A federal waiver that made school meals free to all students regardless of their family's income ended June 30. This upcoming school year, only students who qualify for free and reduced meals or attend a school that falls under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), will receive free meals (see the list below).
This year, students whose families qualify for reduced-price meals will also receive free meals, based on a Virginia General Assembly expansion of the program. Applications will be available in August.
Prices for PWCS-paid meals are:
Students
Breakfast
-
$1.50
Elementary
school
lunch
-
$2.50
Middle
school
lunch
-
$2.65
High
school
lunch
-
$2.75
Adults
Breakfast
-
$2.35
Lunch
-
$4.00
MySchoolBucks, the same application used prior to COVID for student meal accounts, is now available to add funds to paid accounts.
Schools Serving Meals Free to All Students:
High
Schools
•
Gar-Field
High
•
Freedom
High
•
Unity
Reed
High
Nontraditional
Schools
•
Independence
Nontraditional
•
PACE
West
Middle
Schools
•
Beville
Middle
•
Fred
M.
Lynn
Middle
•
Graham
Park
Middle
•
Hampton
Middle
•
Unity
Braxton
Middle
Elementary
Schools
•
Bel
Air
Elementary
•
Belmont
Elementary
•
Dale
City
Elementary
•
Dumfries
Elementary
•
Ellis
Elementary
•
Enterprise
Elementary
•
Featherstone
Elementary
•
Fitzgerald
Elementary
•
John
D.
Jenkins
Elementary
•
Kerrydale
Elementary
•
Kilby
Elementary
•
King
Elementary
•
Loch
Lomond
Elementary
•
Marumsco
Hills
Elementary
•
Minnieville
Elementary
•
Mullen
Elementary
•
Neabsco
Elementary
•
Occoquan
Elementary
•
Potomac
View
Elementary
•
River
Oaks
Elementary
•
Sinclair
Elementary
•
Sudley
Elementary
•
Swans
Creek
Elementary
•
Triangle
Elementary
•
Vaughan
Elementary
•
West
Gate
Elementary
•
Yorkshire
Elementary
If you have questions regarding the free and reduced meal application process, contact the PWCS Food and Nutrition Department at 703-791-7314. Visit the PWCS Food and Nutrition website for more information.