Central Shenandoah News

There were 869 8th-grade students enrolled in Rockingham County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.8% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 8th-grade students in the county was Wilbur S. Pence Middle 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 8th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wilbur S. Pence Middle School	239	35.6%	671
Elkton Middle School	228	37.5%	608
Montevideo Middle School	207	33.4%	619
J. Frank Hillyard Middle School	195	30.3%	644
Ottobine Elementary School	0	0%	189
Peak View Elementary School	0	0%	536
Fulks Run Elementary School	0	0%	154
Plains Elementary School	0	0%	466
River Bend Elementary School	0	0%	342
John C. Myers Elementary School	0	0%	482
South River Elementary School	0	0%	314
John W. Wayland Elementary School	0	0%	500
Spotswood High School	0	0%	935
Lacey Spring Elementary School	0	0%	225
Turner Ashby High School	0	0%	1,018
Linville-Edom Elementary School	0	0%	179
Broadway High School	0	0%	912
McGaheysville Elementary School	0	0%	243
Cub Run Elementary School	0	0%	751
East Rockingham High School	0	0%	798
Mountain View Elementary School	0	0%	443
Elkton Elementary School	0	0%	293