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Fairview Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1042^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Fairview Elementary is a PreK–5 school in Roanoke, VA, serving 479 students as part of Roanoke City Public Schools, a division that ranks in the bottom 15% of Virginia districts. Fairview serves one of the most economically disadvantaged student populations in the area, with 99.4% of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The school's most recent state ranking places it at 1,042 out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (6th percentile, zero stars), among the lowest-performing schools in the state. Chronic absenteeism is 21.7% — lower than the district's 25.0% rate but well above the state average of 14.8%.

Fairview's decline has been steep over the past decade. It ranked in the 60th percentile statewide in 2015-16 but had fallen to the 6th percentile by 2025-26. Third-grade reading is the most urgent concern, with only 28.1% of students proficient in 2025-26, compared with 50.2% districtwide and 67.6% statewide. Yet nearby schools serving similar populations show that poverty alone does not dictate results. Grandin Court Elementary, with nearly identical free/reduced-price lunch eligibility (99.4%), ranks in the 77th percentile with 74.2% third-grade reading proficiency and just 6.3% chronic absenteeism. Wasena Elementary, also at 100% eligibility, ranks in the 72nd percentile. Fairview spends $12,110 per student — similar to Grandin Court's $12,221 — yet achieves far different outcomes, suggesting that factors like instructional quality and attendance matter more than spending alone.

There are genuine bright spots to build on. Fourth-grade reading proficiency (56.6%) has exceeded the district average for three straight years, and fifth-grade science (49.3%) also came in above the district. English Language Learner students have performed near or above the state median in statewide subgroup rankings in recent years. Chronic absenteeism, though lower than the district average, remains roughly triple the rate at higher-performing peers like Grandin Court (6.3%) and Wasena (9.3%), making attendance a promising target for improvement. Reducing chronic absenteeism and focusing on early literacy could help reverse the school's long decline.

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 — 60th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 54 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg54%

Virginia avg72%

1,042^nd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 53 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	8.1	1042 of 1111	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.0	560 of 591	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	5.8	1068 of 1100	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	947 of 1096	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1001 of 1098	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	984 of 1100	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	548 of 619	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	878 of 1040	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.1	1001 of 1099	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	66.8	326 of 974	66.5%	★★★☆☆
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)

White (2026)67th percentile+60 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2023)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science49%-19 vs state

VA Studies49%-22 vs state

English Reading47%-25 vs state

Mathematics47%-27 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
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
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%)	2.8	1091^st of 1111 public elementary schools	1.8%		4.5	1076^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.1%	15	51.1	30.4	41.0	23.1	45.2	38.0	41.0	34.8	$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%)	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
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
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
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%)	54.2	569^th of 1111 public elementary schools	48.8%		54.4	545^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.9%	24	71.4	83.9	80.6	59.7	74.6	78.6	62.7	75.5	$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%)	8.4	1040^th of 1111 public elementary schools	6.4%		8.9	1037^th of 1110 public elementary schools	6.6%	3	57.3	66.0	39.8	33.3	33.7	42.0	33.3	51.5	$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%)	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
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
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%)	82	174^th of 1111 public elementary schools	84.3%		81.1	194^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.5%	20	86.8	79.7	88.7	87.1	83.8	83.1	90.5	87.3	$10,189	$481	$9,708

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairview Elementary

Is Fairview Elementary a good school?

Fairview Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Virginia elementary schools.

What district is Fairview Elementary in?

Roanoke City Public Schools

How many students attend Fairview Elementary?

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

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.

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

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