Central Shenandoah News

There were 824 1st-grade students enrolled in Rockingham County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.1% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 1st-grade students in the county was Cub Run Elementary School.

Within Rockingham County schools, the largest number of students were found in 9th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Rockingham County ranked 43rd in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 43rd the year before.

As of November 2023, according to Public Schools Review, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools nationwide.

School Name	# of 1st-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Cub Run Elementary School	106	14.1%	751
Peak View Elementary School	86	16%	536
John C. Myers Elementary School	85	17.6%	482
John W. Wayland Elementary School	83	16.6%	500
Mountain View Elementary School	79	17.8%	443
Plains Elementary School	71	15.2%	466
River Bend Elementary School	54	15.8%	342
South River Elementary School	54	17.2%	314
Elkton Elementary School	46	15.7%	293
Lacey Spring Elementary School	40	17.8%	225
McGaheysville Elementary School	40	16.5%	243
Ottobine Elementary School	33	17.5%	189
Linville-Edom Elementary School	29	16.2%	179
Fulks Run Elementary School	18	11.7%	154
Elkton Middle School	0	0%	608
J. Frank Hillyard Middle School	0	0%	644
Spotswood High School	0	0%	935
Turner Ashby High School	0	0%	1,018
Wilbur S. Pence Middle School	0	0%	671
Broadway High School	0	0%	912
Montevideo Middle School	0	0%	619
East Rockingham High School	0	0%	798