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Courtland High

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Courtland High ranks 179 th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 45% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Courtland High is a public high school located in Spotsylvania, VA, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,497 students. The school has maintained a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.5% to 92.8% over the past few years, which is on par with or slightly higher than the Spotsylvania County Public Schools district and state averages. Courtland High's performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests varies across subject areas and grade levels, with notable strengths in English Reading, Algebra, and Biology.

However, the school faces some challenges, including a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 19.3% in 2022-2023 to 24.9% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Courtland High's performance across different student subgroups is mixed, with female students generally performing better than male students, and Asian and Hispanic students tending to perform better than African American and multi-racial students. English Language Learners and students with disabilities have lower rankings compared to other subgroups.

When compared to nearby schools, Spotsylvania High performs similarly to Courtland High, while Riverbend High and Massaponax High generally outperform Courtland High in terms of state rankings and test scores. North Stafford High and Mountain View High, in the neighboring Stafford County Public Schools district, also demonstrate stronger overall performance compared to Courtland High.

1,497

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,823

Per pupil spending ?

33.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Lorraine Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA 22408

(540) 898-4445

District: Spotsylvania County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Courtland High:

Elementary:	Courthouse Road Elementary
	Courtland Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.3%

African American:

24.8%

Hispanic:

23.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% Virginia)

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

!Geometry scores 34 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg74%

Virginia avg78%

179^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the Spotsylvania County Public Schools

92^nd of 129Spotsylvania 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
2025	53.2	179 of 328	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	182 of 329	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	197 of 326	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	221 of 325	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	153 of 327	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	189 of 327	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	178 of 326	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.0	144 of 324	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.4	161 of 321	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.6	169 of 322	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.3	155 of 322	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.6	159 of 321	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.6	173 of 321	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.6	246 of 320	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.5	185 of 317	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.4	236 of 313	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.4	243 of 316	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.9	262 of 313	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.8	227 of 314	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.8	204 of 308	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	153 of 245	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	155 of 249	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	141 of 240	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	94 of 125	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.0	50 of 118	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.2	108 of 120	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	29.9	197 of 253	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	165 of 249	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	45 of 101	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	53 of 122	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.4	78 of 97	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	183 of 321	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.4	160 of 322	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	167 of 320	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	102 of 236	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	86 of 233	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	126 of 232	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	217 of 324	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	180 of 320	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	189 of 322	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	180 of 322	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	226 of 321	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	96 of 98	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	89 of 92	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	156 of 198	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.3	75 of 198	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	109 of 193	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	153 of 313	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	148 of 314	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	171 of 315	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)25th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2024)22nd percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile-24 vs school

Military Connected (2025)2nd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II95%~ state avg

