Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) will expand the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the 2024-25 school year. The CEP allows schools and districts that meet certain criteria to offer free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students, without requiring household applications.
"We are excited to expand the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) in PWCS. CEP makes school meals more accessible to our students. We will continue to evaluate data and add qualifying schools each year," said Andrea Early, PWCS director of food and nutrition.
To expand access to the CEP, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently reduced the minimum identified student percentage (the percentage of students automatically qualifying for free meals) participation threshold from 40% to 25%. As a result, PWCS will add 24 more schools (enrolling 26,516 additional students) to the CEP for the 2024-25 school year, bringing the total number of participating schools to 68.
The following schools will be added to CEP this upcoming school year:
Elementary Schools:
- Antietam Elementary School
- Chris Yung Elementary School
- Coles Elementary School
- Covington-Harper Elementary School
- Kyle Wilson Elementary School
- Lake Ridge Elementary School
- Mary Williams Elementary School
- Montclair Elementary School
- Pattie Elementary School
- Penn Elementary School
- Rosa Parks Elementary School
- Signal Hill Elementary School
- Springwoods Elementary School
- Tyler Elementary School
- Victory Elementary School
- Westridge Elementary School
Middle Schools:
- Lake Ridge Middle School
- Parkside Middle School
- Potomac Shores Middle School
- Saunders Middle School
High Schools:
- C.D. Hylton High School
- Osbourn Park High School
- Potomac High School
- Woodbridge High School
Click here for the full list of PWCS CEP schools.