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John C. Myers Elementary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 67.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
Where John C. Myers Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In 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 | #2 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #556 of 1,111 | #2 of 14 |
| 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 |
| Racial diversity ranked most diverse first | Largest group 68.3% | #766 of 1,106 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #493 of 759 | #4 of 6 |
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 473 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 66% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 66% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 37 | 13.4:1 | 52% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 41% (213) |
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.
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%.
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 in 2024-25 stood at 473, compared with 520 in 2017-18. The student mix also changed: the White share decreased from 86% to 68%. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.8:1 to 13.9:1.
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