English Reading84%~ state avg

Algebra I83%+3 vs state

Biology77%+7 vs state

Writing76%~ state avg

Geography71%+3 vs state

VA and US History49%-12 vs state

Earth Science48%-4 vs state

Geometry46%-34 vs state

World History II11%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Failure on staff and administration to lawfully follow and enforce 504 plans. Failure on staff to protect students from excessive fights. School has drastically declined since 2021. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)			SOL Geometry (2025)		SOL Algebra I (2025)				SOL Algebra II (2025)			SOL Chemistry (2025)	SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Earth Science (2025)				SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL Geography (2025)			SOL VA and US History (2025)			SOL World History I (2025)				SOL World History II (2025)			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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th 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 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 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL Geography 12th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Courtland High	Public	9-12	400 Lorraine Avenue	Fredericksburg	22408	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 898-4445	1,497	87	17.3	33.7%	573 (38.3%)	371 (24.8%)	350 (23.4%)	83 (5.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	116 (7.7%)	53.2	179^th of 328 public high schools	45.4%		53.3	182^nd of 329 public high schools	44.7%	3	71.2	81.4	68.8	79.5	3.2	82.5	77.3		87.2	94.7					76.6	73.7	85.0			41.0	58.3	92.3	84.7	81.0	69.8	92.3				48.8						10.6		$7,823	$411	$7,412
Chancellor High	Public	9-12	6300 Harrison Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-2606	1,321	84	15.6	70.9%	395 (29.9%)	302 (22.9%)	496 (37.5%)	38 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	84 (6.4%)	36.8	257^th of 328 public high schools	21.6%		29.9	288^th of 329 public high schools	12.5%	31	74.7	79.7	100.0	82.5	23.7	62.7	65.5	64.7	76.2	100.0			30.0	50.0	69.3	93.3	69.6			22.8	77.8		83.7	63.9	54.2		80.0			29.6						19.1		$7,509	$398	$7,111
Massaponax High	Public	9-12	8201 Patriot Hwy	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 710-0419	1,692	117	14.4	62.8%	574 (33.9%)	470 (27.8%)	437 (25.8%)	69 (4.1%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	134 (7.9%)	42.3	243^rd of 328 public high schools	25.9%		49.7	200^th of 329 public high schools	39.2%	43	70.7	78.0	80.0	75.5		68.4	86.9	83.3	94.4	73.1				84.5	71.7	73.9	80.0					63.2	80.8	66.0	65.6	68.4										11.5		$8,508	$220	$8,289
Riverbend High	Public	9-12	12301 Spotswood Furnace Rd.	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 548-4051	1,913	111	17.1	26.4%	1,031 (53.9%)	255 (13.3%)	418 (21.9%)	54 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	146 (7.6%)	61.6	132^nd of 328 public high schools	59.8%		66.4	105^th of 329 public high schools	68.1%	27	80.0	83.1	93.1	81.7		80.2	69.1	70.8	86.7	92.2				50.0	90.0	45.2	77.8						85.7	74.1	76.9	68.2										20.5		$7,079	$171	$6,907
James Monroe High	Public	9-12	2300 Washington Ave	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 372-1100	1,013	67	15.1	92.3%	264 (26.1%)	329 (32.5%)	248 (24.5%)	105 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (6.4%)	14.5	321^st of 328 public high schools	2.1%		34.2	266^th of 329 public high schools	19.1%	55		12.1		79.2	10.7	58.5	37.7	46.2	57.1	84.6				73.7	61.3	34.6	64.3		63.6	20.0			79.9	55.6					20.0		9.2				38.7	8.3		$13,382	$1,650	$11,732
Stafford Senior High	Public	9-12	63 Stafford Indian Lane	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 371-7200	2,198	191	11.5	38.9%	1,035 (47.1%)	411 (18.7%)	456 (20.7%)	113 (5.1%)	10 (0.5%)	8 (0.4%)	165 (7.5%)	55.1	170^th of 328 public high schools	48.2%		42.1	234^th of 329 public high schools	28.9%	64	29.2	76.0		86.3	31.8	79.3	59.6	72.7	94.1	95.2				88.2	73.8	54.6	90.0					78.9	87.7	77.8	88.9			31.8	45.2	69.6	69.2				60.0	54.4		$8,801	$257	$8,544
Brooke Point High	Public	9-12	1700 Courthouse Rd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6080	2,199	180	12.2	43.0%	706 (32.1%)	589 (26.8%)	588 (26.7%)	143 (6.5%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	164 (7.5%)	47.2	214^th of 328 public high schools	34.8%		41	238^th of 329 public high schools	27.7%	24		82.6	66.7	85.5	33.3	68.1	75.9	94.9	94.7	95.6	50.0	84.6		76.2	63.3	48.3	82.4	69.1	60.0	85.7	92.9	53.3	88.5	80.5					31.8	76.9	67.9	47.2	69.2	88.5	50.0	36.5	80.0	$8,331	$333	$7,998
Colonial Forge High	Public	9-12	550 Courthouse Rd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6115	2,122	190	11.1	30.8%	741 (34.9%)	600 (28.3%)	411 (19.4%)	167 (7.9%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	193 (9.1%)	67.4	105^th of 328 public high schools	68.0%		67	101^st of 329 public high schools	69.3%	4	50.0	84.9	40.9	89.8		83.5	72.3	85.7		98.8				89.3	77.7	48.3	85.7	80.0	75.0			92.3	93.4	65.7					50.0	91.7	77.3				61.8	34.4		$8,835	$363	$8,473
Mountain View High	Public	9-12	2135 Mountain View Road	Stafford	22556	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6840	2,233	174	12.8	25.6%	1,134 (50.8%)	287 (12.9%)	551 (24.7%)	67 (3.0%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	179 (8.0%)	74.4	63^rd of 328 public high schools	80.8%		74.6	59^th of 329 public high schools	82.1%	4		86.5		87.8	22.7	89.5	92.9	86.7		90.9				93.5	80.2	72.7	100.0	87.6	80.0				94.8	87.5					52.8		72.2	45.5			93.5	51.4		$8,460	$258	$8,203
North Stafford High	Public	9-12	839 Garrisonville Rd	Stafford	22556	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6150	1,982	162	12.2	47.8%	511 (25.8%)	524 (26.4%)	679 (34.3%)	106 (5.3%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	152 (7.7%)	60.5	143^rd of 328 public high schools	56.4%		51.5	193^rd of 329 public high schools	41.3%	50	64.3	78.9	77.8	80.0	36.0	79.0	62.2		95.2	94.6		50.0	70.0	86.4	75.8	78.6	87.2		54.1	79.0		90.5	92.3	88.9					58.4		68.5	39.4		96.3	56.3	37.8		$8,545	$306	$8,239

Frequently Asked Questions about Courtland High

What district is Courtland High in?

Spotsylvania County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Courtland High?

Students at Courtland High are 38% White, 25% African American, 23% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What schools feed into Courtland High?

Courtland High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Courthouse Road Elementary
Elementary : Courtland Elementary

Is Courtland High a good school?

Courtland High ranks 179^th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Courtland High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,497 students attended Courtland High.

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