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John W. Wayland Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

801 North Main St, Bridgewater, VA 22812 · (540) 828-6081 · Part of Rockingham County Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
526
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about John W. Wayland Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Bridgewater kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Bridgewater kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5John W. Wayland ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts63%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

801 North Main St, Bridgewater

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K23
Kindergarten88
Grade 174
Grade 297
Grade 391
Grade 469
Grade 584
Enrollment over time
528’20
521’21
516’22
500’23
526’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 6%Black 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about John W. Wayland Elementary from Bridgewater families.

Other schools in Rockingham County Public Schools

The district →
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 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

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Bridgewater’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.