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Stonewall Jackson High

Public Grades 9-12
178th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 331 Virginia High Schools
Better than 46% of Virginia high schools
Summary

Stonewall Jackson High is a small, rural public high school in Quicksburg, VA, serving 496 students in grades 9–12 as part of Shenandoah County Public Schools. The school serves a high-poverty community — 84.3% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–25 — yet offers a favorable 12.8:1 student-teacher ratio and spends about $11,000 per student, more than any nearby comparison school.

Despite a state ranking near the middle (178th out of 331 Virginia high schools), Stonewall Jackson has several standout strengths. Math achievement is consistently strong, with 9th-grade Algebra I proficiency at 92.6% and Geometry at 96% — well above state averages. The school also excels in World History I. Most notably, students with disabilities rank 8th out of 252 schools statewide (97th percentile), and English Language Learners ranked 5th in Virginia in 2024–25. Non-academic outcomes are equally impressive: a 96.9% graduation rate, a dropout rate of just 2.3% (less than half the state average), and chronic absenteeism at 10.7% — far better than the 23.7% seen at Luray High or the 16.2% at Broadway High.

However, the school's challenges are equally clear. Reading proficiency (79.6%) and writing (64.1%) trail both the district and state averages, and VA & US History proficiency collapsed to just 4.6% in 2025–26 — a dramatic outlier that warrants immediate attention, especially since the school exceeded the state in this subject just two years earlier. Additionally, Hispanic students saw their percentile ranking drop from 41st to 13th between 2024–25 and 2025–26, a trend worth monitoring. Overall, Stonewall Jackson is a school of contrasts: it keeps students engaged, graduates them at high rates, and serves special populations exceptionally well, but its literacy and history instruction remain the key areas holding back its overall ranking.

496
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,147
Per pupil spending ?
84.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 150 Stonewall Ln
       Quicksburg, VA  22847-1429

(540) 477-2732

District: Shenandoah County Public Schools


Feeder schools for Stonewall Jackson High:

Elementary:    Ashby-Lee Elementary
Middle:    North Fork Middle
Racial breakdown:

White:
72.0%
Hispanic:
23.0%
Two or more races:
2.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026
Strengths
✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Virginia average (94%)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!VA and US History scores 33 pts below the Virginia average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school78%
District avg78%
Virginia avg77%
178th of 331
Virginia public high schools ?
Bottom 46%▼ down 14 pts since 2016
From top 40% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3High Schools in the Shenandoah County Public Schools
52nd of 131Shenandoah 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202327.7335 of 42220.6%★☆☆☆☆
202225.6324 of 41521.9%★☆☆☆☆
202122.2346 of 41917.4%★☆☆☆☆
201932.1316 of 42425.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202326.6327 of 41120.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202317.4249 of 2759.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202326.9319 of 40922.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202313.8379 of 4025.7%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202655.1178 of 33146.2%★★☆☆☆
202552.5183 of 32844.2%★★☆☆☆
202453.3183 of 32944.4%★★☆☆☆
202363.8128 of 32660.7%★★★☆☆
202250.3150 of 32553.8%★★★☆☆
202140.2194 of 32740.7%★★☆☆☆
201948.9172 of 32747.4%★★☆☆☆
201842.6209 of 32635.9%★★☆☆☆
201739.3218 of 32432.7%★★☆☆☆
201653.6127 of 32160.4%★★★☆☆
201552.2136 of 32257.8%★★★☆☆
201460.779 of 32275.5%★★★★☆
201358.197 of 32169.8%★★★★☆
201259.694 of 32170.7%★★★★☆
201161.496 of 32070.0%★★★★☆
201056.3122 of 31761.5%★★★☆☆
200941.7206 of 31334.2%★★☆☆☆
200838.1224 of 31629.1%★☆☆☆☆
200745.8174 of 31344.4%★★☆☆☆
200648.7163 of 31448.1%★★☆☆☆
200545.9182 of 30840.9%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202688.88 of 25296.8%★★★★★
202470.455 of 25378.3%★★★★☆
202366.173 of 24970.7%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202589.45 of 10195.0%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202651.4189 of 32241.3%★★☆☆☆
202550.5190 of 32140.8%★★☆☆☆
202452.5183 of 32243.2%★★☆☆☆
202353.1176 of 32045.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202629.1210 of 24213.2%★☆☆☆☆
202548.2139 of 23641.1%★★☆☆☆
202441.8157 of 23332.6%★★☆☆☆
202361.389 of 23261.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202657.0140 of 32156.4%★★★☆☆
202554.5152 of 32453.1%★★★☆☆
202464.197 of 32069.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202657.1150 of 32553.8%★★★☆☆
202549.1190 of 32241.0%★★☆☆☆
202447.8195 of 32239.4%★★☆☆☆
202367.5102 of 32168.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202651.8178 of 31242.9%★★☆☆☆
202536.9248 of 31320.8%★☆☆☆☆
202439.3242 of 31422.9%★☆☆☆☆
202348.9194 of 31538.4%★★☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
Male (2023)22nd percentile~ school
Female (2023)20th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2023)9th percentile-11 vs school
White (2023)6th percentile-15 vs school
High school
Disabled (2026)97th percentile+51 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile+51 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2026)54th percentile+8 vs school
White (2026)43rd percentile-3 vs school
Female (2026)41st percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-33 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?
Geometry96%+17 vs state
Algebra I92%+13 vs state
Earth Science83%+34 vs state
World History I82%+11 vs state
English Reading80%-6 vs state
Biology76%~ state avg
Writing64%-15 vs state
VA and US History5%-33 vs state

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Stonewall Jackson High ranks 178th of 331 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Stonewall Jackson High.

Stonewall Jackson High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ashby-Lee Elementary
Middle : North Fork Middle

Students at Stonewall Jackson High are 72% White, 23% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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2024–25 school spending dataOct 12, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 12, 2026
2025–26 SOL test scoresAug 25, 2026
2021–22 school spending dataFeb 16, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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