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Mason's Cove Elementary

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Mason's Cove Elementary ranks 392 nd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

392^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Mason’s Cove Elementary is a small PK–5 school in Salem, VA, serving 204 students and belonging to Roanoke County Public Schools, a district ranked among the top in the state. The school itself sits in the mid-tier of Virginia elementary schools, ranking 392nd out of 1,111 in 2025–2026 with a 3-star rating and a 65th-percentile placement—a step down from the prior year’s 75th-percentile showing.

What stands out most is the school’s high level of investment: Mason’s Cove spends about $15,752 per student and has an exceptionally low 9.4:1 student–teacher ratio, far above neighboring schools like Fort Lewis Elementary and Glen Cove Elementary, both of which rank higher despite spending several thousand dollars less per student. The school serves a high-need population, with nearly 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and it shows a distinctive strength: its economically disadvantaged students perform very well relative to the state, ranking in the 77th–89th percentile in recent years. Academically, 3rd grade math and 4th grade reading are solid, but 5th grade is a clear weak spot—especially science, where just 68.6% scored proficient, far below the district’s 85.7%.

Chronic absenteeism runs higher than at peer schools (12.0% vs. 7–9% at nearby county schools), and small enrollment means year-to-year rankings can swing widely. Mason’s Cove outperforms high-poverty city schools like Fairview Elementary and Westside Elementary, but it has not turned its strong investment into consistently top-tier results. For parents, the picture is mixed: a caring, well-resourced school that does especially well for low-income students, yet one that needs to improve upper-elementary instruction and attendance to match the region’s best.

204

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,792

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3370 Bradshaw Rd
Salem, VA 24153

(540) 387-6530

District: Roanoke County Public Schools

Students who attend Mason's Cove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Glenvar Middle
High:	Glenvar High

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.7%

Two or more races:

5.9%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 81st percentile in 2021 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (78% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (65th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 81st-percentile peak (2021) to 65th (2026)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg83%

Virginia avg72%

392^nd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	66.8	392 of 1111	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.5	280 of 1110	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	474 of 1114	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.7	282 of 1114	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	246 of 1109	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	208 of 1103	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	375 of 1105	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	446 of 1097	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.3	392 of 1099	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.9	446 of 1096	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.0	364 of 1100	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.6	463 of 1110	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.5	445 of 1120	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.8	392 of 1117	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	80.8	107 of 1117	90.4%	★★★★★
2010	74.3	197 of 1113	82.3%	★★★★☆
2009	64.3	361 of 1082	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.1	659 of 1081	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.0	582 of 1083	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.4	433 of 1071	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.5	398 of 1062	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	56.9	170 of 355	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	349 of 1100	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.4	326 of 1096	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.2	583 of 1098	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.3	274 of 1100	75.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	241 of 1040	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	113 of 1046	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	432 of 1036	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	436 of 1099	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.8	295 of 1093	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	333 of 1101	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	318 of 1093	70.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	604 of 974	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.1	511 of 973	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	696 of 979	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.6	459 of 984	53.4%	★★★☆☆

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)77th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2024)52nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics83%+10 vs state

English Reading79%+8 vs state

VA Studies73%~ state avg

Science69%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, October 11, 2019

Great school! Great staff! The teachers have worked really well with us to develop a plan that will help our child in the best way possible. Communication between parents and staff is fantastic. Plus, the school is newly renovated and top-notch. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 26, 2015

When your child is publicly chastised of verbally corrected in classroom around others because they were home sick for 2 days and homework was not completed that clearly let's me know that some teacher here is extremely unprofessional and unthoughtful ! From an extremely upset parent 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	Free/reduced lunch (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
Mason's Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3370 Bradshaw Rd	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 387-6530	204	22	9.4	69.6%	179 (87.7%)	6 (2.9%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)	66.8	392^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	64.7%		75.5	280^th of 1110 public elementary schools	74.8%	112	90.3	78.8	80.0	68.6	74.2	84.9	77.1	72.7	$16,792	$779	$16,013
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
West Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 N Bruffey St	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2503	375	27	13.7	35.5%	296 (78.9%)	24 (6.4%)	26 (6.9%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	70.7	342^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	69.2%		72.2	323^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	70.9%	19	87.3	87.0	77.2	64.9	72.7	87.0	75.4	87.9	$11,080	$196	$10,883
G.W. Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6 Fourth St	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 387-2492	404	29	13.8	88.4%	234 (57.9%)	96 (23.8%)	47 (11.6%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	80.9	190^th of 1111 public elementary schools	82.9%		72.1	325^th of 1110 public elementary schools	70.7%	135	89.5	82.3	90.4	82.2	81.1	83.3	87.7	84.4	$11,049	$985	$10,064
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
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	—	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
South Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Carolyn Rd	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2478	371	36	10.1	40.2%	282 (76.0%)	30 (8.1%)	36 (9.7%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	77.2	246^th of 1111 public elementary schools	77.9%		77.6	251^st of 1110 public elementary schools	77.4%	5	87.5	90.2	75.0	76.8	80.4	90.2	80.4	84.5	$11,167	$441	$10,726
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	$11,920	$910	$11,010
Fort Lewis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3115 West Main St	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6594	250	18	14.2	21.6%	198 (79.2%)	5 (2.0%)	18 (7.2%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	86.5	97^th of 1111 public elementary schools	91.3%		87	88^th of 1110 public elementary schools	92.1%	9	94.4	94.2	94.3	85.7	94.4	86.5	82.9	84.3	$12,352	$32	$12,320
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	—	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	$12,911	$1,894	$11,017

Frequently Asked Questions about Mason's Cove Elementary

How many students attend Mason's Cove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Mason's Cove Elementary.

What district is Mason's Cove Elementary in?

Roanoke County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Mason's Cove Elementary?

Students at Mason's Cove Elementary are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Mason's Cove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mason's Cove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glenvar Middle
High : Glenvar High

Is Mason's Cove Elementary a good school?

Mason's Cove Elementary ranks 392^nd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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