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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 22801

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At a glance

Schools

2,756

Students

Districts

Top rankedKeister Elementary816^th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Mountain View Elementary up 104 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mountain View Elementary 13.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Zip code 22801 in the Harrisonburg, Virginia area is home to six elementary schools serving grades PK/K through 5, with enrollment ranging from 282 to 566 students across two districts: Harrisonburg City Public Schools and Rockingham County Public Schools. The four city schools — Bluestone Elementary, Stone Spring Elementary, Keister Elementary, and Spotswood Elementary — generally lag behind the two county schools, Mountain View Elementary and Pleasant Valley Elementary, with the district-level gap widening from 3.7 to 7.3 percentage points in average SOL proficiency over the past year.

Parents have meaningful choices within this zip code. Pleasant Valley Elementary leads all six schools with 63.7% average SOL proficiency, anchored by an excellent 85.4% score in 4th grade Virginia Studies, while Mountain View Elementary is the most improved, jumping from a rank of 1011 to 821 over three years and posting the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the area at 5.6%. Among the Harrisonburg City schools, Keister Elementary is the clear standout, matching the county schools' performance with 63.5% proficiency while spending the least per student ($9,800). At the other end, Stone Spring Elementary is the most challenged school, with the lowest proficiency (47.3%), the highest chronic absenteeism (13.4%), and very low 4th grade scores in math (36.4%) and reading (33.3%).

A few findings stand out. Every school in the zip code falls below the state average of 67.6% for 3rd grade reading, making early literacy the clearest area for improvement. Spending does not predict performance — Spotswood Elementary spends the most at $11,412 per student yet ranks below four other schools. All six schools serve high-poverty populations (free/reduced lunch rates from 63.8% to 85.1%), yet outcomes vary widely, and chronic absenteeism is below the state rate of 14.8% at every school. None of the six schools earned more than 1 star in the latest SchoolDigger ranking, reflecting overall proficiency rates that remain below state averages in reading and math.

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 22801

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Harrisonburg	0.57 mi	18	350^th
Dayton	4.08 mi	2	266^th
Bridgewater	5.48 mi	2	190^th
Linville	5.67 mi	1	307^th
Penn Laird	6.24 mi	4	160^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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