Stafford County Public Schools School District

Stafford County Public Schools serves 31,547 students across 34 schools in Virginia. The district's 32 ranked schools carry an average score of 5.6 out of 10 — a figure that tells only part of the story. The spread within that average is significant: families who identify the right campuses will find several schools operating well above that midpoint.

Mountain View High anchors Stafford at 9.0 out of 10, the highest score in the district. Colonial Forge High follows at 8.0, giving Stafford two high schools well above the 5.6 average. Stafford Senior High rounds out the district's three high schools at 7.7 — still more than a point above that benchmark. All three land above the district average by a meaningful margin.

The middle school tier adds to that strength. Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle scores 7.8, placing it among the five highest-rated schools in the district. T. Benton Gayle Middle posts a 7.5, giving families a strong path through the 6-8 grades before reaching the district's higher-rated high schools. Both scores reflect a middle school tier that holds up against high school performance rather than lagging behind it.

With 31,547 enrolled students and 34 schools, Stafford operates at a size that supports varied academic programs across grade levels. The gap between the 5.6 average and the top performers at 8.0 and above signals that school selection within Stafford matters as much as the district choice itself. Families willing to dig into attendance boundaries will find that the ceiling here runs considerably higher than the average suggests. Parents with high school placement as the priority should weigh access to Mountain View and Colonial Forge heavily in any housing or enrollment decision.