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Morningside Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

999^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Morningside Elementary is a PK–5 school in Roanoke City Public Schools serving 278 students in a high-poverty area of Roanoke, VA. Statewide, it is a low-performing school, ranking 999th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (10th percentile, 1-star rating); its district also ranks low at 117th out of 131 districts. However, nearby schools in the same district with similar poverty levels show what is possible: Crystal Spring Elementary ranks in the 93rd percentile and Wasena Elementary in the 72nd percentile, both within a couple of miles of Morningside.

The most notable academic pattern at Morningside is a sharp grade-level split. In 2025-2026, 3rd grade math proficiency reached 75.76% and reading reached 66.67%, nearly matching state averages. But 4th grade math was just 33.33% and reading 41.03%, far below the state's 73%, and 5th grade scores also lagged. This suggests gains made in 3rd grade are not carrying into upper grades. There are also bright spots among student groups: in 2022-2023, African American students at Morningside ranked in the 55th percentile statewide, a notably stronger result than the school's overall rank.

Attendance is a major concern. Chronic absenteeism rose to 26.3% in 2024-2025, up from 17.6% the year before and far above Crystal Spring Elementary's 6.8%. Morningside also spends more per student ($16,084) than nearby schools like Wasena Elementary ($12,172) and Crystal Spring Elementary ($13,186), yet produces weaker outcomes. On the positive side, 3rd grade math and reading have improved steadily since 2022-2023. Reducing absenteeism and replicating the 3rd grade success in 4th and 5th grades would be high-leverage steps for Morningside.

278

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,084

Per pupil spending ?

101.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1716 Wilson Avenue SE
Roanoke, VA 24013

(540) 853-2991

District: Roanoke City Public Schools

Students who attend Morningside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John P. Fishwick Middle
High:	Patrick Henry High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.3%

African American:

32.7%

Hispanic:

16.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (47% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg54%

Virginia avg72%

999^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Roanoke City Public Schools

117^th of 131Roanoke City Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	999 of 1111	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	1035 of 1110	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	940 of 1114	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	883 of 1114	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	896 of 1109	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	837 of 1103	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	796 of 1105	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	759 of 1097	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.5	875 of 1099	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.4	812 of 1096	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	59.1	492 of 1100	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	39.3	756 of 1110	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.5	711 of 1120	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.8	859 of 1117	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.4	853 of 1117	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.2	664 of 1113	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.8	807 of 1082	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.4	892 of 1081	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.8	1051 of 1083	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.2	1019 of 1071	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	26.2	909 of 1062	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	57.8	258 of 579	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	924 of 1100	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	1030 of 1096	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	932 of 1098	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	780 of 1100	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	959 of 1040	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	965 of 1046	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	785 of 1036	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	1047 of 1099	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	950 of 1093	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	797 of 1101	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	735 of 1093	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	744 of 974	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	948 of 973	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	876 of 979	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	803 of 984	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2023)55th percentile+35 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading52%-19 vs state

Mathematics49%-24 vs state

Science39%-30 vs state

VA Studies31%-40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	13.5	999^th of 1111 public elementary schools	10.1%		9.2	1035^th of 1110 public elementary schools	6.8%	36	75.8	33.3	43.5	39.1	66.7	41.0	51.1	30.6	$16,084	$2,596	$13,487
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%)	2.6	1094^th of 1111 public elementary schools	1.5%		7.1	1052^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	5.2%	42	46.0	32.1	40.5	35.4	30.6	37.4	50.6	39.3	$15,267	$2,866	$12,401
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%)	60	477^th of 1111 public elementary schools	57.1%		65.8	406^th of 1110 public elementary schools	63.4%	71	46.2	87.3	76.6	79.4	50.0	83.1	71.9	81.7	$13,194	$2,522	$10,672
Mount Pleasant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3216 Mt Pleasant Blvd	Roanoke	24014	Roanoke city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 427-1879	246	23	10.9	83.7%	181 (73.6%)	5 (2.0%)	27 (11.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.6%)	67.1	389^th of 1111 public elementary schools	65.0%		72.4	319^th of 1110 public elementary schools	71.3%	70	80.0	79.6	81.8	78.8	74.3	77.3	84.9	72.1	$14,740	$1,529	$13,211
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%)	88.1	75^th of 1111 public elementary schools	93.2%		86.7	90^th of 1110 public elementary schools	91.9%	15	95.6	94.6	90.9	81.8	88.6	91.1	87.3	90.9	$13,186	$1,222	$11,965
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%)	5.7	1060^th of 1111 public elementary schools	4.6%		4.7	1075^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.2%	15	47.5	53.3	20.5	10.3	44.7	46.5	39.5	54.6	$16,512	$1,711	$14,801
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%)	28.6	857^th of 1111 public elementary schools	22.9%		31	815^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.6%	42	80.5	58.5	66.7	61.1	65.9	48.8	55.6	46.3	$16,985	$2,183	$14,802
W.E. Cundiff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Hardy Rd	Vinton	24179	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 857-5009	486	38	12.9	81.3%	350 (72.0%)	33 (6.8%)	40 (8.2%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.3%)	67.5	380^th of 1111 public elementary schools	65.8%		71.5	336^th of 1110 public elementary schools	69.7%	44	85.7	86.1	80.5	78.1	68.6	72.1	85.4	73.1	$9,682	$902	$8,780
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%)	72.8	307^th of 1111 public elementary schools	72.4%		69.9	356^th of 1110 public elementary schools	67.9%	49	70.6	88.2	100.0	97.0	70.6	76.5	87.9	76.5	$12,172	$2,175	$9,998
Herman L. Horn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 Ruddell Rd	Vinton	24179	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 857-5007	399	36	11.2	82.5%	264 (66.2%)	46 (11.5%)	41 (10.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.8%)	67.8	375^th of 1111 public elementary schools	66.2%		77.4	257^th of 1110 public elementary schools	76.8%	118	72.7	78.7	89.8	89.8	69.7	82.0	83.7	74.1	$12,038	$1,542	$10,496

Frequently Asked Questions about Morningside Elementary

What district is Morningside Elementary in?

Roanoke City Public Schools

Is Morningside Elementary a good school?

Morningside Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Morningside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Morningside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Morningside Elementary?

Students at Morningside Elementary are 40% White, 33% African American, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Morningside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morningside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John P. Fishwick Middle
High : Patrick Henry High

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