Fort Defiance High School has 787 learners in grade levels 9-12.

Fort Defiance High School placed in the upper 30% of all schools in Virginia for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 50%, and reading proficiency is upper 30%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 81% (which is higher than the Virginia state average of 72%) for the 2016-17 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 88% (which is higher than the Virginia state average of 80%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The Learner: Teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the Virginia state level of 15:1. Minority enrollment is 12% of the learner body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Virginia state average of 51% (majority African-American).

School Overview: Fort Defiance High School’s learner population of 787 learners has stayed flat over five school years. The teacher population of 58 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Fort Defiance High School is ranked within the upper 30% of all 1,791 schools in Virginia (based off of cumulative math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year. The diversity score of Fort Defiance High School is 0.22, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.68. The school’s diversity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The nearest high school to Fort Defiance High School is Robert E. Lee High School (7.1 miles away). The nearest middle school is S. Gordon Stewart Middle School (0.3 miles away). The nearest elementary school is Edward G. Clymore Elementary School (0.2 miles away).