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B−

Rockingham County Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Bridgewater, Broadway, Timberville, Elkton, Grottoes, Dayton and Mount Crawford.

Bridgewater’s School Grade B− better than 53% of Virginia school districts

Students
11,679
Schools
23
Spent per student
$15,479
VA $17,169
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$61.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Rockingham County Public Schools

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 53% of Virginia districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the VA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $61.1M, about $5,236 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 53% of the 133 Virginia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2020–21
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bridgewater. Grade by grade →

PK–5John W. Wayland ElementaryThis district
6–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Turner Ashby HighThis district

Test scores vs. VA

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 54.4% · 5,758 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 88.8% · 908 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,479 per student · 10% below VA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 53%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
11,336’20
11,288’21
11,497’22
11,534’23
11,679’24

Up 3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 69%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 6%Black 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

23 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools.

Cub Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Penn Laird
C−
614 students15:1
Peak View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Penn Laird
C
538 students15:1
John W. Wayland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bridgewater
C+
526 students16:1
John C. Myers Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broadway
D
473 students14:1
Plains Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Timberville
D
460 students15:1
Mountain View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Harrisonburg
C−
411 students14:1
Lacey Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Harrisonburg
C−
350 students15:1
River Bend Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkton
C−
341 students14:1
South River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grottoes
C
316 students15:1
Pleasant Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Harrisonburg
C
282 students14:1
Elkton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkton
C−
269 students12:1
McGaheysville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McGaheysville
C+
262 students15:1
Ottobine Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dayton
D
248 students14:1
Linville-Edom Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Linville
C−
209 students14:1
Fulks Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fulks Run
D
198 students13:1
J. Frank Hillyard Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Broadway
C+
726 students14:1
Wilbur S. Pence Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dayton
C+
671 students13:1
Montevideo Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Penn Laird
B−
593 students12:1
Elkton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elkton
C
561 students11:1
Turner Ashby High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bridgewater
A
998 students15:1
Broadway High
High · Grades 9–12 · Broadway
A−
932 students14:1
Spotswood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Penn Laird
A−
880 students15:1
East Rockingham High
High · Grades 9–12 · Elkton
A
821 students15:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Virginia.