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South River Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2101 Elm Ave, Grottoes, VA 24441 · (540) 249-4001 · Part of Rockingham County Public Schools

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

Students
316
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about South River Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 13.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Grottoes kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5South River ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts67%
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).

2101 Elm Ave, Grottoes

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K23
Kindergarten46
Grade 151
Grade 252
Grade 350
Grade 443
Grade 551
Enrollment over time
278’20
300’21
316’22
314’23
316’24

Up 13.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 8%Black 6%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South River Elementary from Grottoes 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 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

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; Grottoes’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.