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William Fleming High

Public Grades 9-12
314th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 328 Virginia High Schools
Better than 4% of Virginia high schools
Summary

William Fleming High is a public high school located in Roanoke, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,909 students. The school is part of the Roanoke City Public Schools district, which is ranked 114 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William Fleming High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia high schools, ranking between 232-319 out of 325-329 schools in recent years, and has received a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below the state average. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with low rankings compared to other Virginia high schools, especially for female, male, Asian, African American, and white students. However, the school performs relatively better for Hispanic and multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners, but still ranks below average. Students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and students with disabilities also perform poorly compared to state averages.

William Fleming High's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 81.9% to 92.8% in recent years, which is below the state average, and the school's dropout rate has ranged from 4.5% to 15.7%, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 34.3% in recent years, well above the state average. Additionally, the school's performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments is consistently below the Roanoke City Public Schools district and the state of Virginia across various subject areas and grade levels, with particularly low performance in subjects like Writing, Geometry, World History, and VA and US History, where proficiency rates are often less than 25%.

1,957
Students ?
15.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,006
Per pupil spending ?
91.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3649 Ferncliff Ave NW
       Roanoke, VA  24017

(540) 853-2781

District: Roanoke City Public Schools


Feeder schools for William Fleming High:

Elementary:    Fallon Park Elementary
    Lincoln Terrace Elementary
    Monterey Elementary
    Preston Park Elementary
    More...
Middle:    Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle
    Breckinridge Middle
Racial breakdown:

African American:
46.5%
Hispanic:
32.2%
White:
12.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Virginia average (58% vs 77% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Virginia average (76% vs 92%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school58%
District avg61%
Virginia avg77%
314th of 328
Virginia public high schools ?
Bottom 4%▼ down 28 pts since 2015
From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Virginia High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2High Schools in the Roanoke City Public Schools
114th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202517.8314 of 3284.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.5319 of 3293.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202327.6289 of 32611.3%★☆☆☆☆
202227.8277 of 32514.8%★☆☆☆☆
202133.3232 of 32729.1%★☆☆☆☆
201937.9234 of 32728.4%★☆☆☆☆
201823.6295 of 3269.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201731.5261 of 32419.4%★☆☆☆☆
201633.0250 of 32122.1%★☆☆☆☆
201538.4218 of 32232.3%★★☆☆☆
201430.1261 of 32218.9%★☆☆☆☆
201317.1305 of 3215.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201210.7312 of 3212.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20117.6315 of 3201.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20105.8315 of 3170.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20094.6312 of 3130.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200815.5306 of 3163.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200722.4292 of 3136.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200615.1305 of 3142.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200524.4283 of 3088.1%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202520.8230 of 2456.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202426.0225 of 2499.6%★☆☆☆☆
202335.4180 of 24025.0%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
20256.2120 of 1254.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202435.096 of 11818.6%★☆☆☆☆
202330.0103 of 12014.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202419.0228 of 2539.9%★☆☆☆☆
202330.0188 of 24924.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
20254.0100 of 1011.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202439.488 of 12227.9%★☆☆☆☆
202363.228 of 9771.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202516.4309 of 3213.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.5308 of 3224.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.2297 of 3207.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202526.3208 of 23611.9%★☆☆☆☆
202431.0194 of 23316.7%★☆☆☆☆
202341.5150 of 23235.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202525.8292 of 3249.9%★☆☆☆☆
202427.6284 of 32011.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202515.7309 of 3224.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.8304 of 3225.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202329.7270 of 32115.9%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202533.3149 of 19824.7%★☆☆☆☆
202436.9145 of 19826.8%★☆☆☆☆
202345.9117 of 19339.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202512.4304 of 3132.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.4298 of 3145.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.9304 of 3153.5%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile+20 vs school
Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school
Disabled (2024)10th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school
African American (2025)6th percentile~ school
Male (2025)4th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)4th percentile~ school
Female (2025)4th percentile~ school
White (2025)3rd percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
Algebra II94%~ state avg
English Reading75%-10 vs state
Biology62%-16 vs state
Algebra I60%-19 vs state
Writing53%-23 vs state
Earth Science49%-13 vs state
Geometry37%-42 vs state
VA and US History24%-11 vs state
World History I18%-46 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about William Fleming High

William Fleming High ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Virginia high schools.

Students at William Fleming High are 46% African American, 32% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,957 students attended William Fleming High.

William Fleming High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fallon Park Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Terrace Elementary
Elementary : Monterey Elementary
Elementary : Preston Park Elementary
Elementary : Round Hill Elementary
Elementary : Westside Elementary
Middle : Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle
Middle : Breckinridge Middle


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