Roanoke City Public Schools

Summary:

The Roanoke City Public Schools district in Virginia serves 24 schools, including 17 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The district faces significant challenges, with many schools struggling with low academic performance and high poverty rates, but a few standout schools are excelling and providing a model for success.

Among the top-performing elementary schools are Grandin Court Elementary, Highland Park Elementary, and Crystal Spring Elementary, all of which have significantly higher proficiency rates in math and reading compared to the district and state averages. At the middle school level, Woodrow Wilson Middle and James Madison Middle stand out as the top performers, despite only receiving 1 out of 5 stars on SchoolDigger.

However, the data also reveals stark disparities in academic performance across the Roanoke City Public Schools district, with many schools struggling with extremely high poverty rates and low proficiency in core subjects. The higher-spending schools tend to be the lower-performing ones, suggesting potential misallocation of resources. Addressing these inequities and targeting interventions to the lowest-performing schools will be crucial to ensuring all students in Roanoke have access to a high-quality education.

District Detail

40 Douglass Avenue NW
Roanoke, VA 24012

(540) 853-2381

SchoolDigger Rank:
119^th of 130 Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 13,582

Primary Schools: 17
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Writing (2024)			SOL Geometry (2024)				SOL Algebra I (2024)						SOL Algebra II (2024)	SOL Mathematics (2024)						SOL Biology (2024)				SOL Science (2024)		SOL Earth Science (2024)				SOL English Reading (2024)									SOL VA and US History (2024)		SOL World History I (2024)		SOL Civics and Economics (2024)	SOL VA Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Crystal Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2620 Carolina Ave SW	Roanoke	24014	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2976	305	22	13.7	99.7%	245 (80.3%)	16 (5.2%)	21 (6.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	80.5	213^th of 1114 public elementary schools	80.9%		81.8	177^th of 1114 public elementary schools	84.1%	36															83.6	95.7	82.4								70.6						85.5	83.0	82.4												87.2	$9,994	$875	$9,119
Virginia Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 Amherst Ave SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2937	259	24	10.9	103.1%	131 (50.6%)	47 (18.1%)	49 (18.9%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.7%)	31	825^th of 1114 public elementary schools	25.9%		37.1	756^th of 1114 public elementary schools	32.1%	69															64.1	63.8	72.7								57.6						51.3	57.5	63.3												59.0	$11,239	$1,037	$10,202
Morningside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1716 Wilson Avenue SE	Roanoke	24013	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2991	224	21	10.9	108.9%	102 (45.5%)	74 (33.0%)	17 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.5%)	19.5	940^th of 1114 public elementary schools	15.6%		25.7	883^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	20.7%	57															48.0	38.1	66.7								64.1						37.3	38.1	61.5												42.9	$10,372	$1,157	$9,215
Wasena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1125 Sherwood Ave SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2914	252	17	14.4	101.6%	127 (50.4%)	64 (25.4%)	31 (12.3%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.7%)	43.1	692^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	37.9%		38.8	736^th of 1114 public elementary schools	33.9%	44															66.7	60.0	71.4								68.6						72.9	65.7	50.0												67.7	$10,474	$1,074	$9,400
Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle	Public	6-8	1220 5th Street NW	Roanoke	24016	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2681	483	46	10.6	95.2%	70 (14.5%)	334 (69.2%)	48 (9.9%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	2.6	411^th of 417 public middle schools	1.4%		6.3	407^th of 422 public middle schools	3.6%	4				71.4				90.0	86.7									32.1	9.1	6.6						23.9	73.7							36.4	37.6	42.2								37.8		$8,788	$1,442	$7,346
Breckinridge Middle	Public	6-8	3901 Williamson Rd NW	Roanoke	24012	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2251	595	45	13.2	100.2%	108 (18.2%)	274 (46.1%)	170 (28.6%)	19 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.5%)	8.3	397^th of 417 public middle schools	4.8%		7.8	405^th of 422 public middle schools	4.0%	8				100.0				94.1	100.0									35.4	40.0	23.7						32.3	72.7							36.9	39.6	46.7								43.4		$7,249	$865	$6,384
