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Glenvar High

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Glenvar High ranks 88 th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 73% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Glenvar High is a public high school located in Salem, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 and part of the Roanoke County Public Schools district, which is ranked 10th out of 129 school districts in the state. With 621 students, Glenvar High has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in Virginia, reaching as high as 11th out of 327 schools in the 2020-2021 school year.

Glenvar High's academic performance is particularly strong, consistently outperforming state and district averages on SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 95.92% of 9th graders were proficient or better in Geometry, compared to 95.48% for the Roanoke County district and 84.89% for the state. The school also excels in Algebra II and English Reading, with 100% of 9th graders proficient or better in Algebra II and over 90% of 11th and 12th graders proficient or better in English Reading. Glenvar High's four-year graduation rates range from 91.9% to 95.7%, on par with or better than district and state averages.

While Glenvar High's overall performance is impressive, the school's rankings for white students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds are relatively lower compared to other student subgroups. This suggests potential equity concerns that the school and district may need to address. When compared to other high schools in the Roanoke County district, Glenvar High generally outperforms its peers, such as William Byrd High and Cave Spring High, but falls short of the highly ranked Hidden Valley High. Overall, Glenvar High is a standout institution within the Roanoke County Public Schools district, but there may be opportunities for improvement in certain areas.

620

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,390

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4549 Malus Dr
Salem, VA 24153

(540) 387-6536

District: Roanoke County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Glenvar High:

Elementary:	Fort Lewis Elementary
	Glenvar Elementary
	Mason's Cove Elementary
Middle:	Glenvar Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.8%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Asian:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Virginia average (92%)

✓Above the Virginia median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg84%

Virginia avg80%

88^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Roanoke County Public Schools

10^th of 129Roanoke 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
2025	70.2	88 of 328	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	119 of 329	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.3	37 of 326	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	31 of 325	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	78.0	11 of 327	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	69.2	45 of 327	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	43 of 326	86.8%	★★★★☆
2017	66.8	59 of 324	81.8%	★★★★☆
2016	74.4	24 of 321	92.5%	★★★★★
2015	70.1	43 of 322	86.6%	★★★★☆
2014	72.2	36 of 322	88.8%	★★★★☆
2013	79.6	16 of 321	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	71.5	33 of 321	89.7%	★★★★★
2011	77.6	17 of 320	94.7%	★★★★★
2010	67.7	49 of 317	84.5%	★★★★☆
2009	67.3	44 of 313	85.9%	★★★★☆
2008	62.6	77 of 316	75.6%	★★★★☆
2007	74.7	17 of 313	94.6%	★★★★★
2006	66.3	52 of 314	83.4%	★★★★☆
2005	72.0	26 of 308	91.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	37.7	173 of 253	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	136 of 249	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	56 of 321	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	97 of 322	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	43 of 320	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	183 of 324	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	173 of 320	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	122 of 322	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	142 of 322	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.9	59 of 321	81.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	184 of 313	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	206 of 314	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.4	66 of 315	79.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-30 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-32 vs school

Disabled (2024)32nd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+6 vs state

Geometry96%+11 vs state

English Reading92%+5 vs state

Algebra I86%+5 vs state

Earth Science81%+8 vs state

Biology78%+7 vs state

World History I77%+10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

My husband graduated from Glenvar. Four of our children attended Glenvar High School. When we had to move out-of-state, our youngest daughter was heart-broken to have to transfer out of Glenvar High School. The teachers at Glenvar were the best!! They truly care about each student. Close Quote

