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Best Public Schools in Timberville, VA

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460

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Top rankedPlains Elementary849^th of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Timberville, Virginia has only one public school, Plains Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. Plains Elementary is part of the Rockingham County Public Schools district, which is ranked 91 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Plains Elementary has seen fluctuating performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 770 out of 1,114 Virginia elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 930 out of 1,114 in 2022-2023. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments (SOL tests) are generally below the district and state averages, with proficiency ranging from around 47% to 72% across different grade levels and subject areas. The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 69.1% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a significant economic challenge for the student population.

Other key metrics for Plains Elementary include a student-teacher ratio of 14.9 for the 2023-2024 school year and a per-student spending of $7,836 for the 2020-2021 school year. The school also had a chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7% in the 2023-2024 school year, which could be a contributing factor to its academic performance and may require targeted interventions.

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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
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

Cities Near Timberville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Broadway	1.6 mi	3	186^th
Harrisonburg	6.03 mi	17	350^th
Fulks Run	6.99 mi	1	347^th
Quicksburg	8.02 mi	4	201^st
Linville	8.36 mi	1	307^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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