Can I use Rockingham County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Rockingham County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Rockingham County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Rockingham County?

Start with the 22 listed public schools and 1 district entry, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Rockingham County Schools & Education

Name: Rockingham County, Virginia Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Rockingham County, Virginia

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

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Percentile-style score

Score Band

N/A

Graduation Rate

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National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Education Data Brief: Rockingham County

Measured School Summary

school metric data for Rockingham County is currently unavailable.

Funding Context

Per-pupil expenditure data for Rockingham County is not available.

Neighbor Context

Comparison data for Rockingham County against Virginia averages is limited.

School Data Brief

How to read Rockingham County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

22 public schools and 1 district are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

Not scored

Data limited. State rank is unavailable because school score coverage is limited.

Completion

Not reported

Graduation-rate comparison is unavailable for this county.

Funding context

Not reported

Per-pupil spending comparison is unavailable for this county.

School coverage

1 district represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

Use the district and school tables below before drawing conclusions. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Rockingham County has 22 public schools across 1 district, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Rockingham County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Dominant-district county

Rockingham County Public Schools carries most of the listed public-school system, with 23 of 22 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.

State position

Not ranked

State score comparison is not available for this county.

Data confidence

Patchy

0 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Treat rankings and averages cautiously here.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

Rockingham County Public Schools

Elementary to high school visible

11,268 students

Elementary 14Middle 4High 4Other 0

22 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

Rockingham County Public Schools is the largest listed district slice, with 23 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Rockingham County?

Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

School Overview

Total Schools

in Rockingham County

Reported Enrollment

11,268

22 schools reporting

School Districts

district

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary14

Middle4

High4

Other0

1 School District in Rockingham County

Rockingham County Public Schools

Guide

23 schools

11,497 students enrolled

Open district guide

22 Public Schools in Rockingham County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 2 high-enrollment schools; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Rockingham County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
TURNER ASHBY HIGH	Profile	Rockingham County Public Schools	Bridgewater, 22812Suburb: Small	9–12	High	994
SPOTSWOOD HIGH	Profile	Rockingham County Public Schools	Penn Laird, 22846Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	947
BROADWAY HIGH	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	Broadway, 22815Town: Distant	9–12	High	923
EAST ROCKINGHAM HIGH	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	Elkton, 22827Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	778
Cub Run Elementary	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	Penn Laird, 22846Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	711
WILBUR S. PENCE MIDDLE	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	Dayton, 22821Suburb: Small	6–8	Middle	668
J. FRANK HILLYARD MIDDLE	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	Broadway, 22815Town: Distant	6–8	Middle	665
ELKTON MIDDLE	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	Elkton, 22827Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	625
MONTEVIDEO MIDDLE	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	Penn Laird, 22846Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	613
Peak View Elementary	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	Penn Laird, 22846Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	525
John W. Wayland Elementary	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	Bridgewater, 22812Suburb: Small	PK–5	Primary	516
John C. Myers Elementary	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	Broadway, 22815Town: Distant	PK–5	Primary	496
Plains Elementary	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	Timberville, 22853Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	456
Mountain View Elementary	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	Harrisonburg, 22801Suburb: Small	PK–5	Primary	406
River Bend Elementary	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	Elkton, 22827Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	366
South River Elementary	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	Grottoes, 24441Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	316
Elkton Elementary	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	Elkton, 22827Town: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	279
McGaheysville Elementary	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	McGaheysville, 22840Town: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	248
Lacey Spring Elementary	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	Harrisonburg, 22802Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	229
Ottobine Elementary	Record	Rockingham County Public Schools	Dayton, 22821Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	192

TURNER ASHBY HIGH

Rockingham County Public Schools

Bridgewater, 22812 / Suburb: Small

Profile9–12High994 students

SPOTSWOOD HIGH

Rockingham County Public Schools

Penn Laird, 22846 / Rural: Fringe

Profile9–12High947 students

BROADWAY HIGH

Rockingham County Public Schools

Broadway, 22815 / Town: Distant

Record9–12High923 students

EAST ROCKINGHAM HIGH

Rockingham County Public Schools

Elkton, 22827 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12High778 students

Cub Run Elementary

Rockingham County Public Schools

Penn Laird, 22846 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary711 students

WILBUR S. PENCE MIDDLE

Rockingham County Public Schools

Dayton, 22821 / Suburb: Small

Record6–8Middle668 students

J. FRANK HILLYARD MIDDLE

Rockingham County Public Schools

Broadway, 22815 / Town: Distant

Record6–8Middle665 students

ELKTON MIDDLE

Rockingham County Public Schools

Elkton, 22827 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Middle625 students

MONTEVIDEO MIDDLE

Rockingham County Public Schools

Penn Laird, 22846 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Middle613 students

Peak View Elementary

Rockingham County Public Schools

Penn Laird, 22846 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary525 students

John W. Wayland Elementary

Rockingham County Public Schools

Bridgewater, 22812 / Suburb: Small

RecordPK–5Primary516 students

John C. Myers Elementary

Rockingham County Public Schools

Broadway, 22815 / Town: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary496 students

Plains Elementary

Rockingham County Public Schools

Timberville, 22853 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary456 students

Mountain View Elementary

Rockingham County Public Schools

Harrisonburg, 22801 / Suburb: Small

RecordPK–5Primary406 students

River Bend Elementary

Rockingham County Public Schools

Elkton, 22827 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary366 students

South River Elementary

Rockingham County Public Schools

Grottoes, 24441 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary316 students

Elkton Elementary

Rockingham County Public Schools

Elkton, 22827 / Town: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary279 students

McGaheysville Elementary

Rockingham County Public Schools

McGaheysville, 22840 / Town: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary248 students

Lacey Spring Elementary

Rockingham County Public Schools

Harrisonburg, 22802 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary229 students

Ottobine Elementary

Rockingham County Public Schools

Dayton, 22821 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary192 students

Education Data for Rockingham County

Comprehensive education data for Rockingham County is compiled from NCES and Census sources. Some metrics may not be available for all counties due to data collection boundaries.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Virginia counties have the highest graduation rates?

Alleghany County (97.0%), Clarke County (97.0%), and Falls Church city (97.0%) currently lead Virginia among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Virginia?

Across Virginia counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $7,941. The highest current county values are Surry County ($12,490), Highland County ($12,429), and Arlington County ($11,425). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated May 13, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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