Elementary Schools in Roanoke City Public Schools

Summary:

The Roanoke City Public Schools district in Virginia is home to 17 elementary schools serving students from diverse backgrounds. While the district faces challenges with equity and academic performance, a few standout schools shine as beacons of success.

Grandin Court Elementary and Crystal Spring Elementary consistently rank among the top elementary schools in Virginia, with exceptional proficiency rates in math, reading, and science. In contrast, Highland Park Elementary has made significant improvements, moving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating over the past three years and demonstrating the highest proficiency rates in the district.

Across the Roanoke City Public Schools district, the data reveals a diverse student population, with varying racial compositions and high rates of economic disadvantage. While per-student spending and student-teacher ratios correlate with academic performance, the district's overall proficiency rates lag behind the state average, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and a holistic approach to ensure equitable outcomes for all students.

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 Mathematics (2024)			SOL Science (2024)	SOL English Reading (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th 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
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
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
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
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

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

Elementary Schools in Roanoke City Public Schools

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