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Enrollment
668
High
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUGUSTA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510030000132
Stuarts Draft High
1028 Augusta Farm Rd, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477 · (540) 946-7600 · Augusta County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- A-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
14.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
415 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 | 165 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 164 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 153 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 186 | 28% |
Student demographics
35%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
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
87.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
79.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
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 Stuarts Draft High
Stuarts Draft High's state test result (79.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuarts Draft High this school | 668 | 62.1% | 79.8% |
| Fort Defiance High Fort Defiance | 731 | 62.2% | 79.5% |
| Rockbridge County High Lexington | 916 | 60.3% | 63.4% |
| Madison County High Madison | 530 | 66.2% | 74.0% |
| Wilson Memorial High Fishersville | 837 | 55.1% | 80.4% |
| Radford High Radford | 506 | 65.8% | 73.8% |
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 Stuarts Draft High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #92 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #107 of 316 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #155 of 316 ▲ 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #220 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #176 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #249 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.1% | #192 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #103 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
668
-48 (-7%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 668 | 46.5 | 14.4:1 | 62% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 712 | 47 | 15.2:1 | 43% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 698 | 49 | 14.2:1 | 39% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 716 | 55 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 49.3 | 14.7:1 | 31% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 49 | 14.6:1 | 31% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 755 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 23% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 733 | 50 | 14.7:1 | 14% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 607 | 44 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stuarts Draft High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (722 to 668); teachers down 6% (49.3 to 46.5).
About Stuarts Draft High
Stuarts Draft High is a small high school for students in Stuarts Draft, Virginia. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 668 students. Statewide, high schools in Virginia average about 1,213 students each.
The district for Stuarts Draft High is Augusta County Public Schools, with 20 schools and 10,742 students.
A majority of students at Stuarts Draft High, 80%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 89%. Stuarts Draft High has a diversity index of 35%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Stuarts Draft High and a ratio of 14.4:1. Across high schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.9:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 62% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Stuarts Draft High is A-. Compared with Virginia public high schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Stuarts Draft High posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 79.8%, compared with a predicted 71.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Augusta County, median household income is about $82,049, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 25 public schools in Augusta County, with a combined enrollment of about 10,742.
The school nearest to Stuarts Draft High is Stuarts Draft Middle, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Within five miles of Stuarts Draft High, there are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Stuarts Draft High ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 716 in 2020-21 and 668 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.0:1 to 14.4:1.
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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
- Fort Defiance HighHigh · 731 students
- Riverheads ElementaryElementary · 714 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 655 students
- Stuarts Draft ElementaryElementary · 646 students
Other schools in Stuarts Draft
- Stuarts Draft ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Stuarts Draft MiddleMiddle · 513 students
- Guy K. Stump ElementaryElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Stuarts Draft Middle0.2 mi · 513
- Stuarts Draft Elementary0.3 mi · 646
- Guy K. Stump Elementary1.7 mi · 457
- Wilson Elementary4.9 mi · 655
- Wilson Middle5.3 mi · 641
- Wilson Memorial High5.4 mi · 837
Frequently asked questions
About Stuarts Draft HighWhat is the total enrollment at Stuarts Draft High?
Stuarts Draft High enrolls approximately 668 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Stuarts Draft High serve?
Stuarts Draft High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stuarts Draft High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stuarts Draft High is approximately 14.4:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stuarts Draft High?
At Stuarts Draft High, the student body is approximately 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Stuarts Draft High?
Stuarts Draft High is overseen by Augusta County Public Schools in Augusta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.