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Best Public Schools in Grottoes, VA

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316

Students

Top rankedSouth River Elementary718^th of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools

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South River Elementary up 90 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Grottoes, Virginia has only one public school, South River Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. South River Elementary is part of the Rockingham County Public Schools district.

South River Elementary has a mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. The school outperforms in 3rd and 4th grade math, as well as 4th grade VA Studies, but underperforms in 5th grade math, science, and reading. The school's overall statewide ranking places it between the 65th and 88th percentile of Virginia elementary schools. However, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7% and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 63.38%.

In terms of resources, South River Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.3 and per-student spending of $9,161, which is slightly below the district and state averages. These factors suggest the district is allocating resources to support the school, but additional targeted interventions may be necessary to address the school's academic weaknesses and high poverty concentration.

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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
South River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Elm Ave	Grottoes	24441	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 249-4001	316	21	14.9	65.8%	209 (66.1%)	18 (5.7%)	63 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	40.3	718^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.3%		32.3	808^th of 1114 public elementary schools	27.5%	90	69.4	75.6	54.9	56.9	65.3	75.6	54.9	83.8	$10,908	$755	$10,152

Cities Near Grottoes

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Penn Laird	7.2 mi	4	160^th
Fort Defiance	8.13 mi	3	265^th
McGaheysville	8.63 mi	1	306^th
Waynesboro	9.83 mi	8	321^st
Harrisonburg	10.02 mi	17	350^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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