Plains Elementary

Located at 225 American Legion Dr, in Timberville, Virginia, Plains Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary campus that teaches 460 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Rockingham County Public Schools.

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

Demographically, Plains Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Rockingham County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 73% of students at Plains Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Rockingham County's rate of about 54%.

With demographic context factored in, Plains Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.2%; this one delivers 63.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Rockingham County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,693 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Plains Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is J. Frank Hillyard Middle, roughly 1.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Plains Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Plains Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.5%.

Plains Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 434 students in 2018 compared to 460 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.