Fulks Run Elementary

Fulks Run Elementary is one of the minimally staffed elementary-level communitys in Fulks Run, Virginia, operated by Rockingham County Public Schools, with 198 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 60% below the state mean of about 499.

Within Rockingham County Public Schools, which oversees 23 schools and 11,679 students, Fulks Run Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Fulks Run Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder is composed of 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Rockingham County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Fulks Run Elementary has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 76% of students at Fulks Run Elementary qualify 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 somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Fulks Run Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.3%; this one delivers 57.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Rockingham County reports that median household income runs about $80,693, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fulks Run Elementary is one of 22 public schools in Rockingham County (combined enrollment of about 11,397 students).

Nearest neighbor: John C. Myers Elementary, around 5.9 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fulks Run Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 66.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fulks Run Elementary has climbed 16%, going from 171 students in 2018 to 198 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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