Lacey Spring Elementary

Lacey Spring Elementary is a small elementary school in Harrisonburg, Virginia, part of Rockingham County Public Schools. The school enrolls 350 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 30% leaner than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

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

On the student-mix side, Lacey Spring Elementary reports that 58% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 33% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Rockingham County's rate of about 54%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lacey Spring Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Rockingham County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,693 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Rockingham County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,397 students), Lacey Spring Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Linville-Edom Elementary, roughly 4.4 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lacey Spring Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 63.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lacey Spring Elementary has edged up 50%, going from 234 students in 2018 to 350 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 83% to 58% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.