Central Shenandoah News

There were 746 1st-grade students enrolled in Augusta County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.5% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 1st-grade students in the county was Edward G. Clymore Elementary School.

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

Statewide, Augusta County ranked 26th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 26th 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.

School Name	# of 1st-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Edward G. Clymore Elementary School	126	16.2%	776
Cassell Elementary School	111	17.4%	639
Riverheads Elementary School	110	15.3%	721
Stuarts Draft Elementary School	102	16.6%	613
Wilson Elementary School	92	13.9%	660
Churchville Elementary School	71	15.8%	449
Guy K. Stump Elementary School	69	15.2%	453
North River Elementary School	45	19%	237
Craigsville Elementary School	20	15.6%	128
Stuarts Draft Middle School	0	0%	504
Wilson Memorial High School	0	0%	865
Fort Defiance High School	0	0%	738
Wilson Middle School	0	0%	656
Riverheads High School	0	0%	448
Beverley Manor Middle School	0	0%	612
S. Gordon Stewart Middle School	0	0%	516
Buffalo Gap High School	0	0%	416
Stuarts Draft High School	0	0%	713