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	648 Westwood Blvd NW	Roanoke	24017	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2978	474	39	12.0	103.0%	68 (14.3%)	268 (56.5%)	58 (12.2%)	52 (11.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	17.1	966^th of 1114 public elementary schools	13.3%		18.1	953^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	14.5%	13															35.4	60.2	56.7								49.4						37.7	56.8	57.7												53.9	$8,637	$1,236	$7,401
Fallon Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	502 19th St SE	Roanoke	24013	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2535	577	46	12.4	99.5%	149 (25.8%)	201 (34.8%)	164 (28.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.7%)	8.9	1041^st of 1114 public elementary schools	6.6%		10	1025^th of 1114 public elementary schools	8.0%	16															47.7	48.0	49.5								42.1						43.2	41.9	51.7												45.1	$10,735	$1,343	$9,392
Fishburn Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3057 Colonial Ave SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2931	280	27	10.2	104.3%	125 (44.6%)	80 (28.6%)	30 (10.7%)	15 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.7%)	28.5	860^th of 1114 public elementary schools	22.8%		32.3	820^th of 1114 public elementary schools	26.4%	40															54.1	58.7	69.4								61.1						40.5	67.4	61.1												57.8	$11,951	$1,756	$10,195
Garden City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3718 Garden City Blvd SE	Roanoke	24014	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2971	312	30	10.3	97.1%	167 (53.5%)	76 (24.4%)	23 (7.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.5%)	18.3	953^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	14.5%		11.4	1011^th of 1114 public elementary schools	9.2%	58															64.3	54.3	41.2								58.8						54.8	51.4	55.9												31.4	$13,496	$1,382	$12,114
Grandin Court Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2815 Spessard Ave SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2867	360	25	14.3	100.0%	265 (73.6%)	53 (14.7%)	17 (4.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	77	257^th of 1114 public elementary schools	76.9%		83.8	137^th of 1114 public elementary schools	87.7%	120															81.2	97.8	81.5								73.4						81.4	91.3	71.9												95.7	$9,201	$1,459	$7,742
Round Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Oakland Boulevard	Roanoke	24012	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2756	704	51	13.8	100.0%	79 (11.2%)	307 (43.6%)	219 (31.1%)	59 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.4%)	6.8	1062^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	4.7%		4.6	1082^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	2.9%	20															45.2	55.4	38.5								41.3						33.0	39.0	41.4												50.0	$7,873	$808	$7,065
Hurt Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1525 Salem Ave SW	Roanoke	24016	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2986	334	30	11.1	101.5%	40 (12.0%)	212 (63.5%)	39 (11.7%)	11 (3.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.4%)	6	1070^th of 1114 public elementary schools	3.9%		2.9	1097^th of 1114 public elementary schools	1.5%	27															53.7	37.3	30.8								30.8						57.5	37.3	37.3												18.8	$10,816	$1,633	$9,183
James Madison Middle	Public	6-8	1160 Overland Rd SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2351	558	43	13.0	97.7%	248 (44.4%)	209 (37.5%)	49 (8.8%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	20.8	357^th of 417 public middle schools	14.4%		27.8	334^th of 422 public middle schools	20.9%	23				100.0				100.0	79.4									49.4	37.1	10.9						14.3	75.3							61.5	59.0	58.0								52.2		$7,893	$512	$7,380
Lincoln Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 Liberty Rd NW	Roanoke	24012	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2994	252	25	9.8	101.6%	30 (11.9%)	143 (56.7%)	50 (19.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.3%)	4.4	1087^th of 1114 public elementary schools	2.4%		3.9	1086^th of 1114 public elementary schools	2.5%	1															22.5	36.4	46.7								40.0						18.4	47.6	27.6												45.2	$11,205	$1,322	$9,882
Monterey Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Oliver Rd NE	Roanoke	24012	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2933	493	34	14.4	99.0%	149 (30.2%)	114 (23.1%)	168 (34.1%)	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.3%)	14.9	982^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	11.8%		12.1	1002^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	10.1%	20															57.1	51.7	52.0								53.3						48.2	47.6	45.3												53.1	$8,479	$914	$7,565
