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Courtland High School
Address
Map
6701 Smith Station Road

Spotsylvania
,
Virginia
22553

United States
Coordinates38°13′54″N 77°33′07″W / 38.23167°N 77.55194°W / 38.23167; -77.55194
Information
School typePublic high school
Founded1980
School districtSpotsylvania 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
WebsiteOfficial 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]

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:

  • AA Football in 1982, 1983, and 1985.
  • AAA Football in 1987.

[7][8]

  • AA field hockey in 2004 and 2005.[8]
  • AA Div 4 Men's Basketball in 2009.[8]
  • AA Men's Baseball 1995 and 2000.[8]
  • Girls' Gymnastics in 1986.[8]
  • Girls' Track AA State Champions in 2004 and 2006[9][10]
  • 4A Boys' Track & Field Individual State Champions[11]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b "Administration". Courtland High School. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
  2. ^ a b c "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 2020-02-07.
  5. ^ "Explore Courtland High School in Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  6. ^ "Public School Review - CHS". Public School Review.
  7. ^ "CHS Football Traditions".
  8. ^ a b c d e "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-02.{{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)".
  11. ^ "2016 Virginia VHSL Outdoor State Championships - info/results - 06/03/16". www.runnerspace.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  12. ^ The Free Lance-Star; accessed August 18, 2014.
  13. ^ The Free Lance-Star (September 5, 2019). "McBroom makes debut for Royals, singles in first at-bat". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
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