Courtland High School

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Courtland High School
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Address
Courtland High School
6701 Smith Station Road

Spotsylvania
,
Virginia
22553

United States
Coordinates 38°13′54″N77°33′07″W / 38.23167°N 77.55194°W / 38.23167; -77.55194
Information
School typePublic high school
Founded1980
School district Spotsylvania County Public Schools
SuperintendentScott Baker
PrincipalCliff Conway [1]
Staff70.52 (FTE) [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,555 (2019-2020) [2]
Student to teacher ratio19.19 [2]
Color(s)   Royal Blue and Silver
Team nameCougars
NewspaperThe Courtland Chronicle
Communities servedFredericksburg
Feeder schoolsSpotsylvania Middle School
Battlefield Middle School
Freedom Middle School
Website Official Site

Courtland High School is a public high school located in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Founded in 1980, [1] Courtland currently has 1,174 students (2021-2022 school year). [3]

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History

Courtland High School was founded in 1980 as Spotsylvania County's second public high school, after Spotsylvania High School. Courtland High school got a new renovation in 2019, this renovation included renewing the office to look more modern and replacing the football field to a new blue field. The renovation also updated the stairwells to improve the look. [4]

Academics

The school has good academics in terms of preparing students for advanced education. They have a 96% graduation rate and 39% of students participate in AP courses. As for students who go onto have higher education 63% of graduates pursue college or a technical degree. [5]

Students by ethnicity

The diversity of the student population is 59% White, 18% Black, 15% Hispanic, 2% Asian. [6]

Athletics

Courtland has won the following state championships:

[7] [8]

Notable alumni

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  2. 1 2 3 "Courtland High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Department of Education - Courtland High School".
  4. ↑ LANCE–STAR, ADELE UPHAUS-CONNER THE FREE. "Courtland High School renovation receives award from Virginia School Board Association". Fredericksburg.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Explore Courtland High School in Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Public School Review - CHS". Public School Review.
  7. ↑ "CHS Football Traditions". Archived from the original on February 28, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ "VHSL Group AA State Meet 2004 - Team Scores (Raw)".
  10. ↑ "VHSL Group AA State Meet 2006 - Girls Results (Raw)".
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