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What advice would you give to incoming students at John W. Wayland Elementary?
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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKINGHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510339001499
John W. Wayland Elementary
801 North Main St, Bridgewater, VA 22812 · (540) 828-6081 · Rockingham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
223 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
69.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +13.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 13 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 56.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 W. Wayland Elementary
John W. Wayland Elementary's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John W. Wayland Elementary this school | 526 | 42.4% | 68.0% |
| Orchard View Elementary Winchester | 469 | 41.6% | 62.3% |
| Greenfield Elementary Troutville | 435 | 35.9% | 80.8% |
| Cold Harbor Elementary Mechanicsville | 495 | 44.2% | 70.9% |
| Green Valley Elementary Roanoke | 483 | 44.3% | 81.0% |
| Laurel Meadow Elementary Mechanicsville | 591 | 44.0% | 75.6% |
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 W. Wayland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #648 of 1,101 | #4 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #707 of 1,111 ▲ 55 | #3 of 14 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #776 of 1,111 ▲ 42 | #4 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #514 of 1,176 | #3 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #915 of 1,105 | #13 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #847 of 1,106 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #837 of 1,157 | #13 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #519 of 759 | #5 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 2024-25Enrollment
526
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 526 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 42% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 38% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 38% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 35 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 35.5 | 16.1:1 | 30% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 29% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 32 | 17.8:1 | 26% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 40 | 14.5:1 | 17% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 29 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John W. Wayland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (573 to 526); teachers down 7% (35.5 to 33).
About John W. Wayland Elementary
Families in Bridgewater, Virginia, are served by John W. Wayland Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 526 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
The 23 schools of Rockingham County Public Schools, including John W. Wayland Elementary, enroll 11,679 students.
John W. Wayland Elementary is 72% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Rockingham County's population at about 86%. John W. Wayland Elementary's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 33 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Eligible students account for 42% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Rockingham County, the average is 54%.
allk12 grades John W. Wayland Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at John W. Wayland Elementary are 8.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (68.0% actual, 76.6% predicted).
In the county around the school, Rockingham County, the median household income is $80,693, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 22 public schools in Rockingham County, enrolling about 11,397 students in all.
The closest public school, Turner Ashby High, is about 0.3 miles from John W. Wayland Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, John W. Wayland Elementary is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Small.
Enrollment at John W. Wayland Elementary was 528 in 2020-21 and 526 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for John W. Wayland Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Rockingham County Public Schools
- Turner Ashby HighHigh · 998 students
- Broadway HighHigh · 932 students
- Spotswood HighHigh · 880 students
- East Rockingham HighHigh · 821 students
- J. Frank Hillyard MiddleMiddle · 726 students
- Wilbur S. Pence MiddleMiddle · 671 students
Nearby schools
- Turner Ashby High0.3 mi · 998
- Wilbur S. Pence Middle1.7 mi · 671
- Pleasant Valley Elementary3.0 mi · 282
- Rocktown High3.6 mi · 1,011
- Harrisonburg High4.2 mi · 998
- Bluestone Elementary4.5 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About John W. Wayland ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at John W. Wayland Elementary?
John W. Wayland Elementary enrolls approximately 526 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does John W. Wayland Elementary serve?
John W. Wayland Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John W. Wayland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John W. Wayland Elementary is approximately 15.9:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John W. Wayland Elementary?
At John W. Wayland Elementary, the student body is approximately 72% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees John W. Wayland Elementary?
John W. Wayland Elementary is overseen by Rockingham County Public Schools in Rockingham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.