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J. Frank Hillyard Middle

Q: Is J. Frank Hillyard Middle a good school?

J. Frank Hillyard Middle ranks 254 th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

254^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 39% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

J. Frank Hillyard Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Broadway, Virginia, serving 726 students as part of Rockingham County Public Schools. The school holds a 2-star rating and currently ranks 254th of 416 Virginia middle schools, placing it at the 39th percentile statewide. Among the four Rockingham County middle schools, Hillyard ranks the lowest in 2025–2026, though it sits narrowly behind Wilbur S. Pence Middle and Elkton Middle and is clearly outpaced by Montevideo Middle.

The school's biggest academic strength is science. Eighth-grade science proficiency reached 73.66% in 2025–2026, above both the district (67.15%) and state (64.72%), and even exceeded Montevideo Middle's science score. Students in accelerated Algebra I also performed perfectly, with 100% proficiency. Reading and writing paint a different picture. Reading proficiency has never reached the state average in any grade or year measured, with 7th grade trailing the state by 10 percentage points, and 8th-grade writing proficiency was 39.34% versus 55.46% statewide in 2022–2023. Grade-level math is also a challenge: just 49.7% of 8th graders were proficient, though that edges the state average of 46.86%. By comparison, North Fork Middle, about 10 miles away, posts far stronger results in 8th-grade reading (78.99%) and math (77.89%).

Attendance has improved dramatically, with chronic absenteeism dropping from 28.4% in 2021–2022 to 14.2% in 2024–2025 — now near the state average, though still above the district's 11.0% and well above North Fork's 5.0%. Hillyard also has the highest student–teacher ratio (14.0) among nearby middle schools and per-student spending ($9,468) that's among the lowest in the region. State data also shows room for improvement in how the school serves students with disabilities, and the school's overall pattern suggests academic challenges are broad-based across all student groups. For parents considering Hillyard, the takeaways are clear: the school excels in science and advanced algebra, but literacy remains a persistent weakness, so it's worth asking about reading interventions, class sizes, and how the school plans to build on its science success.

726

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,468

Per pupil spending ?

66.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

226 Hawks Hill Drive
Broadway, VA 22815

(540) 896-8961

District: Rockingham County Public Schools

Students who attend J. Frank Hillyard Middle usually attend:

High:

Broadway High

Feeder schools for J. Frank Hillyard Middle:

Elementary:	Fulks Run Elementary
	John C. Myers Elementary
	Lacey Spring Elementary
	Linville-Edom Elementary
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	Plains Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.7%

Hispanic:

21.5%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2022 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 39th (2026) from a 16th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Rockingham County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg69%

Virginia avg68%

254^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Rockingham County Public Schools

68^th of 131Rockingham 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	254 of 416	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	258 of 419	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	234 of 417	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	284 of 422	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	348 of 415	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	255 of 419	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	294 of 424	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	289 of 413	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.7	194 of 415	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.7	226 of 409	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.8	235 of 412	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.2	252 of 416	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.1	292 of 416	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.1	229 of 413	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.8	247 of 413	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.5	153 of 408	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.6	172 of 390	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.5	98 of 391	74.9%	★★★★☆
2007	69.3	74 of 387	80.9%	★★★★☆
2006	69.2	63 of 383	83.6%	★★★★☆
2005	59.4	156 of 340	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	210 of 292	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	184 of 281	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	158 of 278	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	72 of 134	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.3	47 of 135	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	255 of 409	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	264 of 403	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	250 of 407	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	277 of 411	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	156 of 283	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	187 of 279	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	149 of 272	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	184 of 275	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	208 of 401	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.4	213 of 403	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.7	163 of 402	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	249 of 410	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.5	240 of 404	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	218 of 407	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	292 of 409	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	175 of 249	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.5	179 of 244	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	228 of 237	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	341 of 400	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	330 of 400	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	320 of 396	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	350 of 402	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)30th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2026)28th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+7 vs state

Civics and Economics75%~ state avg

Science74%+9 vs state

English Reading65%-8 vs state

Mathematics57%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Algebra I (2026)	SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL Civics and Economics (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	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 Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
North Fork Middle	Public	6-8	1018 Caverns Road	Quicksburg	22847	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 477-2953	362	33	11.1	84.0%	264 (72.9%)	2 (0.6%)	81 (22.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	73.2	90^th of 416 public middle schools	78.4%		76.4	76^th of 419 public middle schools	81.9%	14	100.0	79.3	88.4	77.9	79.3	68.5	79.8	79.0	78.0	$11,335	$951	$10,384
Page County Middle	Public	6-8	198 Panther Drive	Shenandoah	22849	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 652-3400	318	30	10.7	81.8%	292 (91.8%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	60.6	163^rd of 416 public middle schools	60.8%		55.9	198^th of 419 public middle schools	52.7%	35	100.0	65.8	73.7	84.6	63.1	71.8	72.7	73.0	76.9	$9,873	$98	$9,775
Thomas Harrison Middle	Public	6-8	1311 W. Market Street	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 434-1949	771	58	13.4	86.8%	257 (33.3%)	69 (8.9%)	395 (51.2%)	17 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.3%)	30.1	327^th of 416 public middle schools	21.4%		26.9	340^th of 419 public middle schools	18.9%	13	100.0	59.3	59.6	42.0	58.5	54.0	54.3	57.1	60.0	$12,006	$1,238	$10,768
Skyline Middle	Public	6-8	470 Linda Lane	Harrisonburg	22802	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 434-6862	738	58	12.7	85.6%	211 (28.6%)	83 (11.2%)	401 (54.3%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	22.1	360^th of 416 public middle schools	13.5%		19	375^th of 419 public middle schools	10.5%	15	98.6	42.0	43.3	39.8	56.7	44.7	44.0	56.3	65.5	$11,842	$1,176	$10,666
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
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
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
Luray Middle	Public	6-8	14 Luray Avenue	Luray	22835	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 843-2660	315	29	10.9	98.4%	275 (87.3%)	14 (4.4%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	59.3	177^th of 416 public middle schools	57.5%		69.2	119^th of 419 public middle schools	71.6%	58	100.0	68.2	74.3	70.6	58.9	68.2	72.3	76.4	77.8	$11,589	$110	$11,479

Frequently Asked Questions about J. Frank Hillyard Middle

What is the racial makeup of J. Frank Hillyard Middle?

Students at J. Frank Hillyard Middle are 71% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is J. Frank Hillyard Middle a good school?

J. Frank Hillyard Middle ranks 254^th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is J. Frank Hillyard Middle in?

Rockingham County Public Schools

What high school do graduates of J. Frank Hillyard Middle attend?

Students who attend J. Frank Hillyard Middle usually go on to attend Broadway High

How many students attend J. Frank Hillyard Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 726 students attended J. Frank Hillyard Middle.

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