STRATFORD ACADEMY
AT A GLANCE
Stratford Academy is the oldest independent, non-sectarian, college preparatory school in Middle Georgia. It opened its doors in September 1960 in the historic Overlook Mansion (now the Woodruff House) on Coleman Hill in historic downtown Macon. Now located on a beautiful, 107-acre campus on Peake Road, the school provides a challenging and supportive learning environment. Among the school’s founding principles is intellectual independence — teaching young people how to think instead of what to think and where to look instead of what to see.
Our History
Our Faculty
Faculty and Staff: 136
Student to faculty ratio is 10:1
76.5% of faculty members hold advanced degrees
75.7% faculty is female, 24.3% faculty is male
Our Distinction
Our Programs
STEAM offerings from K-12 grades
- STEAM courses K-8
- Design courses 9-12
Foreign language begins in Preschool
- Spanish, French, Latin
- Spanish starts in Beginners (3K)
Fine Arts offerings from grades Beginners-12th grade
- Weekly music and art classes starting with Beginners
- Theatre performances K-12
22 AP courses offered.
35% of students are AP Scholars after 11th grade.
Our Mission
Our Students
770 students in grades 3K (Beginners) - Grade 12
- Preschool - 115
- Lower School - 202
- Middle School - 178
- Upper School - 275
Average class size is 15 students.
30% of families receive financial aid.
Students come from 12 Middle Georgia counties.
Accreditation
- National Association of Independent Schools
- Southern Association of Independent Schools
- Georgia Independent Athletic Association
- Georgia Independent School Association
- National Association of College Admissions Counselors
- Southern Association of College Admissions Counselors
- The College Board
- Atlanta Area Association of Independent Schools
Stratford Today
Our Athletics
80% of Middle and Upper School students participate on a school sponsored team.
53 athletic teams
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1 Co-ed
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28 Girls
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24 Boys
Each season there is at least one no-cut sport.
There are 23 Varsity teams.
Stratford has won 197 state titles.
2023-2024 Stratford Academy
Board of Trustees
Mr. William Ward Baxley III ’91
Mr. David W. Bethune '91
Buildings and Grounds Committee Chair
Mr. Malcolm S. Burgess, Jr.
Trustee Emeritus
Mr. Robert Sanders Burgess ’93
Finance Committee Chair
Mr. James Malcolm Cole III
Mrs. Laura D. Evans
Secretary, Head Support and Evaluation Committee Chair
Mr. Josiah E. “Jef” Flournoy ’93
Mr. Travis B. Griffith ’01
Mrs. Sally S. Hatcher ’94
Board Chair
Mrs. Elsa L. Hutchinson
Mrs. Christy Cantrell Johnston ’01
Mr. Wade A. Kovacs
Mr. Allen Shaw London
Advancement Committee Chair
Mr. J. Thomas McAfee III ’86
Board Chair-Elect, Committee on Trustees Chair
Mrs. Kate Sams Peavy
Mr. Wesley M. Rauls
Mr. Jason I. Reaves ’88
Treasurer-Elect
Mrs. Bowen Reichert Shoemaker
Mr. George Boone Smith, IV '00
Mr. Winburn E. Stewart
Audit, Liability, and Employee Benefits Chair
Mr. Thomas Phillips Swift, Jr.