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Schools in Massanutten · Rockingham County Public Schools

Massanutten’s public schools outscore 53% of Virginia districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Massanutten, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 47% of Massanutten’s students scored proficient, 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.

Math proficiency
47%
▼ 7 pts vs VA 54%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 2 pts vs VA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 10% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
VA 13.9
Schools in town
0
11,679 students on the public path
In brief

Massanutten’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 152 Virginia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Massanutten’s, its schools beat 28%, 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 ↓

15 elementary schools, then four middle and four high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Massanutten’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 53% of Virginia school districts. Graduation is above the Virginia average; test scores are below it.

Virginia school districts we grade (133)Better than 53%
Lower resultsHigher results
Virginia towns with similar household incomes (152)Better than 28%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 5,758 test results and a graduating class of 908 could put Massanutten anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Massanutten’s students in the tested grades sat them (5,758 students).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Massanutten, with each school’s own grade.

15 schools teach K in Massanutten’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to C+, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–515 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Massanutten’s public schools are run by Rockingham County Public Schools, which also serves Bridgewater, Broadway, Dayton and Elkton and others. 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.

Massanutten vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Massanutten’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MassanuttenB−Rockingham County

Every school in Massanutten

23 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).

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

Questions about Massanutten’s schools

Are Massanutten’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Virginia: the public schools Massanutten children attend outscore 53% of Virginia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 28%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Massanutten in?

Rockingham County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 11,679 students in 23 schools (2024–25).

Where do Massanutten 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 Massanutten’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 Massanutten spend per student?

$15,479 in Rockingham County Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,169 across Virginia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.