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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at SHERANDO HIGH?
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Enrollment
1,631
High
DISTRICT 1,548 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510147000524
Sherando High
185 South Warrior Drive, Stephens City, VA 22655 · (540) 869-0060 · Frederick County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,631 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
112 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
572 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 448 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 402 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 397 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 384 | 24% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
81.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
72.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Sherando High
Sherando High's state test result (73.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherando High this school | 1,631 | 35.1% | 73.0% |
| Monticello High Charlottesville | 1,184 | 31.8% | 77.7% |
| Fauquier High Warrenton | 1,156 | 29.8% | 71.8% |
| James River High Midlothian | 1,842 | 31.5% | 72.6% |
| James Wood High Winchester | 1,462 | 32.2% | 74.3% |
| Riverbend High Fredericksburg | 1,913 | 26.4% | 79.6% |
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 Sherando High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #172 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #249 of 316 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #209 of 316 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,631 | #98 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #187 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #163 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.1% | #239 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #72 of 131 |
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
1,631
+65 (+4%) vs 2020
+14% since 2000-01, when it was 1,432
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 1,631 | 112 | 14.6:1 | 35% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 1,642 | 115.2 | 14.3:1 | 36% (588) |
| 2022-23 | 1,666 | 114.3 | 14.6:1 | 34% (569) |
| 2020-21 | 1,566 | 114 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,511 | 119.5 | 12.7:1 | 23% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 1,552 | 114 | 13.6:1 | 23% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 1,514 | 95 | 15.9:1 | 23% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 1,432 | 115 | 12.4:1 | 8% (109) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sherando High.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,511 to 1,631); teachers down 6% (119.5 to 112).
About Sherando High
Sherando High is a high school located in Stephens City, Virginia, in Frederick County. The school had 1,631 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Virginia) has about 1,213 students.
Sherando High is one of the 19 schools that make up Frederick County Public Schools (14,447 students in total).
White students make up a majority at Sherando High, at 62%. The remaining students are 22% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Frederick County is about 80% White. Sherando High's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 112 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.6:1. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Sherando High is 35%. Public schools in Frederick County average 46%.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 78.6%. Sherando High scores 73.0%.
Census estimates describe Frederick County this way: the median household income is $97,606, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Sherando High, Frederick County has 19 other public schools.
The closest public school, Bass-Hoover Elementary, is about 1.3 miles from Sherando High. Other public schools within five miles: 7. Sherando High is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The school enrolled 1,631 students in 2024-25, 65 more than the 1,566 it had in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Sherando High covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,008
Census ACS
Median income
$97,606
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
13,574 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Millbrook HighHigh · 1,550 students
- James Wood HighHigh · 1,462 students
- James Wood MiddleMiddle · 873 students
- Robert E. Aylor MiddleMiddle · 861 students
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd MiddleMiddle · 853 students
- Frederick County MiddleMiddle · 732 students
Nearby schools
- Bass-Hoover Elementary1.3 mi · 615
- Robert E. Aylor Middle1.5 mi · 861
- Armel Elementary2.8 mi · 589
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle4.2 mi · 853
- Orchard View Elementary4.2 mi · 469
- Middletown Elementary4.3 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About Sherando HighHow large is Sherando High?
Sherando High enrolls approximately 1,631 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Sherando High serve?
Sherando High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Sherando High?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Sherando High.
What is the student diversity at Sherando High?
Student demographics at Sherando High are roughly 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Sherando High?
Sherando High is overseen by Frederick County Public Schools in Frederick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.