SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the VA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 80%Projected 58%

Fort Defiance High Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the VA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the VA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 82%VA 73%

English proficiency

School 90%VA 73%

Science proficiency

School 68%VA 70%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

94%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

6%

Students in at least one AP course. 12 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

13%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes13%
AP courses offered12
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

2%
5%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

2%
4%

Gold marks the VA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

A

12.98 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A-

1.70 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

A

5.63 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$91,219

VA average $107,027

Median home value

$289,871

VA average $417,432

Median rent

$974 /mo

VA average $1,695

Unemployment rate

2.9%

VA average 4.3%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 90.7%VA 91.3%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

14:1

VA average 12:1

Teachers

56

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$71,151

All teachers in Augusta County Public Schools.

Student to counselor ratio VA average 316:1242:1
Support staff5
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 93%VA 93%

Experienced teachers

School 96%VA 95%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days44
Out-of-school suspension days43
Total days missed to suspension190
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based4
Sexual orientation0
Race-based4
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$7688 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$7.97

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

84%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1%

Black

2%

Latino

10%

Multiracial

2%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged29%
Students with disabilities11%
English as a second language2%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care1%
Military connected1%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Fort Defiance High

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Staunton High

  • Actual: 85%
  • Projected: 57%
  • Distance: 7.1 mi
Wilson Memorial High

  • Actual: 86%
  • Projected: 55%
  • Distance: 8.7 mi
Turner Ashby High

  • Actual: 82%
  • Projected: 62%
  • Distance: 10.3 mi
Waynesboro High

  • Actual: 67%
  • Projected: 62%
  • Distance: 12.9 mi
Harrisonburg High

  • Actual: 71%
  • Projected: 50%
  • Distance: 14.0 mi
Stuarts Draft High

  • Actual: 82%
  • Projected: 64%
  • Distance: 14.0 mi
Spotswood High

  • Actual: 86%
  • Projected: 71%
  • Distance: 14.5 mi
Riverheads High

  • Actual: 89%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 17.3 mi
East Rockingham High

  • Actual: 83%
  • Projected: 48%
  • Distance: 20.3 mi
Broadway High

  • Actual: 83%
  • Projected: 49%
  • Distance: 26.6 mi