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Sherando High

Q: Is Sherando High a good school?

Sherando High ranks 208 th of 331 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Sherando High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,631 students attended Sherando High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sherando High?

Students at Sherando High are 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Sherando High?

Sherando High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Armel Elementary Elementary : Bass-Hoover Elementary Elementary : Middletown Elementary Middle : Robert E. Aylor Middle

Public Grades 9-12

208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 331 Virginia High Schools

Better than 37% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Sherando High School is a large public high school in Stephens City, Virginia, serving 1,631 students in grades 9–12 as part of Frederick County Public Schools. The school's statewide ranking has slipped steadily over the past seven years, falling from a 4-star rating (71st percentile) in 2018–19 to a 2-star rating (37th percentile) in 2025–26, placing it solidly in the middle of Virginia high schools.

One of the most concerning trends is the graduation rate, which has declined for four straight years — from 95.8% in 2021–22 to 90.5% in 2024–25 — now trailing both the district (91.8%) and state (92.3%) averages. Nearby schools like Clarke County High (100%), Strasburg High (98.6%), Warren County High (96.1%), and James Wood High (95.0%) all post stronger graduation rates. Test scores tell a mixed story: 9th graders excel in Geometry (95.4% proficient), Algebra II (100%), and Biology (89.9%), but performance drops sharply by 10th grade, with only 53.3% proficient in English Reading and 58.9% in Biology — both below state averages.

There are notable strengths and areas of concern. African American students rank in the 67th percentile statewide, well above the school's overall rank, indicating strong outcomes for this group. However, English Language Learner students have declined dramatically from the 65th percentile in 2023–24 to the 4th percentile in 2025–26, and low-income, disabled, and Hispanic students also perform below the school average. Interestingly, Sherando has a moderate poverty rate (35.1% free/reduced lunch) compared to schools like Skyline High (73.9%) and John Handley High (84.5%), yet those schools achieve comparable or better outcomes — suggesting school-level practices, not poverty alone, are driving the results. Within Frederick County, Sherando now trails James Wood High but remains ahead of Millbrook High on most metrics.

1,631

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,526

Per pupil spending ?

35.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

185 South Warrior Drive
Stephens City, VA 22655

(540) 869-0060

District: Frederick County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Sherando High:

Elementary:	Armel Elementary
	Bass-Hoover Elementary
	Middletown Elementary
Middle:	Robert E. Aylor Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.6%

Hispanic:

22.4%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Earth Science scores 24 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg76%

Virginia avg78%

208^th of 331

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Frederick County Public Schools

104^th of 131Frederick County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	208 of 331	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	224 of 328	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	188 of 329	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	165 of 326	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	145 of 325	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	113 of 327	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	96 of 327	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	55.2	120 of 326	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.1	138 of 324	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.9	120 of 321	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.7	120 of 322	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.0	82 of 322	74.5%	★★★★☆
2013	55.1	117 of 321	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.8	102 of 321	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.5	133 of 320	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.5	80 of 317	74.8%	★★★★☆
2009	56.7	116 of 313	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.5	183 of 316	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.0	202 of 313	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.8	135 of 314	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.3	147 of 308	52.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	81 of 242	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.9	117 of 245	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	59 of 249	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	42.0	155 of 240	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	68 of 120	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	87 of 125	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	101 of 118	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.1	81 of 120	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	202 of 252	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	157 of 253	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	170 of 249	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	130 of 135	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	74 of 101	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.9	43 of 122	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	41 of 97	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	183 of 322	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.8	195 of 321	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	199 of 322	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.6	146 of 320	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	184 of 242	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	203 of 236	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.6	135 of 233	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	162 of 232	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	258 of 321	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.8	260 of 324	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	227 of 320	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	224 of 325	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	241 of 322	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.5	172 of 322	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	178 of 321	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	174 of 196	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	157 of 198	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.0	122 of 198	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	119 of 193	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	213 of 312	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	258 of 313	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	225 of 314	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.3	206 of 315	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)67th percentile+29 vs school

Asian (2026)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2026)20th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile-26 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)4th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra II100%+12 vs state

