Turner Ashby High

As a close-knit secondary school in Bridgewater, Virginia, Turner Ashby High teaches 998 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Rockingham County Public Schools.

Across the 23 schools in Rockingham County Public Schools (11,679 students total), Turner Ashby High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Turner Ashby High logs that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Turner Ashby High reports 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Rockingham County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Turner Ashby High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 77.7%, the actual is 72.1%, a residual of -5.5 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Rockingham County put the typical household earns roughly $80,693 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Rockingham County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,397 students), of which Turner Ashby High is one.

John W. Wayland Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Turner Ashby High. On composite proficiency, Turner Ashby High comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 58.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Turner Ashby High's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 1,020 (now 998). The White share of enrollment edged down from 80% to 71% over that span.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.