Stuarts Draft High School

Stuarts Draft High School
Stuarts Draft High School following the completion of renovations in 2007
Address
1028 Augusta Farms Road Stuarts Draft, Virginia, 24477  United States
Coordinates	38°2′48″N 79°0′46″W / 38.04667°N 79.01278°WCoordinates: 38°2′48″N 79°0′46″W / 38.04667°N 79.01278°W
Information
School type	Public, high school
Established	1970
School district	Augusta County Public Schools
Principal	Nick Nycum
Assistant Principal	Anthony Ramsey, Steve Hartley, Rebecca Shell
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	720
Language	English
Color(s)	Maroon, White and Light Gray
Athletics	Football, Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Wrestling, Golf, Cross Country, Track and field, Tennis and Cheerleading
Athletics conference	A Shenandoah District Region B
Mascot	Cougar
Rivals	Wilson Memorial High School, Waynesboro High School and Riverheads High School
Website	Stuarts Draft High School

Stuarts Draft High School is in the community of Stuarts Draft in south-eastern Augusta County, Virginia. The school opened in 1970 during a consolidation period for the county’s public schools. Stuarts Draft High School originally served grades 8 through 12, and housed the 7th grade due to overcrowding at Stuarts Draft Elementary School (now Guy K. Stump Elementary School). Today it serves 720 students in grades 9 to 12.

A middle and elementary school have been built in proximity to Stuarts Draft High School, creating one of two school complexes in the county. Seven percent of the student body is African American and one percent is Hispanic. Eleven percent of the students receive special education services. Stuarts Draft High School performs respectably on standardized tests. The school maintains an 87% pass rate on SOL end-of-course tests; the mean SAT verbal and math score is 509 and 523 respectively. Sixty-three percent of Stuarts Draft seniors attend college; of that number, 35% go to four-year institutions.