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2023-24 School Year Enrollment: 2,428 8th-grade students welcomed in Stafford County schools

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Lisa Coons Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.doe.virginia.gov/about-vdoe/agency-leadership/superintendent

Lisa Coons Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.doe.virginia.gov/about-vdoe/agency-leadership/superintendent

There were 2,428 8th-grade students enrolled in Stafford County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.7% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 8th-grade students in the county was Rodney E. Thompson Middle School.

Within Stafford County schools, the largest number of students were found in 9th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Stafford County ranked eighth in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked eighth the year before.

As of November 2023, according to Public Schools Review, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools nationwide.

Stafford County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Pre-kindergartenKindergarten1st-grade2nd-grade3rd-grade4th-grade5th-grade6th-grade7th-grade8th-grade9th-grade10th-grade11th-grade12th-grade05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0002022-23 school year2023-24 school year

Enrollment by Grade in Stafford County Schools for 2023-24 School Year

School Name# of 8th-grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Rodney E. Thompson Middle School35234.1%1,033
H. H. Poole Middle School33732.8%1,026
Stafford Middle School33235.7%931
T. Benton Gayle Middle School32735.2%929
Andrew G. Wright Middle School30536.2%842
Shirley C. Heim Middle School30331.8%952
Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle School28132%879
Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle School19131.8%601
Hartwood Elementary School00%610
Colonial Forge High School00%1,991
Kate Waller Barrett Elementary School00%787
Stafford Elementary School00%815
Conway Elementary School00%918
Margaret Brent Elementary School00%807
Mountain View High School00%2,208
Stafford Senior High School00%2,229
North Stafford High School00%2,054
Falmouth Elementary School00%728
North Star Early Childhood Education Center00%281
Widewater Elementary School00%680
Ferry Farm Elementary School00%551
Park Ridge Elementary School00%881
Winding Creek Elementary School00%839
Garrisonville Elementary School00%752
Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center at Melchers00%346
Grafton Village Elementary School00%744
Rockhill Elementary School00%646
Anne E. Moncure Elementary School00%841
Rocky Run Elementary School00%906
Anthony Burns Elementary School00%747
Hampton Oaks Elementary School00%904
Brooke Point High School00%2,242

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