Summary:
Zip code 24014 in Roanoke, Virginia, is home to four elementary schools serving grades PK–5 with a combined enrollment of 1,191 students, split between Roanoke City Public Schools and Roanoke County Public Schools.
The standout story is Crystal Spring Elementary, which ranks 75th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (93rd percentile) with roughly 90% average SOL proficiency, even though it sits in the lower-ranked Roanoke City district and serves a very high-poverty population. Its counterpart in the same district, Garden City Elementary, is the weakest school here, ranking 857th (23rd percentile) with about 60% proficiency despite spending the most per student ($16,985) and having the smallest class sizes. The two Roanoke County schools sit in the middle: Clearbrook Elementary posts roughly 81% proficiency while spending the least ($10,169), and Mount Pleasant Elementary has the best attendance in the group at just 4.4% chronic absenteeism, with about 79% proficiency.
Attendance is a clear dividing line: the two top-performing schools have the lowest chronic absenteeism rates (Crystal Spring at 6.8%, Mount Pleasant at 4.4%), while Garden City's rate is 25.4%. Money and class size do not reliably predict results here, as Garden City's high spending and low student-teacher ratio have not translated into strong scores. Finally, the county schools are solid but slipping in state rankings, while Crystal Spring has climbed dramatically from 213rd to 75th over the past three years, cementing its status as the flagship elementary school in this zip code.
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