Stuarts Draft Middle

Stuarts Draft Middle is an intimate intermediate school in Stuarts Draft, Virginia, run under Augusta County Public Schools. The school instructs 513 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 32% leaner than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 750 students.

Augusta County Public Schools runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 10,742 students. Stuarts Draft Middle is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Stuarts Draft Middle shows that White students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school records 10% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Stuarts Draft Middle has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Stuarts Draft Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.5%, the actual is 66.6%, a residual of -3.9 points.

In the area at large, Augusta County reports that median household income runs about $82,049, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Augusta County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,742 students), Stuarts Draft Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Stuarts Draft Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Stuarts Draft Middle comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 69.2%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Stuarts Draft Middle's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 563 (now 513). White enrollment moved from 86% to 77% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.