Spotsylvania High School

Spotsylvania High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
6975 Courthouse Rd,  Spotsylvania, VA
Spotsylvania County Public Schools
3.5
2.7
1,304 Students
B-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Russel R. Davis
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Average SAT Score
1150
Average ACT Score
26
Math Proficiency
41%
Reading Proficiency
81%
Average GPA
3.59
Graduation Rate
85%

Niche Grade

C+
Academics
C+
Teachers
B-
College Prep
C-
Administration
C
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
B+
Sports
C-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.59
Reading Proficiency
81%
Math Proficiency
41%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Teachers
91
Full Time Teachers
91
Teachers in First or Second Year
5.3%
College Prep
Average SAT
1150
Math
560
Verbal
590
Average ACT
26
Math
23
English
25
Reading
27
Science
27
Number of AP Courses
22
AP Pass Rate
45.5%
AP Math Enrollment
Average
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
297:1

Student Diversity

Male
52.2%
Female
47.8%
White
63.7%
Hispanic
14.6%
Black
11.7%
Two or more races
8.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.7%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
James Madison University 198 Students
Virginia Commonwealth University 195 Students
University of Virginia 174 Students
George Mason University 164 Students
University of Mary Washington 140 Students
Germanna Community College 138 Students
Virginia Tech 132 Students
Old Dominion University 125 Students
William & Mary 96 Students
Liberty University 77 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 64 Students
Psychology 58 Students
Nursing 56 Students
Biology 47 Students
Computer Science 39 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 38 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 29 Students
Political Science and Government 24 Students
Criminology 23 Students
Pre-Law Studies 23 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.5 192 Reviews
5.0 Senior
11/14/2024
Spotsylvania high school has been a great school to be apart of. The school has offered me many opportunities within different ag programs and offers so many college prep courses.
2.0 Alum
7/2/2024
Spotsylvania High School is located in the country with most of the students being Caucasian and not wanting to go to college. The school doesn't offer a lot of college prep course and encourage the students to go to trade school and not university. There are only a handful of teachers that want their students to go to college and will give advice. There is a lot of racism that goes in this school making it hard for anyone who isn't white. I would like to see the guidance counselors and factuality pushing the importance of college education. I would also like to see a more accepting and safe environment for non-caucasian students.
3.0 Senior
10/24/2023
I feel that this school definitely tries, but the administrators fall short of what they should be doing. The best part is probably the Career and Tech programs, and the worst would be the history teachers. They are normally not very good. The administration needs a full overhaul of how they work.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.7 10 Reviews
1.0 parent
12/5/2022
School administration does not take harassment seriously. Bullying is never reviewed. There are some good students but the overall results for college readiness are low. Students do not get desirable results on AP tests. The IB program is still developing and as such not producing strong assesment r...
5.0 student
10/14/2022
Spotsylvania High School is not what you all think. It is actually a great school with great teachers and staff. There are also many opportunities you may have. You have the IB program, which is the only school in the county who offers IB. I have not seen any fighting or violence at this school this...
4.0 student
10/3/2022
I have attended this school for three years now, and it doesn't suck as bad as people think. It's not cliquey and I don't really see bullying. Mr. Guempel is da bomb! He's totally awesome and did great things for this school. Almost all of the students here like and respect him, we are sad he left....
1.0 parent
9/28/2022
Protest today was ridiculous and allowing that was wrong. Y’all need to straighten up what is wrong with y’all?

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