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Burlington Elementary

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Burlington Elementary ranks 625 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

625^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Burlington Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Roanoke, Virginia, serving approximately 530 students as part of Roanoke County Public Schools. While the district is highly ranked — 11th out of 131 Virginia districts — Burlington's own state ranking is more mid-range, placing in the 44th percentile of Virginia elementary schools for 2025–2026. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 90% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, far higher than other Roanoke County elementary schools like Bonsack Elementary (22.5%) and Mountain View Elementary (71.9%). Burlington's demographics more closely resemble the nearby Roanoke City Public Schools than its county neighbors.

Academically, math is a relative strength. In 2025–2026, Burlington's math proficiency exceeded state averages in every grade, from 76.8% in 3rd grade to 75.3% in 5th grade. Reading and science are weaker, particularly in 5th grade, where reading proficiency (59.0%) fell 13.5 points below the state average and science (63.6%) trailed the state by 5.2 points. Burlington dramatically outperforms nearby Roanoke City schools with similar poverty rates — its 3rd grade math proficiency (76.8%) far exceeds Westside Elementary (51.1%) and Lincoln Terrace Elementary (47.5%). However, it lags Mountain View Elementary, just 1.47 miles away, which posted much higher 5th grade reading (82.0% vs. 59.0%) and science (83.6% vs. 63.6%) scores while also serving a largely low-income student body.

On a positive note, Burlington's attendance is strong and improving: chronic absenteeism fell from 13.5% in 2022–2023 to 7.2% in 2024–2025, well below the state rate of 14.8%. The school also shows relatively strong outcomes for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low-income students compared to similar populations across Virginia, while students with disabilities represent its most vulnerable subgroup (31st percentile statewide). Resource indicators are modest for the level of need, with a student-teacher ratio of 14.5 and per-pupil spending of $10,806. Overall, Burlington is a school with clear strengths in math, attendance, and serving underserved populations, but reading, science, and 5th grade outcomes remain areas that need attention.

530

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,527

Per pupil spending ?

90.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

6533 Peters Creek Rd
Roanoke, VA 24019

(540) 561-8165

District: Roanoke County Public Schools

Students who attend Burlington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northside Middle
High:	Northside High

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.4%

Hispanic:

27.2%

African American:

20.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Roanoke County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg83%

Virginia avg72%

625^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Roanoke County Public Schools

11^th of 131Roanoke County 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	48.5	625 of 1111	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.8	619 of 1110	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	556 of 1114	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	595 of 1114	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	686 of 1109	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	688 of 1103	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	726 of 1105	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.4	501 of 1097	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.6	612 of 1099	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.1	831 of 1096	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.7	886 of 1100	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.4	882 of 1110	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.5	637 of 1120	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.9	594 of 1117	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.7	793 of 1117	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.3	618 of 1113	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.7	759 of 1082	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	53.1	559 of 1081	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.9	770 of 1083	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.7	593 of 1071	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.4	488 of 1062	54.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	220 of 591	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.2	204 of 579	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	287 of 588	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	306 of 579	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	288 of 420	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	252 of 355	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	101 of 315	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	68 of 306	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	72 of 300	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	568 of 1100	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.0	609 of 1096	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	656 of 1098	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	574 of 1100	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	265 of 619	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.1	272 of 606	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	234 of 580	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	158 of 564	72.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	428 of 1040	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	413 of 1046	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	324 of 1036	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	679 of 1099	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.5	611 of 1093	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	471 of 1101	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	601 of 1093	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	141 of 306	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	149 of 271	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	663 of 974	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	717 of 973	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	665 of 979	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	654 of 984	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)68th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)63rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)54th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2026)31st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies78%+7 vs state

Mathematics77%+4 vs state

English Reading65%-7 vs state

Science64%-5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, August 22, 2017

My child had Ms. Frost for kindergarten and Ms. Herritt for 1st grade. I was pleased and impressed with both of them. They are awesome teachers who love what they do and it shows! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, September 15, 2011

This school has some of the worst teachers I have ever seen in every grade there is. THe majority of the staff is judgemental and act like they are better than the kids and the kids parents. Close Quote

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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 (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
Burlington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6533 Peters Creek Rd	Roanoke	24019	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 561-8165	530	37	14.5	90.0%	198 (37.4%)	107 (20.2%)	144 (27.2%)	31 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.4%)	48.5	625^th of 1111 public elementary schools	43.7%		48.8	619^th of 1110 public elementary schools	44.2%	6	76.8	80.0	75.3	63.6	65.2	70.8	59.0	77.8	$11,527	$984	$10,543
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5901 Plantation Circle	Roanoke	24019	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 561-8175	377	32	11.9	71.9%	221 (58.6%)	51 (13.5%)	46 (12.2%)	15 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.1%)	73.1	303^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	72.7%		61.8	456^th of 1110 public elementary schools	58.9%	153	82.8	75.4	85.3	83.6	76.6	79.0	82.0	84.3	$14,283	$989	$13,293
Preston Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3142 Preston Avenue NW	Roanoke	24012	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2996	535	37	14.3	98.3%	75 (14.0%)	77 (14.4%)	321 (60.0%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	32 (6.0%)	4.6	1077^th of 1111 public elementary schools	3.1%		2.7	1093^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	1.5%	16	53.8	42.0	45.2	35.5	40.0	40.7	43.5	50.0	$13,579	$1,160	$12,419
Monterey Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Oliver Rd NE	Roanoke	24012	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2933	508	36	14.1	99.4%	132 (26.0%)	129 (25.4%)	187 (36.8%)	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.7%)	24.2	903^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	18.7%		16.1	968^th of 1110 public elementary schools	12.8%	65	73.1	70.7	53.1	35.8	57.0	55.0	50.0	66.7	$12,513	$1,241	$11,272
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	99.6%	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	$10,677	$1,340	$9,337
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	$17,073	$1,966	$15,107
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	$15,467	$2,131	$13,336
Cloverdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	833 Cougar Drive	Cloverdale	24077	Botetourt County	Botetourt County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 992-1086	234	19	12.4	29.9%	197 (84.2%)	6 (2.6%)	11 (4.7%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.0%)	87.1	91^st of 1111 public elementary schools	91.8%		78.9	233^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	79.0%	142	85.7	88.9	92.5	87.5	88.1	91.7	97.5	83.3	$12,890	$755	$12,135
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	$11,030	$587	$10,443
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	99.0%	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	$16,848	$2,684	$14,163

Frequently Asked Questions about Burlington Elementary

What schools do graduates of Burlington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Burlington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northside Middle
High : Northside High

How many students attend Burlington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Burlington Elementary.

Is Burlington Elementary a good school?

Burlington Elementary ranks 625^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Burlington Elementary in?

Roanoke County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Burlington Elementary?

Students at Burlington Elementary are 37% White, 27% Hispanic, 20% African American, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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