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Rockingham County Public Schools

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At a glance

68^thof 131 Virginia districts▲ 23

Better than 48% of Virginia districts

Elementary 15 Middle 4 High 4Grades PK, KG-12

100 Mount Clinton Pike
Harrisonburg, VA 22802·(540) 564-3200·All Virginia district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 48.1% of districts

Schools

11,679

Students

Top rankedSpotswood High54^th of 331 Virginia high schools

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Biggest riser

Plains Elementary up 150 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Elkton Middle 11.4 students per teacher

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Summary:

Rockingham County Public Schools serves approximately 11,679 students across 23 schools — 15 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high schools — in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. The district ranks 68th of 131 Virginia districts, yet its high schools are clearly its strongest tier: all four rank between the 69th and 84th percentiles statewide. Spotswood High is the top performer, climbing from 106th to 54th in Virginia over three years, with 100% proficiency in Algebra I and Biology. East Rockingham High has the district's highest graduation rate (96.2%) and strongest English scores — 93.5% proficient in 11th-grade reading — while spending the least per pupil at $8,110.

Among middle schools, Montevideo Middle leads, ranking 96th in Virginia (77th percentile) with 100% Algebra I proficiency and the lowest chronic absenteeism (7.1%) in its tier. Every middle school reports 100% proficiency for 8th graders taking Algebra I, but general 8th-grade math varies widely, from Montevideo's 64.4% down to Elkton Middle's 39.2%. At the elementary level, Peak View Elementary stands out, ranking in the 68th percentile with exceptional 4th-grade Virginia Studies scores (93.4% proficient) and strong 3rd-grade math (87.2%). John C. Myers Elementary is a noteworthy success story: despite 66.4% free/reduced-price lunch eligibility, it posts strong 5th-grade scores in science (83.8%), math (82.4%), and reading (77.0%).