Geometry95%+18 vs state

English Reading88%~ state avg

Writing80%+4 vs state

Biology74%-3 vs state

Algebra I71%-8 vs state

Earth Science39%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Writing (2026)				SOL Geometry (2026)					SOL Algebra I (2026)					SOL Algebra II (2026)			SOL Chemistry (2026)		SOL Biology (2026)				SOL Earth Science (2026)				SOL English Reading (2026)				SOL Geography (2026)		SOL VA and US History (2026)				SOL World History I (2026)				SOL World History II (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 9th Grade	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 12th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 11th Grade	SOL Chemistry 10th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 9th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 9th Grade	SOL VA and US History 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL World History II 11th Grade	SOL World History II 12th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sherando High	Public	9-12	185 South Warrior Drive	Stephens City	22655	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 869-0060	1,631	112	14.5	35.1%	1,005 (61.6%)	93 (5.7%)	366 (22.4%)	47 (2.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	115 (7.1%)	48.3	208^th of 331 public high schools	37.2%		45.6	224^th of 328 public high schools	31.7%	16	< 50%	340.0	80.2			95.4	392.0	388.0			73.1	60.9	61.1	83.3	100.0	≥ 50%	< 50%	< 50%	< 50%	89.9	58.9	61.1	50.0	< 50%	395.0	39.1	387.0	364.0	53.3	89.9	66.7					≥ 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%		≥ 50%	382.0					$10,526	$205	$10,321
John Handley High	Public	9-12	425 Handley Blvd	Winchester	22604	Winchester city	Winchester City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 662-3471	1,361	63	21.6	84.5%	477 (35.0%)	118 (8.7%)	619 (45.5%)	56 (4.1%)	12 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	77 (5.7%)	43.1	232^nd of 331 public high schools	29.9%		27.7	293^rd of 328 public high schools	10.7%	61				< 50%		100.0	370.0	< 50%			82.0	74.4	89.5	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		≥ 50%			76.8	60.3	78.1	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	19.5	387.0	< 50%	< 50%	351.0	85.3	66.7															$13,157	$457	$12,699
Millbrook High	Public	9-12	251 First Woods Dr.	Winchester	22603	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 545-2800	1,550	99	15.6	47.4%	688 (44.4%)	86 (5.5%)	641 (41.4%)	46 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (5.7%)	38.3	256^th of 331 public high schools	22.7%		43.1	237^th of 328 public high schools	27.7%	19	< 50%	33.3	70.0	394.0		94.9	376.0	< 50%			83.6	61.9	66.7	391.0	100.0				≥ 50%	89.3	68.9	29.2	20.0	≥ 50%	66.7	32.8	398.0	≥ 50%	37.5	79.2	57.7					≥ 50%		≥ 50%		≥ 50%						$9,780	$99	$9,681
James Wood High	Public	9-12	161 Apple Pie Ridge Rd	Winchester	22603	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 667-5226	1,462	104	14.0	32.2%	1,100 (75.2%)	41 (2.8%)	218 (14.9%)	34 (2.3%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.2%)	55.8	173^rd of 331 public high schools	47.7%		47.8	211^th of 328 public high schools	35.7%	38		379.0	79.2	≥ 50%	< 50%	82.1	390.0	< 50%		≥ 50%	86.1	65.0	53.3	411.0	475.0	< 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%	89.8	68.8	385.0	< 50%	< 50%	404.0	47.8	384.0	< 50%	50.0	88.8	69.2				< 50%			< 50%								$10,694	$104	$10,590
Warren County High	Public	9-12	155 Westminster Drive	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 635-4144	772	58	13.2	73.3%	567 (73.4%)	33 (4.3%)	105 (13.6%)	8 (1.0%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.5%)	61.4	137^th of 331 public high schools	58.6%		60.9	141^st of 328 public high schools	57.0%	4						100.0	≥ 50%	< 50%			94.1	≥ 50%	447.0	427.0		< 50%				81.4	71.8	395.0	399.0	< 50%	≥ 50%	60.9	60.0	≥ 50%	406.0	87.6	80.0			< 50%	< 50%	24.3	385.0	395.0	< 50%		< 50%		≥ 50%			$12,383	$600	$11,783
Strasburg High	Public	9-12	250 Ram Drive	Strasburg	22657	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 465-5195	614	39	15.6	83.4%	487 (79.3%)	20 (3.3%)	78 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	61.8	133^rd of 331 public high schools	59.8%		57.4	163^rd of 328 public high schools	50.3%	30		< 50%	74.8	< 50%		100.0	< 50%	≥ 50%			86.9	402.0	430.0	≥ 50%			≥ 50%			86.4	73.2	408.0	≥ 50%	< 50%	≥ 50%	75.0	416.0		< 50%	90.3	409.0					40.9	≥ 50%	78.2	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%	386.0	≥ 50%		$8,629	$692	$7,937
Skyline High	Public	9-12	151 Skyline Vista Drive	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 631-0366	848	58	14.5	73.9%	587 (69.2%)	52 (6.1%)	115 (13.6%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (9.7%)	44.4	226^th of 331 public high schools	31.7%		36.5	260^th of 328 public high schools	20.7%	34						78.1	412.0	< 50%	≥ 50%		73.0	69.6	422.0	447.0	446.0	377.0	< 50%			71.4	72.2	389.0	81.8		50.0	52.8	78.6		≥ 50%	85.5	80.7	≥ 50%		< 50%	< 50%	36.1	50.0	< 50%	< 50%		459.0		≥ 50%		≥ 50%	$11,845	$861	$10,984
Clarke County High	Public	9-12	627 Mosby Blvd.	Berryville	22611	Clarke County	Clarke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 955-6130	683	51	13.3	26.2%	501 (73.4%)	26 (3.8%)	101 (14.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (6.6%)	76.9	44^th of 331 public high schools	86.7%		69.7	90^th of 328 public high schools	72.6%	46		≥ 50%	86.9	93.8		90.6	389.0				95.3	445.0		≥ 50%	479.0		< 50%			88.9	80.2	351.0	≥ 50%		≥ 50%	408.0	≥ 50%		≥ 50%	94.8	100.0	79.8	≥ 50%		≥ 50%	399.0	430.0	≥ 50%				93.4	44.0			$10,715	$346	$10,369

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherando High

What is the racial makeup of Sherando High?

Students at Sherando High are 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Sherando High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,631 students attended Sherando High.

Is Sherando High a good school?

Sherando High ranks 208^th of 331 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sherando High in?

Frederick County Public Schools

What schools feed into Sherando High?

Sherando High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Armel Elementary
Elementary : Bass-Hoover Elementary
Elementary : Middletown Elementary
Middle : Robert E. Aylor Middle

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