Schools · Staunton
Staunton, VA schools
15 public, charter and private schools in Staunton. Search by name or narrow by level, type or district.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
B−
Staunton’s School Grade: B-
The public schools Staunton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
C+Test scoresB-Graduation
Virginia school districts we grade (133)Better than 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
Virginia towns with similar household incomes (220)Better than 41%
High confidence. Built on 1,324 tested students and a graduating class of 206; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Virginia’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Virginia only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Virginia with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Test scores · 2020–21
State test results
Math (Staunton City)48%
State average 54.4%
Graduation · class of 2020
91% graduate on time
Graduation rate
91%
VA: 88.8%
Graduating class
206
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #75 of 249 VA towns →
Districts
The district serving Staunton
Staunton City Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,692 students
$17,265 per studentVA $17,169B-Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Colleges
Staunton is home to Mary Baldwin University
More about Mary Baldwin University →Every school
All 15 schools in Staunton
Showing 1–15 of 15 schools
Thomas C. McSwain ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 449 students
BPublicBessie Weller ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 373 students
CPublicArthur R. Ware ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 372 students
B-PublicAnna's HouseElementary · Grades PK–5 · 45 students
PrivateC.F. Richards Christian SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 41 students
PrivateShelburne MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 583 students
CPublicStaunton HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 766 students
B-PublicLiberty Point Behavioral HealthcareHigh · Grades 7–12 · 38 students
PrivateStaunton City School PreSchool ProgramsPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 149 students
PublicVirginia School for the Deaf and the BlindOther · Grades PK–12 · 65 students
D-PublicCommonwealth Ctr For Children & AdolescentsOther · Grades PK–12
PublicWestern St. Hosp. Ed. Pr.Other · Grades PK–12
PublicGrace Christian School - Elementary/MiddleOther · Grades PK–12 · 306 students
PrivateStuart Hall SchoolOther · Grades 6–12 · 124 students
PrivateElk Hill Staunton SchoolOther · Grades 3–12 · 35 students
PrivateSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.