The district's biggest concern is early literacy: 3rd-grade reading proficiency averages just 59.5%, below the state's 67.6%, with several elementary schools below 50%. Chronic absenteeism is mainly a high school issue — all four high schools exceed the district's 11% average, led by East Rockingham at 20.3% — while elementary attendance is excellent. Per-pupil spending does not predict outcomes: the highest-spending elementary schools (Lacey Spring Elementary at $12,234 and Fulks Run Elementary near $12,000) rank in the bottom quarter, while East Rockingham spends the least and graduates the most. Encouragingly, steady improvement at Spotswood High, Montevideo Middle, and Peak View Elementary shows gains are possible across all levels.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)	SOL Algebra I (2026)				SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Biology (2026)			SOL Science (2026)		SOL Earth Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)								SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th 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%)	50.9	601^st of 1111 public elementary schools	45.9%		40.3	718^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.3%	117						67.9	75.9	63.4							75.6			51.8	81.1	70.0							91.5	$10,908	$755	$10,152
Broadway High	Public	9-12	269 Gobbler Dr	Broadway	22815	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 896-7081	932	68	13.6	42.6%	672 (72.1%)	9 (1.0%)	195 (20.9%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.2%)	68.6	92^nd of 331 public high schools	72.2%		64	120^th of 328 public high schools	63.4%	28	98.1		92.1	73.9									83.1	64.3			60.0							86.6	54.6			$9,100	$170	$8,931
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%)	24.5	901^st of 1111 public elementary schools	18.9%		9.5	1032^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	7.0%	131						52.2	75.7	38.1							59.5			55.6	64.9	52.4							70.3	$10,791	$1,245	$9,546
Elkton Middle	Public	6-8	21063 Blue and Gold Dr	Elkton	22827	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 298-1228	561	49	11.4	66.3%	428 (76.3%)	9 (1.6%)	80 (14.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	47.8	245^th of 416 public middle schools	41.1%		37	294^th of 419 public middle schools	29.8%	49		100.0							64.6	53.9	39.2					65.1					69.9	71.9	65.5			79.9		$9,192	$403	$8,788
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%)	29.4	850^th of 1111 public elementary schools	23.5%		19.6	933^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	15.9%	83						66.7	46.9	81.3							75.0			54.2	56.3	68.8							62.5	$11,988	$1,053	$10,935
J. Frank Hillyard Middle	Public	6-8	226 Hawks Hill Drive	Broadway	22815	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 896-8961	726	52	14.0	66.1%	513 (70.7%)	9 (1.2%)	156 (21.5%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.4%)	46	254^th of 416 public middle schools	38.9%		43.6	258^th of 419 public middle schools	38.4%	4		100.0							55.3	65.8	49.7					73.7					68.2	63.0	64.5			75.1		$9,468	$411	$9,057
John W. Wayland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 North Main St	Bridgewater	22812	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 828-6081	526	33	15.9	42.4%	378 (71.9%)	12 (2.3%)	98 (18.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.1%)	55.7	545^th of 1111 public elementary schools	50.9%		46.2	652^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	41.3%	107						76.5	66.7	85.3							80.3			76.5	72.4	72.1							65.9	$10,163	$370	$9,793
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%)	33.1	811^th of 1111 public elementary schools	27.0%		32.5	806^th of 1110 public elementary schools	27.4%	5						69.7	64.5	46.9							59.4			60.6	59.4	75.0							71.0	$10,895	$4,407	$6,488
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%)	35.8	776^th of 1111 public elementary schools	30.2%		33.1	800^th of 1110 public elementary schools	27.9%	24						57.1	52.8	87.5							75.0			59.5	63.9	60.0							63.9	$10,717	$917	$9,800
Ottobine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8646 Waggys Creek Rd	Dayton	22821	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 879-2091	248	18	13.9	74.2%	225 (90.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	43.4	697^th of 1111 public elementary schools	37.3%		37.4	745^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.9%	48						71.8	73.3	80.7							74.2			66.7	56.7	58.1							64.3	$10,127	$123	$10,004
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%)	43.4	699^th of 1111 public elementary schools	37.1%		28.2	849^th of 1110 public elementary schools	23.5%	150						56.3	61.8	84.9							78.8			60.3	61.8	84.9							61.8	$9,958	$733	$9,225
Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Pleasant Valley Rd	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 434-4557	282	20	14.1	74.8%	150 (53.2%)	21 (7.4%)	90 (31.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.7%)	32.1	820^th of 1111 public elementary schools	26.2%		21.7	907^th of 1110 public elementary schools	18.3%	87						50.0	60.3	61.7							66.0			57.5	69.0	59.6							85.4	$10,797	$1,033	$9,764
Wilbur S. Pence Middle	Public	6-8	375 Bowman Road	Dayton	22821	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 879-2535	671	52	12.8	43.1%	479 (71.4%)	21 (3.1%)	130 (19.4%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.9%)	48	244^th of 416 public middle schools	41.3%		45.1	248^th of 419 public middle schools	40.8%	4		100.0							61.1	71.4	61.2					60.2					70.8	65.6	63.0			73.4		$9,710	$125	$9,585
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%)	62.7	443^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	60.1%		56.3	529^th of 1110 public elementary schools	52.3%	86						79.6	72.0	82.4							83.8			69.3	74.3	77.0							75.0	$10,664	$939	$9,725
Spotswood High	Public	9-12	368 Blazer Drive	Penn Laird	22846	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 289-3100	880	59	14.8	39.2%	520 (59.1%)	47 (5.3%)	223 (25.3%)	35 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.8%)	75.1	54^th of 331 public high schools	83.7%		72.2	76^th of 328 public high schools	76.8%	22	95.2		92.7	100.0								100.0	89.2	56.3										89.3	71.4			$8,785	$149	$8,636
Montevideo Middle	Public	6-8	7648 McGaheysville Rd	Penn Laird	22846	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 289-3401	593	51	11.5	37.3%	367 (61.9%)	26 (4.4%)	149 (25.1%)	23 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	72	96^th of 416 public middle schools	76.9%		65	145^th of 419 public middle schools	65.4%	49		100.0							78.7	84.6	64.4					69.3					77.0	81.0	74.0			81.9		$9,846	$175	$9,671
Lacey Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8621 North Valley Pike	Harrisonburg	22802	Harrisonburg city	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%)	22.1	926^th of 1111 public elementary schools	16.7%		19.1	938^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.5%	12						65.5	55.7	64.8							55.6			58.2	63.3	53.7							54.1	$12,234	$499	$11,735
Turner Ashby High	Public	9-12	800 N Main St	Bridgewater	22812	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 828-2008	998	65	15.3	38.4%	706 (70.7%)	36 (3.6%)	197 (19.7%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.5%)	72	75^th of 331 public high schools	77.3%		61.9	131^st of 328 public high schools	60.1%	56	98.3		100.0	92.3	100.0								80.8	47.6										86.1	72.2			$8,372	$109	$8,263
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%)	69.5	355^th of 1111 public elementary schools	68.0%		65.9	405^th of 1110 public elementary schools	63.5%	50						87.2	80.2	78.9							74.4			74.2	75.8	77.9							93.4	$9,015	$183	$8,832
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Rawley Pike	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	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%)	32.1	821^st of 1111 public elementary schools	26.1%		20.3	925^th of 1110 public elementary schools	16.7%	104						48.7	75.9	63.4							60.6			42.7	79.0	60.6							76.6	$10,146	$439	$9,706
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%)	36.7	767^th of 1111 public elementary schools	31.0%		23.4	893^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	19.5%	126						49.4	58.3	71.8							76.4			43.4	68.9	73.0							65.6	$8,885	$1,082	$7,803
East Rockingham High	Public	9-12	250 Eagle Rock Road	Elkton	22827	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 298-7450	821	54	15.1	41.3%	616 (75.0%)	21 (2.6%)	125 (15.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.6%)	67.7	101^st of 331 public high schools	69.5%		61.1	139^th of 328 public high schools	57.6%	38	94.3		79.5	69.2									77.3											93.5	85.7			$8,110	$375	$7,735
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%)	36.8	766^th of 1111 public elementary schools	31.1%		29.8	830^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.2%	64						67.2	66.0	63.0							73.3			50.0	69.4	69.6							70.0	$11,958	$784	$11,174

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Augusta County Public Schools	8.57 mi	19	75^th
Massanutten Technical Center	9.5 mi	1
Harrisonburg City Public Schools	9.87 mi	12	122^nd
Waynesboro City Public Schools	13.86 mi	7	110^th
Valley Academy	14.43 mi	1

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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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