Best Public Schools in Zip Code 24441

Summary:

The 24441 zip code has only one school, South River Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 314 students. The school is part of the Rockingham County Public Schools district, which is ranked 91 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South River Elementary's statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, from 718 out of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 977 out of 1,114 in 2022-2023. The school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7% for the 2023-2024 school year. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests are mixed, with mathematics and reading proficiency above the district average but below the state average in most grades, while science and Virginia Studies proficiency are above both the district and state averages.

The school has a high percentage of students (63.38%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.3, which could be a strength in providing more individualized attention and support for students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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%)	40.3	718^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.3%		32.3	808^th of 1114 public elementary schools	27.5%	90	69.4	75.6	54.9	56.9	65.3	75.6	54.9	83.8	$10,908	$755	$10,152

Cities Near Zip Code 24441

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Grottoes	0.77 mi	1	274^th
Penn Laird	7.2 mi	4	160^th
Fort Defiance	8.13 mi	3	265^th
McGaheysville	8.63 mi	1	306^th
Waynesboro	9.83 mi	8	321^st

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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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