John W. Wayland Elementary

As a medium-sized K-5 school in Bridgewater, Virginia, John W. Wayland Elementary enrolls 526 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Rockingham County Public Schools.

Rockingham County Public Schools runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 11,679 students. John W. Wayland Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, John W. Wayland Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, John W. Wayland Elementary shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 42% 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 lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, John W. Wayland Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 76.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Rockingham County) records that median household earnings sit near $80,693, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rockingham County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,397 students), John W. Wayland Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Turner Ashby High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John W. Wayland Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 58.9%.

John W. Wayland Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. John W. Wayland Elementary's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 573 (now 526). The White share of enrollment edged down from 86% to 72% over that span.

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