Spotsylvania High School
Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA 22551
Phone: (540) 582-3882
District: Spotsylvania County Public Schools
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5,6,7, • 1401 students
Spotsylvania High School, a public school located in Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA, serves grades PK-12 in the Spotsylvania County Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 4 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Spotsylvania High School is a public school located in Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA. 1401 students attend Spotsylvania High School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 4/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Virginia Standards of Learning data from Virginia Department of Education, and using 2025 Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) End-of-Course data from Virginia Department of Education. |
| College Readiness | 3/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from Virginia Department of Education, using 2025 demographic data from the National Center for Education Statistics, and using 2025 demographic data from Virginia Department of Education. |
Posted: December 4, 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 results. Special education IEP AND 504s go unenforced causing difficulty to students in need.
Posted: December 4, 2022
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Posted: October 13, 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 far, and the Interim Principal is doing good on leading the building in a great manner!
Posted: October 3, 2022
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Posted: October 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. It may seem redneck, if you don't go here, but it has a wide diversity. Spotsy also has a lot of opportunities and programs that other schools don't have; i.e. JROTC, CGS, IB, SPED, and trade school opportunities. Our school may not have a lot of money or funding, but that is not our fault and we do the best with what we have, and we are still getting an education. A majority of the teachers are really nice and are willing to listen to students, although we are low on teachers this year and some are teaching classes they have never taught before, they are pulling a team effort and working together to create lesson plans and teach students the best they can.
Posted: September 27, 2022
Protest today was ridiculous and allowing that was wrong. Yall need to straighten up what is wrong with yall?
Posted: September 27, 2022
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Posted: March 21, 2022
Lack of discipline for students. Things may be done to punish the student however the current punishments in place have no effects. Some AP teachers seem to struggle to teach the material and resort to videos of others teaching through Youtube- the same applies for basic classes as well.
Another often brought up issue is racism however isn't very common but of course does occur on some occasions.
The school is probably the safest in the entire County and does offer unique programs such as IB, Governors School, JROTC, and so on.
Posted: March 21, 2022
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Posted: May 23, 2021
New leadership has completely changed the culture of this school! What felt like the red headed stepchild of SCPS now feels like a brand new school. The main office is welcoming and positive, there is a focus on how people (parents, kids, and teachers) are treated. School spirit is rising and the students behavior has greatly improved.
Posted: May 23, 2021
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Posted: June 14, 2019
I would not have worked here if I had known more about the school.
Posted: June 14, 2019
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Posted: June 14, 2019
The administration does not appear to understand what the teachers need, or maybe they do and just don't care enough to act on it. It does not feel like a family/team environment.
Posted: June 14, 2019
Posted: June 14, 2019
I witnessed bullying and reported it, but it was not handled.
Posted: September 23, 2018
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Posted: September 23, 2018
This school has such a bad racism problem it is ridiculous. As a person of color, saying that I go to Spotsylvania High school is morally degrading. I would not recommend going to this school to anyone that would like a good high school experience.
Posted: September 23, 2018
Posted: October 2, 2013
school is great and the teachers are nice to the students and lunch is great
Posted: June 30, 2013
my school is horrible, i hate it i want to transfer to different school instead of being there where nobody helps you with anything
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