Harnsberger Octagonal Barn · Photo: Jack Boucher · Public domainGrottoes’s public schools outscore 53% of Virginia districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Grottoes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 47% of students in Grottoes’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Virginia average (54%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Virginia, not nationally.
From Virginia state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Grottoes’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 161 Virginia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Grottoes’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,479 per student, against $17,169 across Virginia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then four middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Grottoes’s grade
B−: better than 53% of Virginia school districts, #187 of 250 Virginia towns. Graduation is above the Virginia average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Grottoes, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Grottoes
South River Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 316 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Grottoes
South River Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 316 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Grottoes
South River Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 316 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Grottoes
South River Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 316 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Grottoes
South River Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 316 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Grottoes
South River Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 316 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Grottoes’s public schools are run by Rockingham County Public Schools, which also serves Bridgewater, Broadway, Dayton and Elkton and others. Parts of Grottoes (9% of its land) are served by Augusta County instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
Grottoes vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Grottoes’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Grottoes | B− | Rockingham County |
Every school in Grottoes
9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Grottoes’s schools
Are Grottoes’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Virginia: the public schools Grottoes children attend outscore 53% of Virginia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #187 of 250 Virginia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Grottoes in?
Rockingham County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 11,679 students in 23 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Grottoes are served by Augusta County.
Where do Grottoes kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Turner Ashby High, Broadway High, Spotswood High and East Rockingham High.
What is Grottoes’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Rockingham County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 89% across Virginia.
How much does Grottoes spend per student?
$15,479 in Rockingham County Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,169 across Virginia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Grottoes families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Virginia. Stars are from neighbors.