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Hurt Park Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1080^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Hurt Park Elementary is a PK-5 school in Roanoke, VA, serving 321 students in an area where nearly all families qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The school is part of Roanoke City Public Schools, a district ranked 117th out of 131 in Virginia, and Hurt Park Elementary is currently ranked 1080th out of 1111 Virginia elementary schools for 2025-26, placing it in the 3rd percentile with a 0-star rating.

Hurt Park Elementary's most striking challenge is chronic absenteeism: 32.4% of students were chronically absent in 2024-25, the highest rate among nearby elementary schools and more than double the state average of 14.8%. The school averages roughly 42% proficiency across Virginia SOL assessments, placing it in the lowest cluster of nearby schools — only Westside Elementary and Lincoln Terrace Elementary score comparably low. The lone bright spot in 2025-26 was 5th grade reading, which beat the district average. Notably, Hurt Park Elementary has the lowest student-teacher ratio (9.4) in the comparison group and spent $14,920 per student in 2023-24, yet outcomes remain near the bottom, suggesting that additional resources alone haven't translated into achievement.

Since the pandemic, Hurt Park Elementary has not rebounded: its statewide rank fell from the 20th percentile in 2017-18 to the 2nd–4th percentile range, where it has stayed for five consecutive years. Schools like Crystal Spring Elementary and Wasena Elementary serve similarly high-poverty populations but post much stronger results, pointing to school-level factors rather than student demographics. Subgroup performance is consistently low across all student groups, and test scores swing widely from year to year, reflecting instability. There have been occasional bright spots — 3rd grade reading and math exceeded district averages in 2023-24 — and chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically from 54.3% in 2020-21 to 32.4% in 2024-25. Improving attendance further may be the clearest lever for raising achievement.

321

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,920

Per pupil spending ?

101.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1525 Salem Ave SW
Roanoke, VA 24016

(540) 853-2986

District: Roanoke City Public Schools

Students who attend Hurt Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	James Madison Middle
High:	Patrick Henry High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.2%

Hispanic:

13.1%

Two or more races:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (42% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg54%

Virginia avg72%

1,080^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	4.5	1080 of 1111	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	1067 of 1110	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1070 of 1114	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1097 of 1114	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	1082 of 1109	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1009 of 1103	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	919 of 1105	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	876 of 1097	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.6	1034 of 1099	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	974 of 1096	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	924 of 1100	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.5	1029 of 1110	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.0	937 of 1120	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.5	972 of 1117	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.8	1088 of 1117	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.1	1106 of 1113	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.1	1030 of 1082	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.3	1064 of 1081	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	33.6	861 of 1083	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	1.3	1065 of 1071	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.2	1025 of 1062	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	565 of 591	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	553 of 579	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	571 of 588	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	554 of 579	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	1049 of 1100	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.1	1075 of 1096	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1074 of 1098	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	1093 of 1100	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	975 of 1040	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	964 of 1046	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	958 of 1036	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	3.2	1074 of 1099	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	1045 of 1093	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	992 of 1101	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1043 of 1093	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

African American (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading47%-24 vs state

Mathematics42%-32 vs state

Science37%-32 vs state

VA Studies34%-37 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hurt Park Elementary

How many students attend Hurt Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Hurt Park Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hurt Park Elementary?

Students at Hurt Park Elementary are 63% African American, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 9% White, 3% Asian.

What district is Hurt Park Elementary in?

Roanoke City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Hurt Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hurt Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : James Madison Middle
High : Patrick Henry High

Is Hurt Park Elementary a good school?

Hurt Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Virginia elementary schools.

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