Broadway High

As a compact senior high in Broadway, Virginia, Broadway High educates 932 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Rockingham County Public Schools. That puts it 23% leaner than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 1,213 students.

Across the 23 schools in Rockingham County Public Schools (11,679 students total), Broadway High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Broadway High records that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Broadway High shows 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Rockingham County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Broadway High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 76.5%, the actual is 74.6%, a residual of -1.9 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Rockingham County) records that the typical household earns roughly $80,693 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Rockingham County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,397 students), Broadway High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is John C. Myers Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Broadway High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Broadway High at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 64.4%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 1,020 students in 2018 compared to 932 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 72% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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