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Smithland Elementary

Public Grades K-5

973^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Smithland Elementary is a K-5 school in Harrisonburg, Virginia, serving 514 students as part of Harrisonburg City Public Schools. The school serves a high-poverty population, with near-universal free and reduced lunch eligibility. Spending per student has risen to $10,646 in 2023–2024, and the student–teacher ratio of 13.1 is the lowest among nearby elementary schools, meaning more adults per student than most comparable schools in the area.

There are several encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism dropped from 32.2% in 2021–2022 to just 6.4% in 2024–2025 — better than the district average of 14.1% and most nearby schools, including Keister Elementary (9.4%) and Spotswood Elementary (9.4%). Academically, 4th grade reading proficiency jumped from 24.7% to 54.6% between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, and 4th grade math improved from 39.7% to 58.2%. Upper-grade students are performing much closer to state averages than 3rd graders, with 5th grade math only 7.7 points below the state average. Statewide, the school also posted an exceptional ranking for African American students in 2023–2024, placing in the 95th percentile.

Still, challenges remain. 3rd grade reading proficiency was 40.0% in 2025–2026 — the lowest among Harrisonburg elementary schools in the comparison group — and 4th grade Virginia Studies proficiency was 37.8%, well below the state average of 70.5%. Smithland's overall state rank places it in the lower quartile, though it outperforms some nearby Harrisonburg schools like Waterman Elementary and Stone Spring Elementary. The contrast with nearby Peak View Elementary in Rockingham County — which ranks in the 68th percentile — shows how strongly outcomes in this area align with district and socioeconomic factors.

514

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,646

Per pupil spending ?

110.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

474 Linda Lane
Harrisonburg, VA 22802

(540) 434-6075

District: Harrisonburg City Public Schools

Students who attend Smithland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Skyline Middle
High:	Harrisonburg High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.5%

White:

21.8%

African American:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (54% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!VA Studies scores 33 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Virginia avg72%

973^rd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Harrisonburg City Public Schools

122^nd of 131Harrisonburg City 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
2026	16.9	973 of 1111	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	1013 of 1110	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	986 of 1114	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	969 of 1114	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1037 of 1109	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1030 of 1103	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1003 of 1105	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1053 of 1097	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	960 of 1099	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	975 of 1096	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.4	727 of 1100	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.8	856 of 1110	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.7	973 of 1120	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.4	899 of 1117	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.6	1011 of 1117	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	36.6	873 of 1113	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	89.6	30 of 588	94.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	261 of 315	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	280 of 326	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	250 of 306	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	269 of 300	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	990 of 1100	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	1028 of 1096	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	965 of 1098	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	926 of 1100	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	527 of 619	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	518 of 606	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	490 of 580	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	526 of 564	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	924 of 1040	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	896 of 1046	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	915 of 1036	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	928 of 1099	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	959 of 1093	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	984 of 1101	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1007 of 1093	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	839 of 974	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	834 of 973	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	955 of 979	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	700 of 984	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)95th percentile+83 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile~ school

White (2026)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science64%-5 vs state

Mathematics59%-15 vs state

English Reading51%-20 vs state

VA Studies38%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (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 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
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%)	16.9	973^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	12.4%		11.5	1013^th of 1110 public elementary schools	8.7%	40	51.8	58.2	64.7	63.6	40.0	54.6	57.7	37.8	$10,646	$1,165	$9,481
Spotswood Elementary	Public	K-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%)	19.7	947^th of 1111 public elementary schools	14.8%		15.3	978^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.9%	31	62.0	63.8	55.1	52.2	58.6	66.2	47.8	49.3	$11,412	$2,079	$9,333
Waterman Elementary	Public	K-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%)	5.4	1064^th of 1111 public elementary schools	4.2%		7.4	1049^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.5%	15	46.5	50.6	29.3	39.0	43.5	51.3	43.8	51.3	$10,139	$1,232	$8,907
Keister Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Maryland Avenue	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 434-6585	475	32	14.8	85.1%	170 (35.8%)	47 (9.9%)	231 (48.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	32.5	816^th of 1111 public elementary schools	26.6%		33.4	794^th of 1110 public elementary schools	28.5%	22	67.1	63.6	72.8	70.4	48.2	60.0	62.5	63.6	$9,800	$1,498	$8,302
Stone Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1575 Peach Grove Ave	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 574-1199	554	38	14.7	84.8%	141 (25.5%)	89 (16.1%)	280 (50.5%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	10.4	1026^th of 1111 public elementary schools	7.7%		7.6	1047^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.7%	21	54.0	36.4	65.1	58.7	46.7	33.3	45.2	39.2	$10,309	$1,276	$9,034
Bluestone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Garbers Church Road	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 432-3232	566	39	14.5	85.0%	186 (32.9%)	69 (12.2%)	263 (46.5%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.5%)	21	932^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	16.1%		17.9	951^st of 1110 public elementary schools	14.3%	19	75.0	56.0	55.3	67.0	47.1	53.3	58.4	45.5	$10,581	$1,153	$9,428
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Smithland Elementary

Is Smithland Elementary a good school?

Smithland Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.4% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Smithland Elementary?

Students at Smithland Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 22% White, 9% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Smithland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Smithland Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Smithland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Smithland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Skyline Middle
High : Harrisonburg High

What district is Smithland Elementary in?

Harrisonburg City Public Schools

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