Schools Near Glenvar High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)			SOL Geometry (2025)		SOL Algebra I (2025)				SOL Algebra II (2025)	SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Earth Science (2025)				SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL Geography (2025)	SOL VA and US History (2025)	SOL World History I (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 Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Glenvar High	Public	9-12	4549 Malus Dr	Salem	24153	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6536	620	39	16.0	35.8%	538 (86.8%)	17 (2.7%)	27 (4.4%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	70.2	88^th of 328 public high schools	73.2%		64.7	119^th of 329 public high schools	63.8%	31				95.9		85.7				100.0		77.6			80.7					91.7	90.9			77.1		$11,390	$406	$10,984
Salem High	Public	9-12	400 Spartan Dr	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2437	1,202	133	9.0	40.3%	784 (65.2%)	200 (16.6%)	123 (10.2%)	29 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.2%)	71.8	78^th of 328 public high schools	76.2%		64.8	117^th of 329 public high schools	64.4%	39				97.5		88.8		90.0		98.7	97.9	75.3	86.7		80.0					92.2	84.6					$9,987	$297	$9,690
Eastern Montgomery High	Public	9-12	4695 Crozier Rd	Elliston	24087	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 268-3010	254	26	9.8	84.6%	215 (84.6%)	3 (1.2%)	32 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	52.4	184^th of 328 public high schools	43.9%		33.6	271^st of 329 public high schools	17.6%	87		71.2		93.8		92.5	80.0				87.1	78.6								83.3						$16,628	$881	$15,747
Hidden Valley High	Public	9-12	5000 Titan Trail	Roanoke	24018	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 776-7320	832	55	15.1	26.1%	572 (68.8%)	64 (7.7%)	87 (10.5%)	53 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.7%)	75.4	55^th of 328 public high schools	83.2%		78.6	30^th of 329 public high schools	90.9%	25				93.5		90.8				100.0	81.8	85.8			82.5					94.4				73.2		$9,533	$240	$9,292
Northside High	Public	9-12	6758 Northside High School Rd	Roanoke	24019	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 561-8155	919	62	14.9	68.2%	469 (51.0%)	179 (19.5%)	143 (15.6%)	58 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (7.3%)	59.4	152^nd of 328 public high schools	53.7%		59.2	148^th of 329 public high schools	55.0%	4				100.0		94.8	66.7			100.0		65.8			76.0				66.7	88.5	62.5	68.3	16.7	82.9		$9,587	$487	$9,100
Patrick Henry High	Public	9-12	2102 Grandin Rd SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2255	2,030	146	13.9	87.4%	836 (41.2%)	793 (39.1%)	255 (12.6%)	50 (2.5%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (4.5%)	27.9	291^st of 328 public high schools	11.3%		19.5	316^th of 329 public high schools	4.0%	25	11.1	65.6		76.9	20.7	73.4	78.9	94.3	90.6	96.6	87.7	59.6	55.6	63.6	58.3	34.0	35.7	40.9	38.3	78.7	73.7		19.2	20.0	47.4	$11,430	$1,157	$10,273
William Fleming High	Public	9-12	3649 Ferncliff Ave NW	Roanoke	24017	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2781	1,957	130	15.0	91.6%	245 (12.5%)	910 (46.5%)	630 (32.2%)	84 (4.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (4.3%)	17.8	314^th of 328 public high schools	4.3%		18.5	319^th of 329 public high schools	3.0%	5	21.7	56.5	47.2	45.1	22.2	58.4	61.1	66.7	90.5	94.1	59.6	59.1	71.4	71.2	54.1	25.0	48.7	78.6	44.4	77.8	79.7		23.8	15.7	23.2	$11,006	$1,336	$9,670
Cave Spring High	Public	9-12	3712 Chaparral Dr	Roanoke	24018	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 772-7550	1,046	67	15.5	27.2%	800 (76.5%)	67 (6.4%)	59 (5.6%)	76 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.1%)	77.6	36^th of 328 public high schools	89.0%		79.9	24^th of 329 public high schools	92.7%	12				96.4		96.9				100.0	76.9	83.1	84.6		83.3				80.0	94.8		75.0		78.6		$8,752	$227	$8,525
Lord Botetourt High	Public	9-12	1435 Roanoke Rd	Daleville	24083	Botetourt County	Botetourt County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 992-1261	963	60	16.0	28.8%	776 (80.6%)	24 (2.5%)	73 (7.6%)	21 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (7.1%)	71.3	82^nd of 328 public high schools	75.0%		72	70^th of 329 public high schools	78.7%	12				94.8		90.9				100.0	93.9	73.1	75.0		76.3	53.3				92.2			40.0	79.7		$9,372	$197	$9,175
William Byrd High	Public	9-12	2902 Washington Ave	Vinton	24179	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 890-3090	1,134	73	15.4	37.7%	890 (78.5%)	69 (6.1%)	97 (8.6%)	20 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.0%)	65.9	112^th of 328 public high schools	65.9%		69.1	94^th of 329 public high schools	71.4%	18				93.9	50.0	87.4	80.0			100.0		74.7			79.2				90.0	88.6			32.0	79.0		$10,163	$224	$9,940

Frequently Asked Questions about Glenvar High

How many students attend Glenvar High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 620 students attended Glenvar High.

What schools feed into Glenvar High?

Glenvar High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fort Lewis Elementary
Elementary : Glenvar Elementary
Elementary : Mason's Cove Elementary
Middle : Glenvar Middle

Is Glenvar High a good school?

Glenvar High ranks 88^th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Glenvar High?

Students at Glenvar High are 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Glenvar High in?

Roanoke County Public Schools

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