Roanoke Academy For Mathematics & Science Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1616 Nineteenth Street NW	Roanoke	24017	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2751	390	45	8.7	110.5%	47 (12.1%)	232 (59.5%)	66 (16.9%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.7%)	25.3	895^th of 1114 public elementary schools	19.7%		17.6	958^th of 1114 public elementary schools	14.0%	63															55.4	47.4	66.7								68.6						45.5	55.3	51.0												63.2	$13,506	$1,973	$11,533
Patrick Henry High	Public	9-12	2102 Grandin Rd SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2255	2,016	133	15.2	89.0%	860 (42.7%)	801 (39.7%)	225 (11.2%)	42 (2.1%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	83 (4.1%)	19.5	316^th of 329 public high schools	4.0%		23.3	300^th of 326 public high schools	8.0%	16	20.7	67.6			56.3	21.1	20.8			62.2	49.4	68.0	76.5	92.9							74.8	50.9	69.3	48.5				59.7	40.0								36.6	77.8	72.1	15.1	60.0	21.1	22.2			$8,219	$497	$7,722
John P. Fishwick Middle	Public	6-8	1004 Montrose Ave SE	Roanoke	24013	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-6040	579	38	15.1	99.0%	173 (29.9%)	164 (28.3%)	165 (28.5%)	32 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.6%)	17.1	378^th of 417 public middle schools	9.4%		24.7	350^th of 422 public middle schools	17.1%	28				90.0				95.5										48.2	32.2	40.3						40.3	94.7							57.8	53.9	50.4								54.9		$9,219	$812	$8,407
Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 Westside Blvd NW	Roanoke	24017	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2967	647	50	12.9	98.0%	72 (11.1%)	363 (56.1%)	151 (23.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.1%)	4.3	1089^th of 1114 public elementary schools	2.2%		1.5	1108^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.5%	19															37.9	42.2	36.5								41.2						32.1	40.4	37.9												45.5	$9,214	$1,188	$8,027
William Fleming High	Public	9-12	3649 Ferncliff Ave NW	Roanoke	24017	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2781	1,909	123	15.5	95.3%	260 (13.6%)	879 (46.0%)	601 (31.5%)	94 (4.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (3.7%)	18.5	319^th of 329 public high schools	3.0%		27.6	289^th of 326 public high schools	11.3%	30		53.5	10.0		63.1	23.8				71.2	62.0		75.0	93.1							65.3	57.0	58.2	70.7				71.4		20.6							36.6	75.6	65.7	10.5		21.6	19.5			$8,521	$659	$7,862
Woodrow Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1813 Carter Rd SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2358	682	49	14.0	99.4%	277 (40.6%)	221 (32.4%)	119 (17.4%)	36 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	24.6	340^th of 417 public middle schools	18.5%		22.3	360^th of 422 public middle schools	14.7%	20				86.9				97.3	66.7									50.7	34.0	26.7						42.9	90.4							49.5	49.0	66.8								74.5		$8,268	$415	$7,853
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1212 5th St SW	Roanoke	24016	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2963	384	31	12.2	99.0%	172 (44.8%)	116 (30.2%)	38 (9.9%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.3%)	55.1	554^th of 1114 public elementary schools	50.3%		62.7	437^th of 1114 public elementary schools	60.8%	117															71.1	71.4	75.8								75.8						53.9	74.0	83.9												61.0	$9,302	$1,138	$8,164
Preston Park Elementary	Public	K-5	3142 Preston Avenue NW	Roanoke	24012	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2996	513	34	14.8	101.2%	69 (13.5%)	91 (17.7%)	293 (57.1%)	26 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	26 (5.1%)	9.7	1028^th of 1114 public elementary schools	7.7%		13.1	997^th of 1114 public elementary schools	10.5%	31															33.7	39.8	60.7								58.3						27.6	37.5	43.2												38.8	$8,941	$834	$8,107
Noel C. Taylor Academy At Oakland	Public		3229 Williamson Road NW	Roanoke	24012	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-1461	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Forest Park Academy	Public		2730 Melrose Avenue NW	Roanoke	24017	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2923	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ruffner Operations and Professional Development Center	Public		201 W. Campbell Avenue	Roanoke	24011	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(540) 853-2381																			(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Department Of Corrections	1.94 mi	61
Roanoke Valley Governor's School	1.96 mi	1
Roanoke County Public Schools	2.2 mi	29	12^th
Regional Alternative Plus Self Project/Roanoke City	2.76 mi	1
Salem City Public Schools	4.72 mi	8	20^th

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