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John C. Myers Elementary

290 Raider Rd, Broadway, VA 22815 · (540) 896-2297 · Rockingham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Virginia public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools

Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
314 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K388%
Kindergarten6514%
Grade 16814%
Grade 28117%
Grade 37215%
Grade 47015%
Grade 57917%

This year's kindergarten class (65) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).

Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
32368%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
9620%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
92%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
398%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
22748%
Female
24652%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +10.0pp since 2022
Math
77.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2572.0%77.0%
2023-2471.0%71.0%
2022-2362.0%67.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like John C. Myers Elementary

John C. Myers Elementary's state test result (69.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
John C. Myers Elementary this school47366.4%69.6%
Livingston Elementary
Spotsylvania
47965.1%58.6%
Plains Elementary
Timberville
46073.0%63.3%
Hilda J. Barbour Elementary
Front Royal
45374.6%70.5%
Ruckersville Elementary
Ruckersville
54069.3%67.5%
E. Wilson Morrison Elementary
Front Royal
45873.8%57.9%
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where John C. Myers Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn VirginiaIn Rockingham County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
69.6%#601 of 1,101#3 of 14
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
77.0%#491 of 1,111
▲ 94
#2 of 14
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
72.0%#556 of 1,111
▲ 26
#2 of 14
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
473#652 of 1,176#4 of 14
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.9:1#536 of 1,105#4 of 13
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
48.5%#787 of 1,106#6 of 13
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
66.4%#736 of 1,157#8 of 14
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.0%#493 of 759#4 of 6
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
473
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254733413.9:166% (314)
2023-244823513.8:166% (316)
2022-234963713.4:152% (259)
2020-214853215.2:1N/A
2017-185203315.8:141% (213)
2015-164952917.1:145% (224)
2010-114602816.4:143% (196)
2000-014513612.5:137% (168)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John C. Myers Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (520 to 473); teachers up 3% (33 to 34).

About John C. Myers Elementary

Located in Broadway, Virginia, John C. Myers Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 473 students.

John C. Myers Elementary is run by Rockingham County Public Schools, whose 23 schools enroll 11,679 students.

Federal enrollment data show John C. Myers Elementary is 68% White. The remaining shares are 20% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Rockingham County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.

Teacher count: 34 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.9:1. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Roughly 66% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Rockingham County is 54%.

On the allk12 Grade, John C. Myers Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 44% of Virginia public elementary schools.

John C. Myers Elementary scores 69.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 70.0%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Rockingham County show that the median household earns about $80,693 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Rockingham County has 22 public schools with about 11,397 students, including John C. Myers Elementary.

Among nearby public schools, J. Frank Hillyard Middle is closest at about 0.4 miles. John C. Myers Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The school's 69.6% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.

John C. Myers Elementary falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.

Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 485 in 2020-21, 473 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.2:1 to 13.9:1.

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Rockingham County at a glance

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Population
85,600
Census ACS
Median income
$80,693
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
11,397 students

Quick facts

School name
John C. Myers Elementary
District
Rockingham County Public Schools
Address
290 Raider Rd, Broadway, VA 22815
Phone
(540) 896-2297
County
Rockingham County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
473
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
314 (66%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
510339001869
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other schools in Broadway
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Frequently asked questions

About John C. Myers Elementary
How many students attend John C. Myers Elementary?
John C. Myers Elementary enrolls approximately 473 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does John C. Myers Elementary serve?
John C. Myers Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John C. Myers Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John C. Myers Elementary is approximately 13.9:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John C. Myers Elementary?
At John C. Myers Elementary, the student body is approximately 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is John C. Myers Elementary public or private?
John C. Myers Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rockingham County Public Schools.
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