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John C. Myers Elementary

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John C. Myers Elementary ranks 529 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

John C. Myers Elementary is a public elementary school in Broadway, Virginia, serving 482 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Rockingham County Public Schools district.

The school has consistently outperformed the district and state averages in standardized test scores, particularly in Mathematics, where 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students scored significantly higher than their peers. However, the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as White students and students of low socioeconomic status, has been more average. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.5% in 2023-2024 to 19.3% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school has also seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 39.71% in 2021-2022 to 65.56% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to nearby schools, John C. Myers Elementary generally outperforms other schools in the Rockingham County Public Schools district, such as Mountain View Elementary, Linville-Edom Elementary, and Fulks Run Elementary. However, when compared to schools in the Harrisonburg City Public Schools district, such as Bluestone Elementary, Smithland Elementary, Spotswood Elementary, and Waterman Elementary, the school's performance is more mixed, with some subjects and grade levels performing better and others performing worse.

473

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,664

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

290 Raider Rd
Broadway, VA 22815

(540) 896-2297

District: Rockingham County Public Schools

Students who attend John C. Myers Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	J. Frank Hillyard Middle
High:	Broadway High

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.3%

Hispanic:

20.3%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2019 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 52nd (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2019)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rockingham County Public Schools

✓Above the Virginia median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!VA Studies scores 13 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg62%

Virginia avg71%

529^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	56.3	529 of 1110	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	609 of 1114	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	712 of 1114	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	863 of 1109	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	882 of 1103	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1038 of 1105	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	957 of 1097	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.7	798 of 1099	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	56.5	523 of 1096	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.6	321 of 1100	70.8%	★★★★☆
2014	59.3	452 of 1110	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.1	376 of 1120	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.2	456 of 1117	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.3	503 of 1117	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.7	399 of 1113	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.2	545 of 1082	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.1	561 of 1081	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.4	545 of 1083	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	69.2	287 of 1071	73.2%	★★★★☆
2005	70.6	262 of 1062	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	451 of 1096	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	622 of 1098	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	770 of 1100	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	126 of 606	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	299 of 580	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.2	230 of 564	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	547 of 1046	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	632 of 1036	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	593 of 1093	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	584 of 1101	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	660 of 1093	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	200 of 271	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	662 of 973	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	675 of 979	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	846 of 984	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science79%+10 vs state

Mathematics77%+4 vs state

English Reading72%~ state avg

VA Studies56%-13 vs state

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Schools Near John C. Myers Elementary

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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
John C. Myers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 Raider Rd	Broadway	22815	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 896-2297	473	34	13.9	66.4%	323 (68.3%)	9 (1.9%)	96 (20.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.2%)	56.3	529^th of 1110 public elementary schools	52.3%		50.6	609^th of 1114 public elementary schools	45.3%	80	77.8	73.2	79.3	79.3	70.4	67.6	76.5	55.7	$10,664	$939	$9,725
Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 American Legion Dr	Timberville	22853	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 896-8956	460	31	14.8	73.0%	346 (75.2%)	3 (0.7%)	79 (17.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	28.2	849^th of 1110 public elementary schools	23.5%		36.2	770^th of 1114 public elementary schools	30.9%	79	52.9	68.8	57.8	65.6	47.1	66.7	56.3	69.4	$9,958	$733	$9,225
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
Fulks Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11089 Brocks Gap Rd	Fulks Run	22830	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 896-7635	198	15	13.3	76.3%	176 (88.9%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	19.6	933^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	15.9%		30.9	827^th of 1114 public elementary schools	25.8%	106	34.4	60.0	66.7	60.6	28.1	70.0	48.5	55.0	$11,988	$1,053	$10,935
Linville-Edom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3653 Linville-Edom Rd	Linville	22834	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 833-6916	209	15	14.1	63.2%	164 (78.5%)	1 (0.5%)	38 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	32.5	806^th of 1110 public elementary schools	27.4%		43.9	680^th of 1114 public elementary schools	39.0%	126	70.6	48.5	60.6	72.7	52.9	56.3	71.9	61.3	$10,895	$4,407	$6,488
Ashby-Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Stonewall Lane	Quicksburg	22847	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 477-2927	692	49	14.1	85.3%	465 (67.2%)	7 (1.0%)	179 (25.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)	22.4	896^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.3%		31.1	822^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	26.2%	74	59.8	65.2	57.5	50.4	58.6	57.3	57.1	60.3	$8,814	$1,368	$7,446
Waterman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	451 Chicago Ave	Harrisonburg	22802	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 434-8352	557	38	14.6	87.1%	105 (18.9%)	48 (8.6%)	366 (65.7%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	7.4	1049^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.5%		10	1025^th of 1114 public elementary schools	8.0%	24	43.0	44.8	52.2	55.6	36.1	40.7	50.0	39.8	$10,139	$1,232	$8,907
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
Spotswood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Mountain View Drive	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 434-3429	468	33	14.1	83.8%	121 (25.9%)	34 (7.3%)	269 (57.5%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	15.3	978^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.9%		6.1	1067^th of 1114 public elementary schools	4.2%	89	57.9	54.7	61.2	56.7	55.9	44.6	52.5	18.5	$11,412	$2,079	$9,333
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Rawley Pike	Harrisonburg	22801	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 438-1965	411	30	13.7	63.7%	246 (59.9%)	18 (4.4%)	112 (27.3%)	19 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	20.3	925^th of 1110 public elementary schools	16.7%		11.4	1011^th of 1114 public elementary schools	9.2%	86	56.9	55.6	63.4	64.8	54.9	54.3	52.2	43.8	$10,146	$439	$9,706

Frequently Asked Questions about John C. Myers Elementary

How many students attend John C. Myers Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended John C. Myers Elementary.

What district is John C. Myers Elementary in?

Rockingham County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of John C. Myers Elementary attend?

Students who attend John C. Myers Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : J. Frank Hillyard Middle
High : Broadway High

Is John C. Myers Elementary a good school?

John C. Myers Elementary ranks 529^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of John C. Myers Elementary?

Students at John C. Myers Elementary are 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

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