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Elkton Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1032^nd

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of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Elkton Elementary is a public elementary school serving 293 students in grades PK-5 in Elkton, Virginia, which is part of the Rockingham County Public Schools district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools over the past 10 years and struggles academically compared to both its local peers and the state as a whole.

Elkton Elementary's performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests is significantly below the Rockingham County and Virginia state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency was 40.54% compared to 72.89% statewide. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.8% to 21.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 71.33% of Elkton Elementary's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby schools, Elkton Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than schools like Lacey Spring Elementary, Peak View Elementary, and Cub Run Elementary, which all have higher SOL proficiency rates and state rankings. The school's performance is also lower than Spotswood Elementary and Smithland Elementary in the Harrisonburg City Public Schools district, as well as Shenandoah Elementary in the Page County Public Schools district.

269

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,791

Per pupil spending ?

73.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

302 B Street
Elkton, VA 22827

(540) 298-1511

District: Rockingham County Public Schools

Students who attend Elkton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Elkton Middle
High:	East Rockingham High

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.4%

Hispanic:

11.2%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (45% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 70 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg62%

Virginia avg71%

1,032^nd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 70 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Rockingham County Public Schools

91^st of 129Rockingham County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1032 of 1110	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	993 of 1114	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	929 of 1114	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	860 of 1109	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.0	691 of 1103	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	636 of 1105	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	555 of 1097	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	76.9	192 of 1099	82.5%	★★★★☆
2016	79.2	164 of 1096	85.0%	★★★★☆
2015	72.6	257 of 1100	76.6%	★★★★☆
2014	51.7	573 of 1110	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	66.5	354 of 1120	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.8	450 of 1117	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.1	259 of 1117	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	60.4	439 of 1113	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.1	564 of 1082	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.2	389 of 1081	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.1	276 of 1083	74.5%	★★★★☆
2006	66.5	329 of 1071	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.1	503 of 1062	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	30.0	271 of 324	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	917 of 1096	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	917 of 1098	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	965 of 1100	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	26.2	839 of 1036	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1011 of 1093	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1007 of 1101	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	820 of 1093	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	964 of 973	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	975 of 979	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	954 of 984	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)19th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2023)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies59%-10 vs state

Science48%-21 vs state

English Reading46%-24 vs state

Mathematics39%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elkton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 B Street	Elkton	22827	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 298-1511	269	22	12.1	73.6%	211 (78.4%)	8 (3.0%)	30 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	9.5	1032^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	7.0%		13.4	993^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	10.9%	39	40.5	50.0	26.2	47.6	54.1	42.9	42.9	58.5	$10,791	$1,245	$9,546
River Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14556 Rockingham Pike	Elkton	22827	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 298-5301	341	25	13.7	73.3%	256 (75.1%)	2 (0.6%)	58 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	29.8	830^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.2%		20.8	932^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	16.3%	102	74.0	61.7	55.1	67.4	63.3	63.8	47.9	51.1	$11,958	$784	$11,174
Shenandoah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	529 4th Street	Shenandoah	22849	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 652-8621	351	27	13.0	94.0%	315 (89.7%)	6 (1.7%)	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	56.6	524^th of 1110 public elementary schools	52.8%		64.7	429^th of 1114 public elementary schools	61.5%	95	83.7	66.7	67.3	80.8	74.4	69.8	71.2	77.8	$9,399	$134	$9,265
McGaheysville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9508 Spotswood Trail	McGaheysville	22840	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 289-3004	262	18	14.7	40.8%	201 (76.7%)	2 (0.8%)	40 (15.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	33.1	800^th of 1110 public elementary schools	27.9%		29.3	851^st of 1114 public elementary schools	23.6%	51	53.9	66.7	79.4	73.5	46.0	66.7	58.8	57.1	$10,717	$917	$9,800
Cub Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1451 South Montevideo Circle	Penn Laird	22846	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 289-5854	614	42	14.6	66.8%	373 (60.7%)	31 (5.0%)	149 (24.3%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.2%)	23.4	893^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	19.5%		15.9	973^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	12.7%	80	51.0	59.8	54.4	65.6	48.5	65.4	62.9	56.6	$8,885	$1,082	$7,803
Peak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	641 Lawyer Rd.	Penn Laird	22846	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 289-7510	538	37	14.5	44.8%	313 (58.2%)	17 (3.2%)	166 (30.9%)	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	65.9	405^th of 1110 public elementary schools	63.5%		56.7	526^th of 1114 public elementary schools	52.8%	121	69.8	86.8	83.5	78.9	59.5	81.9	77.8	87.7	$9,015	$183	$8,832
Smithland Elementary	Public	K-5	474 Linda Lane	Harrisonburg	22802	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 434-6075	514	39	13.1	110.3%	112 (21.8%)	46 (8.9%)	321 (62.5%)	18 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	11.5	1013^th of 1110 public elementary schools	8.7%		14.2	986^th of 1114 public elementary schools	11.5%	27	52.2	62.5	54.7	46.9	47.8	50.5	40.3	39.4	$10,646	$1,165	$9,481
Lacey Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8621 North Valley Pike	Harrisonburg	22802	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 433-7819	350	23	15.0	73.1%	203 (58.0%)	10 (2.9%)	114 (32.6%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	19.1	938^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.5%		25.3	894^th of 1114 public elementary schools	19.7%	44	50.8	53.7	50.9	70.4	49.2	62.3	52.7	51.9	$12,234	$499	$11,735
Nathanael Greene Elementary	Public	3-5	8094 Spotswood Trail	Stanardsville	22973	Greene County	Greene County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 939-9001	326	22	15.1	69.0%	243 (74.5%)	24 (7.4%)	32 (9.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	35.4	765^th of 1110 public elementary schools	31.1%		27.1	879^th of 1114 public elementary schools	21.1%	114	69.8	63.6	79.8	61.4	58.1	59.2	65.8	52.0	$9,888	$1,124	$8,764
Nathanael Greene Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	64 Monroe Drive	Stanardsville	22973	Greene County	Greene County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 939-9002	367	25	14.9	68.4%	257 (70.0%)	27 (7.4%)	43 (11.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.4%)								(n/a)									$9,759	$808	$8,952

Frequently Asked Questions about Elkton Elementary

How many students attend Elkton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended Elkton Elementary.

What district is Elkton Elementary in?

Rockingham County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Elkton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elkton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Elkton Middle
High : East Rockingham High

Is Elkton Elementary a good school?

Elkton Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.0% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Elkton Elementary?

Students at Elkton Elementary are 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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