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Enrollment
513
Middle
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUGUSTA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510030000130
Stuarts Draft Middle
1088 Augusta Farm Rd, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477 · (540) 946-7611 · Augusta County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
332 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 169 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 180 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 164 | 32% |
Student demographics
38%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
68.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
59.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
66.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Middle
Stuarts Draft Middle's state test result (66.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuarts Draft Middle this school | 513 | 64.7% | 66.6% |
| Peasley Middle Gloucester | 565 | 65.3% | 76.5% |
| Page Middle Gloucester | 573 | 65.1% | 75.8% |
| Elkton Middle Elkton | 561 | 66.3% | 60.3% |
| S. Gordon Stewart Middle Fort Defiance | 516 | 68.6% | 63.0% |
| Wilson Middle Fishersville | 641 | 66.8% | 68.3% |
Matched among Virginia middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Augusta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #198 of 337 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #247 of 342 ▼ 42 | #6 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #213 of 342 ▼ 44 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #253 of 343 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #163 of 327 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #283 of 333 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #216 of 340 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #132 of 224 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
513
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 513 | 39.1 | 13.1:1 | 65% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 37.1 | 13.6:1 | 64% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 36.5 | 13.4:1 | 48% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 37 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 42.7 | 13.2:1 | 42% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 41 | 12.8:1 | 38% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 32% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 978 | 60 | 16.3:1 | 20% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 781 | 48 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stuarts Draft Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (563 to 513); teachers down 8% (42.7 to 39.1).
About Stuarts Draft Middle
Stuarts Draft Middle is a small middle school based in Stuarts Draft, Virginia. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 513 students. On average, middle schools in Virginia enroll around 750, and this school is 32% below that mark.
Augusta County Public Schools enrolls 10,742 students in 20 schools, including Stuarts Draft Middle.
White students are 77% of those enrolled at Stuarts Draft Middle. Other reported shares: 10% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 4% Black. That compares with about 89% White among all Augusta County residents. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at Stuarts Draft Middle are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stuarts Draft Middle is 13.1:1, based on 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.1:1. Lunch program data show 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Augusta County is similar, at 67%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.5% for Stuarts Draft Middle. The school posts 66.6%, 3.9 points below the prediction.
In the wider Augusta County area, the median household earns about $82,049 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Augusta County, 25 public schools serve about 10,742 students.
The closest school to Stuarts Draft Middle is Stuarts Draft Elementary, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Stuarts Draft Middle. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Stuarts Draft Middle is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 504 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 513.
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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
- Stuarts Draft HighHigh · 668 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 655 students
Other schools in Stuarts Draft
- Stuarts Draft HighHigh · 668 students
- Stuarts Draft ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Guy K. Stump ElementaryElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Stuarts Draft Elementary0.2 mi · 646
- Stuarts Draft High0.2 mi · 668
- Guy K. Stump Elementary1.7 mi · 457
- Wilson Elementary4.9 mi · 655
- Wilson Middle5.4 mi · 641
- Wilson Memorial High5.5 mi · 837
Frequently asked questions
About Stuarts Draft MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Stuarts Draft Middle?
Stuarts Draft Middle enrolls approximately 513 students in grades 06-08.
Is Stuarts Draft Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stuarts Draft Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Stuarts Draft Middle have?
Stuarts Draft Middle employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stuarts Draft Middle?
At Stuarts Draft Middle, the student body is approximately 77% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Stuarts Draft Middle in?
Stuarts Draft Middle is part of Augusta County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.