Elementary Schools in Roanoke City Public Schools

Summary:

The Roanoke City Public Schools district in Virginia operates 17 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The schools in this district demonstrate a wide range of performance levels, with several standout high-performing institutions as well as lower-performing schools.

Among the top-performing elementary schools in the district are Grandin Court Elementary, which ranks in the top 15% of Virginia elementary schools and has consistently high test scores, with over 80% proficiency in math and reading. Highland Park Elementary and Crystal Spring Elementary also stand out, with the latter being in the top 10% of Virginia elementary schools and boasting the highest overall test scores in the district, with over 90% proficiency in math and science.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in performance across the district. For example, while Grandin Court Elementary has 94% proficiency in 5th grade math, Hurt Park Elementary has only 41% proficiency in the same subject. Additionally, many schools in the district have extremely high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage that may be impacting educational outcomes. Addressing these inequities and ensuring all students have access to a high-quality education will be crucial for the Roanoke City Public Schools district moving forward.

District Detail

40 Douglass Avenue NW
Roanoke, VA 24012

(540) 853-2381

SchoolDigger Rank:
114^th of 129 Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 13,811

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	323	22	14.9	100.9%	262 (81.1%)	18 (5.6%)	21 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	86.7	90^th of 1110 public elementary schools	91.9%		80.5	213^th of 1114 public elementary schools	80.9%	123	96.2	84.6	95.8	91.1	92.2	88.2	89.1	79.3	$13,186	$1,222	$11,965
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	245	24	10.3	102.4%	120 (49.0%)	47 (19.2%)	52 (21.2%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.3%)	33.1	799^th of 1110 public elementary schools	28.0%		31	825^th of 1114 public elementary schools	25.9%	26	80.0	58.3	65.1	59.5	67.5	47.2	64.3	48.3	$17,055	$1,670	$15,385
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	278	23	12.1	101.4%	112 (40.3%)	91 (32.7%)	45 (16.2%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.0%)	9.2	1035^th of 1110 public elementary schools	6.8%		19.5	940^th of 1114 public elementary schools	15.6%	95	59.0	45.5	42.9	32.1	51.3	59.3	40.7	29.1	$16,084	$2,596	$13,487
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	247	19	13.2	100.0%	131 (53.0%)	54 (21.9%)	35 (14.2%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.1%)	69.9	356^th of 1110 public elementary schools	67.9%		43.1	692^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	37.9%	336	82.4	81.1	74.3	76.5	76.5	86.5	76.5	77.8	$12,172	$2,175	$9,998
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	479	40	12.0	99.4%	67 (14.0%)	258 (53.9%)	74 (15.4%)	50 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.1%)	17	961^st of 1110 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.1	966^th of 1114 public elementary schools	13.3%	5	59.4	56.4	50.6	41.8	34.3	61.0	52.8	72.6	$12,110	$2,316	$9,794
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	591	50	11.7	99.3%	158 (26.7%)	200 (33.8%)	171 (28.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.3%)	7.1	1052^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	5.2%		8.9	1041^st of 1114 public elementary schools	6.6%	11	43.3	51.2	51.1	40.5	39.5	50.0	39.5	50.0	$15,267	$2,866	$12,401
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	279	28	10.0	101.8%	125 (44.8%)	83 (29.7%)	31 (11.1%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.0%)	35.2	769^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.7%		28.5	860^th of 1114 public elementary schools	22.8%	91	68.4	55.3	66.7	63.2	71.1	51.4	77.5	45.7	$15,775	$1,499	$14,276
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	302	33	9.2	98.7%	160 (53.0%)	77 (25.5%)	27 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.9%)	31	815^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.6%		18.3	953^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	14.5%	138	68.8	60.0	45.2	38.7	68.8	70.0	51.6	72.5	$16,985	$2,183	$14,802
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	331	27	12.3	99.4%	229 (69.2%)	47 (14.2%)	29 (8.8%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	83	161^st of 1110 public elementary schools	85.5%		77	257^th of 1114 public elementary schools	76.9%	96	92.5	87.5	94.1	78.4	86.8	87.2	90.0	74.5	$12,221	$2,570	$9,651
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	720	60	11.9	101.3%	79 (11.0%)	317 (44.0%)	239 (33.2%)	53 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	8.9	1037^th of 1110 public elementary schools	6.6%		6.8	1062^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	4.7%	25	60.0	59.7	37.4	22.2	36.1	41.7	32.1	50.0	$10,761	$2,305	$8,456
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	321	34	9.4	101.2%	29 (9.0%)	203 (63.2%)	42 (13.1%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.2%)	5.7	1067^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.9%		6	1070^th of 1114 public elementary schools	3.9%	3	34.7	51.1	41.7	37.5	34.0	50.0	44.7	51.2	$14,920	$2,161	$12,759
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	287	27	10.5	102.4%	32 (11.1%)	144 (50.2%)	78 (27.2%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.4%)	4.7	1075^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.2%		4.4	1087^th of 1114 public elementary schools	2.4%	12	54.6	48.8	34.1	27.3	38.6	47.5	33.3	41.0	$16,512	$1,711	$14,801
Monterey Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Oliver Rd NE	Roanoke	24012	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2933	508	36	14.1	100.6%	132 (26.0%)	129 (25.4%)	187 (36.8%)	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.7%)	16.1	968^th of 1110 public elementary schools	12.8%		14.9	982^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	11.8%	14	67.4	61.9	51.7	47.1	50.6	50.6	48.8	47.0	$12,020	$1,947	$10,073
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	464	44	10.5	99.4%	54 (11.6%)	280 (60.3%)	96 (20.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)	19.3	936^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.7%		25.3	895^th of 1114 public elementary schools	19.7%	41	66.7	65.6	48.9	57.8	27.5	64.9	53.5	34.6	$18,448	$2,696	$15,751
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	624	54	11.5	98.9%	69 (11.1%)	342 (54.8%)	149 (23.9%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.5%)	4.5	1076^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.1%		4.3	1089^th of 1114 public elementary schools	2.2%	13	44.4	48.2	49.4	42.2	22.5	41.6	40.8	40.3	$14,177	$2,212	$11,965
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	362	31	11.8	101.7%	156 (43.1%)	99 (27.3%)	47 (13.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.6%)	65.8	406^th of 1110 public elementary schools	63.4%		55.1	554^th of 1114 public elementary schools	50.3%	148	72.7	82.1	84.7	81.9	52.3	72.3	83.3	79.7	$13,194	$2,522	$10,672
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	535	37	14.3	98.3%	75 (14.0%)	77 (14.4%)	321 (60.0%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	32 (6.0%)	2.7	1093^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	1.5%		9.7	1028^th of 1114 public elementary schools	7.7%	65	37.7	39.8	49.4	35.8	25.3	40.6	34.6	34.7	$12,313	$1,652	$10,661

Districts nearby

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	10^th
Regional Alternative Plus Self Project/Roanoke City	2.76 mi	1
Salem City Public Schools	4.72 mi	8	35^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.