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Wasena Elementary

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Wasena Elementary ranks 307 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

307^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Wasena Elementary is a small pre-K–5 public school in Roanoke, VA, serving 247 students within Roanoke City Public Schools, a district that ranks in the bottom 11th percentile statewide — yet Wasena itself stands out as one of the region's most effective schools, ranking 307th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (72nd percentile) with a 4-star rating.

Despite serving an almost entirely economically disadvantaged student population — free/reduced-price lunch eligibility is around 100% — Wasena posts results that far exceed its district and often match or beat the state. In 5th grade, 100% of students were proficient in math, 96.97% in science, and 87.88% in reading, versus district averages of 55.23%, 47.4%, and 54.47%. Those scores even surpass nearby Green Valley Elementary in Roanoke County Public Schools, which serves a wealthier population. Chronic absenteeism is another strength: just 9.3% of students are chronically absent, versus 25% districtwide and 14.8% statewide — remarkable for a high-poverty school, especially next to Hurt Park Elementary (32.4%) and Roanoke Academy For Mathematics & Science Elementary (23.2%). The school is also highly effective for male students (91st percentile) and low-income students (84th percentile).

Wasena has improved dramatically in recent years, jumping from the 34th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 72nd percentile today. It does so without the highest spending in the area — about $12,172 per student versus $18,448 at Roanoke Academy For Mathematics & Science Elementary and $16,512 at Lincoln Terrace Elementary, both of which rank far lower. One area to watch is a gender gap: male students rank in the 91st percentile statewide while female students rank in the 53rd percentile. Even so, Wasena is a clear positive outlier in its district, with a strong attendance culture and a track record of helping students grow as they move through the grades.

247

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,172

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1125 Sherwood Ave SW
Roanoke, VA 24015

(540) 853-2914

District: Roanoke City Public Schools

Students who attend Wasena Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	James Madison Middle
High:	Patrick Henry High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

African American:

21.9%

Hispanic:

14.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (83% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Roanoke City Public Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg54%

Virginia avg72%

307^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	72.8	307 of 1111	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.9	356 of 1110	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	692 of 1114	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	736 of 1114	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	676 of 1109	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.3	505 of 1103	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	492 of 1105	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	442 of 1097	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.1	321 of 1099	70.8%	★★★★☆
2016	63.0	412 of 1096	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.7	476 of 1100	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.8	325 of 1110	70.7%	★★★★☆
2013	72.6	259 of 1120	76.9%	★★★★☆
2012	61.4	418 of 1117	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	32.5	911 of 1117	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.0	1050 of 1113	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	45.8	689 of 1082	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.0	783 of 1081	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.0	768 of 1083	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.3	733 of 1071	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.4	778 of 1062	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	271 of 591	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	514 of 1100	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	489 of 1096	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	651 of 1098	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	650 of 1100	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	169 of 1040	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	78.8	151 of 1046	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	41.4	655 of 1036	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	101 of 1099	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	75.9	266 of 1093	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	43.2	688 of 1101	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	755 of 1093	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	255 of 974	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	137 of 973	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	53.9	508 of 979	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	465 of 984	52.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)91st percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile~ school

African American (2026)54th percentile-18 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science97%+28 vs state

Mathematics86%+13 vs state

English Reading78%+7 vs state

VA Studies76%+6 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
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
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%)	34.9	791^st of 1111 public elementary schools	28.8%		33.1	799^th of 1110 public elementary schools	28.0%	8	85.0	53.6	63.2	52.6	72.5	64.3	60.5	50.0	$17,055	$1,670	$15,385
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%)	38.1	755^th of 1111 public elementary schools	32.0%		35.2	769^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.7%	14	77.8	75.0	65.9	53.7	59.3	71.4	58.5	75.0	$15,775	$1,499	$14,276
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
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%)	4.5	1080^th of 1111 public elementary schools	2.8%		5.7	1067^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.9%	13	52.1	41.2	32.7	36.5	40.4	43.1	56.9	34.0	$14,920	$2,161	$12,759
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
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%)	77.1	250^th of 1111 public elementary schools	77.5%		83	161^st of 1110 public elementary schools	85.5%	89	87.9	83.3	90.0	82.0	74.2	80.0	87.8	81.5	$12,221	$2,570	$9,651
Green Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3838 Overdale Rd	Roanoke	24018	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 772-7556	483	35	14.0	44.3%	316 (65.4%)	39 (8.1%)	62 (12.8%)	26 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.3%)	77.6	237^th of 1111 public elementary schools	78.7%		81.7	186^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.2%	51	78.8	80.2	93.1	95.8	77.2	88.4	85.9	76.9	$8,973	$460	$8,513
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%)	20.1	939^th of 1111 public elementary schools	15.5%		19.3	936^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.7%	3	67.8	43.8	74.6	61.8	42.1	40.8	58.2	29.8	$18,448	$2,696	$15,751
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%)	8.1	1042^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	6.2%		17	961^st of 1110 public elementary schools	13.4%	81	35.1	50.0	52.2	49.3	28.1	56.6	50.8	48.6	$12,110	$2,316	$9,794

Frequently Asked Questions about Wasena Elementary

What district is Wasena Elementary in?

Roanoke City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Wasena Elementary?

Students at Wasena Elementary are 53% White, 22% African American, 14% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Wasena Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wasena Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : James Madison Middle
High : Patrick Henry High

Is Wasena Elementary a good school?

Wasena Elementary ranks 307^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wasena Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 247 students attended Wasena Elementary.

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