer to the program location for all courses and activities. Express Bus Transportation is available to accepted students living outside the program location boundaries through Specialty Program Transportation.

Program Locations