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Lacey Spring Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

926^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Lacey Spring Elementary is a PK-5 school in Harrisonburg, VA, serving about 350 students as part of Rockingham County Public Schools. Attendance is a clear strength: only 3.7% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, far better than the district (11.0%) and state (14.8%) averages. Academic results, however, tell a different story. The school ranks in the bottom 20% of statewide elementary schools, and its student population has shifted quickly—73% of students now qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, up from 54% two years earlier.

Test scores lag most in the upper grades. In 2025-2026, 5th grade reading proficiency was 53.7% vs. 69.1% for the district and 72.4% statewide; 5th grade science was about 16 points behind the district. Nearby schools with similar demographics do much better. Plains Elementary, just six miles away, has virtually the same free/reduced lunch rate (73.0%) but ranks 37th percentile—20 points higher than Lacey Spring. John C. Myers Elementary outperforms Lacey Spring by 15–25 points in every subject, despite serving a similar low-income population.

Lacey Spring spends more per student than any nearby school—$12,234—yet its student-teacher ratio of 15:1 is also the highest among its peers, suggesting a need to review how funds are allocated. The school was a mid-tier performer a decade ago, and while its recent recovery after a sharp pandemic-era drop is encouraging, sustained progress is still missing. With excellent attendance and solid funding already in place, the key challenge is translating those advantages into real academic gains for every student.

350

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,884

Per pupil spending ?

73.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

8621 North Valley Pike
Harrisonburg, VA 22802

(540) 433-7819

District: Rockingham County Public Schools

Students who attend Lacey Spring Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	J. Frank Hillyard Middle
High:	Broadway High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.0%

Hispanic:

32.6%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2022 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2026) from a 5th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (59% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!VA Studies scores 16 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg68%

Virginia avg72%

926^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 15Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	926 of 1111	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	938 of 1110	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	894 of 1114	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1034 of 1114	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1058 of 1109	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	867 of 1103	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	957 of 1105	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	856 of 1097	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.6	745 of 1099	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.1	607 of 1096	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.8	646 of 1100	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.1	584 of 1110	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.3	673 of 1120	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.2	822 of 1117	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	54.9	540 of 1117	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	39.7	833 of 1113	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	53.6	538 of 1082	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.4	500 of 1081	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.2	468 of 1083	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.6	489 of 1071	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.7	258 of 1062	75.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	176 of 315	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	933 of 1100	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	972 of 1096	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	747 of 1098	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.7	956 of 1100	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	518 of 619	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	426 of 606	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	919 of 1040	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	910 of 1046	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.2	377 of 1036	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	888 of 1099	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	890 of 1093	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	816 of 1101	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	937 of 974	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	947 of 973	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	938 of 979	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.1	982 of 984	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)44th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics62%-11 vs state

English Reading59%-13 vs state

Science56%-13 vs state

VA Studies54%-16 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 (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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	$10,884	$402	$10,482
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	$10,075	$516	$9,559
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	$11,307	$927	$10,380
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	$10,143	$878	$9,265
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	—	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	$11,809	$475	$11,334
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	$10,700	$782	$9,918
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	$12,498	$1,191	$11,308
Shenandoah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	529 4th Street	Shenandoah	22849	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 652-8621	351	27	13.0	94.0%	315 (89.7%)	6 (1.7%)	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	44.3	689^th of 1111 public elementary schools	38.0%		56.6	524^th of 1110 public elementary schools	52.8%	165	79.1	61.0	67.2	70.3	67.4	63.4	64.1	80.5	$9,397	$00	$9,397
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	$10,821	$497	$10,323
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	$10,557	$545	$10,012

Frequently Asked Questions about Lacey Spring Elementary

Is Lacey Spring Elementary a good school?

Lacey Spring Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.7% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lacey Spring Elementary?

Students at Lacey Spring Elementary are 58% White, 33% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lacey Spring Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lacey Spring Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : J. Frank Hillyard Middle
High : Broadway High

What district is Lacey Spring Elementary in?

Rockingham County Public Schools

How many students attend Lacey Spring Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Lacey Spring Elementary.

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