📍 225 American Legion Dr, Timberville, Rockingham County, 22853
Plains Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Timberville, Rockingham County. The school has 456 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rockingham County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plains Elementary enrolls 456 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 6.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 350 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 6.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
298 of the school's 456 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 298 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Plains Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-60, state senate district 26, state house district 26.
Plains Elementary is one of 23 schools in Rockingham County Public Schools, based in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The district serves 11,679 students district-wide and employs 818 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 456 students, Plains Elementary is close to the district average of about 508 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe