Summary:
Zip code 24018 in Roanoke, Virginia is home to 9 schools within the Roanoke County Public Schools district, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools serving 5,259 students. The district ranks 11th out of 131 districts in Virginia, and the schools in this zip code consistently perform well above state averages across most subjects.
Cave Spring Middle is the highest-ranked school in the zip code, placing 13th out of 416 Virginia middle schools with a 5-star rating and posting outstanding SOL scores, including 91% proficiency in 8th-grade math. Cave Spring High ranks 17th out of 331 high schools with near-perfect Algebra II and Geometry scores. Hidden Valley High, while ranked lower at 48th, leads the area with a 98.7% graduation rate and just 1.2% dropout rate. Among elementary schools, Back Creek Elementary stands out at 55th with exceptional 4th-grade math (95.74%) and 5th-grade science (96.08%), while Penn Forest Elementary posts the lowest chronic absenteeism in the zip code at just 4.1%.
A few notable patterns emerge. Both middle schools report 100% proficiency in advanced math courses, creating a strong pipeline into high school Algebra II, where Cave Spring High scores 98.33% and Hidden Valley High scores 100%. Spending per student does not guarantee results: Oak Grove Elementary spends the most ($11,876) and has the smallest class sizes, yet ranks lowest among the area's elementary schools at 267th. Schools with higher free/reduced lunch rates, such as Oak Grove Elementary (46.25%) and Green Valley Elementary (44.31%), tend to rank lower than their peers. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low across the zip code, with all 9 schools below the state average of 14.8%. The clearest opportunities for improvement are early literacy — several elementary schools show a notable dip in 3rd-grade reading — and high school social studies, particularly Geography and World History II.
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