📍 118 Fort Defiance Rd, Fort Defiance, Augusta County, 24437
S. Gordon Stewart Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fort Defiance, Augusta County. The school has 502 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Augusta County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
S. Gordon Stewart Middle enrolls 502 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 419 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
238 of the school's 502 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 217 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
S. Gordon Stewart Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-60, state senate district 24, state house district 25.
S. Gordon Stewart Middle is one of 18 schools in Augusta County Public Schools, based in Verona, Virginia. The district serves 10,130 students district-wide and employs 713 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 502 students, S. Gordon Stewart Middle is close to the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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