Best Public Schools in Zip Code 22853

Summary:

The 22853 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Plains Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 456 students. While Plains Elementary is the only school in this area, its performance has been declining in recent years, ranking 770 out of 1,114 Virginia elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Plains Elementary struggles, with test scores consistently below the Rockingham County Public Schools and Virginia state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade math, Plains Elementary scored 68.66% proficient or better, compared to 62.75% for the district and 70.11% for the state. Additionally, the school serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 65.35% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite the challenges faced by Plains Elementary, the school's per-student spending of $7,836 for the 2020-2021 school year is lower than the state average, which could be a contributing factor to its below-average performance. With a student-teacher ratio of 14.1 to 1, the school may also face challenges in providing individualized attention to its students. Overall, the data suggests that Plains Elementary is a relatively low-performing school within the Rockingham County Public Schools district, and further investigation into the school's specific challenges and strategies for improvement would be warranted.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Mathematics (2024)			SOL Science (2024)	SOL English Reading (2024)			SOL VA Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 American Legion Dr	Timberville	22853	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 896-8956	456	32	14.1	65.4%	350 (76.8%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (14.7%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	36.2	770^th of 1114 public elementary schools	30.9%		21.3	930^th of 1114 public elementary schools	16.5%	160	68.7	56.9	72.8	71.3	58.5	54.7	58.8	57.8	$7,836	$770	$7,066

Cities Near Zip Code 22853

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Timberville	0.18 mi	1	345^th
Broadway	1.6 mi	3	233^rd
Harrisonburg	6.03 mi	16	349^th
Fulks Run	6.99 mi	1	348^th
Quicksburg	8.02 mi	4	222^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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