Buffalo Gap High School is a public school located in Swoope, Virginia. Although this rural school rarely garners extensive media coverage or recognition, Buffalo Gap High School (BGHS) is locally renowned for offering a broad-based high school education that enables students from all backgrounds to develop a level of competence in both the humanities and the sciences. The Buffalo Gap class of 2007 recently scored higher in all SAT categories than every public school in Augusta County and inlying cities. The school draws its name from the nearby Buffalo Gap. Prior to the 2014-2015 school year, Dr. Ian Marshall replaced the recently retired Mr. Deardorff as the principal of BGHS. Mr.