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Schools in Columbia Furnace

Columbia Furnace’s public schools

Shenandoah County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Columbia Furnace. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/9schools above Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 91% of students in Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Math proficiency
46%
2020–21
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 13% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
VA 13.9
Schools in town
0
5,703 students on the public path
In brief

Columbia Furnace’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Columbia Furnace’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Stonewall Jackson High places highest (better than 44%); Peter Muhlenberg Middle lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Columbia Furnace, graded from C to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: Central High, Strasburg High and Stonewall Jackson High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Columbia Furnace, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Shenandoah County Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Shenandoah County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 5,703 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$14,992VA $17,169 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math46%
State average 54.4% · 2792 students tested

Columbia Furnace vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Columbia Furnace’s borders.

Schools next door
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Columbia Furnace—Shenandoah County

Every school in Columbia Furnace

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Columbia Furnacein other towns
W.W. Robinson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Woodstock
C
1,035 students16:1Rate it →
Sandy Hook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Strasburg
C+
828 students15:1Rate it →
Ashby-Lee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Quicksburg
C+
692 students14:1Rate it →
Peter Muhlenberg Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Woodstock
C−
535 students15:1Rate it →
Signal Knob Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Strasburg
C
413 students13:1Rate it →
North Fork Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Quicksburg
C−
362 students11:1Rate it →
Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Woodstock
C+
728 students15:1Rate it →
Strasburg High
High · Grades 9–12 · Strasburg
C
614 students16:1Rate it →
Stonewall Jackson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Quicksburg
C+
496 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Columbia Furnace’s schools

Are Columbia Furnace’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Columbia Furnace. Shenandoah County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Columbia Furnace. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Columbia Furnace in?

Shenandoah County Public Schools.

Where do Columbia Furnace kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Central High, Strasburg High and Stonewall Jackson High.

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What Columbia Furnace families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.