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Fairview Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

961^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Fairview Elementary is a public elementary school in Roanoke, Virginia, serving 474 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Roanoke City Public Schools district, which is ranked 114 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairview Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past five years. The school's academic performance, as measured by SOL test scores, is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Fairview's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 59.42%, compared to 60.81% for the Roanoke City district and 72.89% for the state. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 15.7% to 27.0% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

However, Fairview Elementary's performance among its English Language Learner (ELL) students is relatively stronger, with the school's ranking for ELL students ranging from 81 to 171 out of around 300 Virginia elementary schools. This suggests that the school may be providing effective support and resources for its ELL population, despite the overall academic challenges. In comparison, nearby Grandin Court Elementary and Wasena Elementary, which are also part of the Roanoke City Public Schools district, have significantly higher academic performance across all student subgroups.

479

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,110

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

648 Westwood Blvd NW
Roanoke, VA 24017

(540) 853-2978

District: Roanoke City Public Schools

Students who attend Fairview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Woodrow Wilson Middle
High:	Patrick Henry High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.9%

Hispanic:

15.4%

White:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (53% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg54%

Virginia avg71%

961^st of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

114^th of 129Roanoke 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
2025	17.0	961 of 1110	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	966 of 1114	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	953 of 1114	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	946 of 1109	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	720 of 1103	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	940 of 1105	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.1	673 of 1097	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.0	566 of 1099	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.1	442 of 1096	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.5	756 of 1100	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.6	681 of 1110	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.3	557 of 1120	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.5	528 of 1117	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	35.9	859 of 1117	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.8	1017 of 1113	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	26.4	951 of 1082	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.0	921 of 1081	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.8	974 of 1083	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.8	964 of 1071	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.4	803 of 1062	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	493 of 579	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	501 of 588	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	497 of 579	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	2.0	228 of 230	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	171 of 326	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	142 of 306	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	81 of 300	73.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	947 of 1096	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1001 of 1098	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	984 of 1100	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	717 of 1046	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	745 of 1036	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	949 of 1093	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	894 of 1101	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	907 of 1093	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	841 of 973	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	654 of 979	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	619 of 984	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies73%+4 vs state

Mathematics55%-17 vs state

English Reading50%-20 vs state

Science42%-27 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
East Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1765 Boulevard	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 375-7001	378	30	12.8	88.1%	163 (43.1%)	76 (20.1%)	94 (24.9%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.3%)	54.4	545^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.9%		56.5	530^th of 1114 public elementary schools	52.4%	15	79.6	71.0	73.3	70.7	81.6	67.2	67.6	74.6	$12,726	$1,432	$11,295
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
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
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
Glen Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5901 Cove Rd	Roanoke	24019	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 561-8135	425	30	14.4	67.5%	263 (61.9%)	63 (14.8%)	47 (11.1%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	81.1	194^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.5%		76.1	267^th of 1114 public elementary schools	76.0%	73	86.7	83.1	86.7	83.3	81.7	87.7	85.0	84.1	$10,189	$481	$9,708

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairview Elementary

What schools do graduates of Fairview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodrow Wilson Middle
High : Patrick Henry High

How many students attend Fairview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Fairview Elementary.

What district is Fairview Elementary in?

Roanoke City Public Schools

Is Fairview Elementary a good school?

Fairview Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Fairview Elementary?

Students at Fairview Elementary are 54% African American, 15% Hispanic, 14% White, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

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