Summary:
Stuarts Draft, Virginia, is served by four public schools within Augusta County Public Schools—two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school—that together educate roughly 2,284 students, with the district ranking 75th of 131 Virginia districts. All four schools serve predominantly economically disadvantaged populations, with free/reduced lunch eligibility ranging from 62.1% at Stuarts Draft High to 69.4% at Stuarts Draft Elementary.
Stuarts Draft High is the clear academic leader, improving from the 57th to 67th percentile in statewide rankings over three years while maintaining a 3-star rating. Its graduation rate of 94.6% exceeds both the district (93.4%) and state (92.3%), and its dropout rate of 3.2% is well below the state's 5.0%. Guy K. Stump Elementary posted the most dramatic turnaround, jumping from the 29th to 43rd percentile, with 5th-grade math proficiency surging from 50% to 75.4% and science from 53.8% to 72.3%. Stuarts Draft Middle excels in Algebra I acceleration, with 97.6% of 8th graders proficient, but struggles with a 20.4% chronic absenteeism rate—far above the district and state averages. Stuarts Draft Elementary shines in early grades, with 3rd-grade math at 81.6% proficiency, but saw 5th-grade math drop to 60.4%, below the state average.
A notable two-tier math pattern emerges: advanced students thrive in Algebra I while on-level students lag, as seen in the middle school's 58.8% 6th-grade math proficiency and the high school's 53.9% 10th-grade Algebra I rate. Spending also varies within the district, with Stuarts Draft High spending $9,391 per student versus $8,072 at Guy K. Stump Elementary. The most encouraging takeaway is that high poverty does not prevent high performance across all four schools, but addressing middle school absenteeism and supporting on-level math students could unlock further gains.
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