Central Shenandoah News

There were 788 5th-grade students enrolled in Rockingham County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.2% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 5th-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 5th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Cub Run Elementary School	132	17.6%	751
Peak View Elementary School	84	15.7%	536
John W. Wayland Elementary School	81	16.2%	500
Plains Elementary School	80	17.2%	466
John C. Myers Elementary School	66	13.7%	482
Mountain View Elementary School	64	14.4%	443
River Bend Elementary School	58	17%	342
Elkton Elementary School	58	19.8%	293
South River Elementary School	40	12.7%	314
McGaheysville Elementary School	35	14.4%	243
Lacey Spring Elementary School	30	13.3%	225
Ottobine Elementary School	25	13.2%	189
Linville-Edom Elementary School	19	10.6%	179
Fulks Run Elementary School	16	10.4%	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