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

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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
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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

Walter Elliott Old Stratford

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
Overview of Stratford campus

Stratford Today

Our Athletics

80% of Middle and Upper School students participate on a school sponsored team.
 
53 athletic teams
  • 1 Co-ed
  • 28 Girls
  • 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.