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Rockingham County Public Schools Schools
Rockingham County Public Schools is a public school district in Virginia, based in Harrisonburg city (Harrisonburg). SchoolGrade grades 23 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Rockingham County Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Rockingham County Public Schools
23 of 23 schools in Rockingham County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 9B: 9C: 4D: 1
Best schools in Rockingham County Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 319 high schools in Virginia · all 325 middle schools in Virginia · all 1104 elementary schools in Virginia
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Turner Ashby High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Spotswood High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Broadway High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A East Rockingham High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A Montevideo Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Peak View Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Wilbur S Pence Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A- J Frank Hillyard Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A- John W Wayland Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Mcgaheysville Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Rockingham County Public Schools
High schools (4)
- A Broadway High, Broadway
- A East Rockingham High, Elkton
- A Spotswood High, Penn Laird
- A Turner Ashby High, Bridgewater
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- B+ Elkton Middle, Elkton
- A- J Frank Hillyard Middle, Broadway
- A Montevideo Middle, Penn Laird
- A- Wilbur S Pence Middle, Dayton
Elementary and primary schools (15)
- B Cub Run Elementary, Penn Laird
- B Elkton Elementary, Elkton
- D+ Fulks Run Elementary, Fulks Run
- C+ John C Myers Elementary, Broadway
- A- John W Wayland Elementary, Bridgewater
- C+ Lacey Spring Elementary, Harrisonburg
- B- Linville Edom Elementary, Linville
- B+ Mcgaheysville Elementary, Mcgaheysville
- B- Mountain View Elementary, Harrisonburg
- C Ottobine Elementary, Dayton
- A- Peak View Elementary, Penn Laird
- C- Plains Elementary, Timberville
- B Pleasant Valley Elementary, Harrisonburg
- B- River Bend Elementary, Elkton
- B South River Elementary, Grottoes
Where Rockingham County Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (10)
- Elkton (4)
- Penn Laird (4)
- Broadway (3)
- Harrisonburg (3)
- Bridgewater (2)
- Dayton (2)
- Fulks Run (1)
- Grottoes (1)
- Linville (1)
- Timberville (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Virginia
- County: Harrisonburg city
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 11,534 students with 843 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,077 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5103390
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Harrisonburg City Public Schools (9 schools, 5 mi)
- Page County Public Schools (8 schools, 23 mi)
- Staunton City Public Schools (6 schools, 26 mi)
- Greene County Public Schools (5 schools, 27 mi)
- Augusta County Public Schools (18 schools, 27 mi)
- Shenandoah County Public Schools (9 schools, 29 mi)
- Waynesboro City Public Schools (7 schools, 30 mi)
- Madison County Public Schools (4 schools, 33 mi)
Questions about Rockingham County Public Schools
How many schools are in Rockingham County Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 23 public schools in Rockingham County Public Schools, across 10 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Rockingham County Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Elkton, Penn Laird, Broadway, Harrisonburg, Bridgewater and 5 more.
How good are the schools in Rockingham County Public Schools?
Across the 23 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 50.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 51.9%. 70% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Rockingham County Public Schools?
11,534 students were enrolled in Rockingham County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Rockingham County Public Schools?
Rockingham County Public Schools is in Virginia, based in Harrisonburg city, with its district office in Harrisonburg. Its boundary covers about 850 sq mi.