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Enrollment
731
High
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUGUSTA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510030000124
Fort Defiance High
195 Fort Defiance Rd, Fort Defiance, VA 24437 · (540) 245-5050 · Augusta County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Virginia public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
455 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 187 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 185 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 183 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 176 | 24% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
90.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
82.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 89.0% |
| 2022-23 | 89.0% | 90.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
79.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fort Defiance High
Fort Defiance High's state test result (79.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Defiance High this school | 731 | 62.2% | 79.5% |
| Stuarts Draft High Stuarts Draft | 668 | 62.1% | 79.8% |
| Rockbridge County High Lexington | 916 | 60.3% | 63.4% |
| Wilson Memorial High Fishersville | 837 | 55.1% | 80.4% |
| Madison County High Madison | 530 | 66.2% | 74.0% |
| Warren County High Front Royal | 772 | 73.3% | 75.4% |
Matched among Virginia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fort Defiance High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #98 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #170 of 316 ▼ 95 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #83 of 316 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #210 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #159 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.5% | #252 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #191 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #109 of 178 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
731
-38 (-5%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 731 | 52.2 | 14.0:1 | 62% (455) |
| 2023-24 | 737 | 48.8 | 15.1:1 | 44% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 50.8 | 14.3:1 | 41% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 769 | 57 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 787 | 58.1 | 13.6:1 | 32% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 818 | 56 | 14.6:1 | 31% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 871 | 59 | 14.8:1 | 31% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 880 | 59 | 14.9:1 | 11% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 692 | 47 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Defiance High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (787 to 731); teachers down 10% (58.1 to 52.2).
About Fort Defiance High
This page covers Fort Defiance High, a low-enrollment high school in Fort Defiance, Virginia. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 731 students. The school is 40% below the average for high schools in Virginia.
Fort Defiance High is one school in Augusta County Public Schools, a system of 20 schools with 10,742 students.
The share of students at Fort Defiance High who are White is 80%. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 89% of Augusta County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 33%.
There are 52.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.0:1. The average for high schools in Virginia is about 13.9:1. Of all students at Fort Defiance High, 62% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Fort Defiance High earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 74% of Virginia public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 71.2% at Fort Defiance High; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 79.5%.
In the wider Augusta County area, the median household earns about $82,049 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Augusta County, 25 public schools serve about 10,742 students.
Fort Defiance High's nearest public school is Edward G. Clymore Elementary (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 70.4%; Fort Defiance High's is 79.5%, ranking 2nd of 6.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 5%.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Augusta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,033
Census ACS
Median income
$82,049
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,742 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Augusta County Public Schools
- Wilson Memorial HighHigh · 837 students
- Edward G. Clymore ElementaryElementary · 803 students
- Riverheads ElementaryElementary · 714 students
- Stuarts Draft HighHigh · 668 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 655 students
- Stuarts Draft ElementaryElementary · 646 students
Other schools in Fort Defiance
- Edward G. Clymore ElementaryElementary · 803 students
- S. Gordon Stewart MiddleMiddle · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Edward G. Clymore Elementary0.2 mi · 803
- S. Gordon Stewart Middle0.3 mi · 516
- Staunton High7.1 mi · 766
- Thomas C. McSwain Elementary7.3 mi · 449
- North River Elementary7.4 mi · 222
- Staunton City School PreSchool Programs7.9 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Defiance HighHow many students attend Fort Defiance High?
Fort Defiance High enrolls approximately 731 students in grades 09-12.
Is Fort Defiance High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fort Defiance High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Fort Defiance High?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Fort Defiance High.
How diverse is Fort Defiance High?
Fort Defiance High reports a student body of 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Fort Defiance High public or private?
Fort Defiance High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Augusta County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.