School district · Virginia
Roanoke City Public Schools
Roanoke City Public Schools in Virginia: 26 public schools with 13,811 students and 12.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,439 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 26
- Students
- 13,811
- Students per teacher
- 12.2
- VA 13.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $19,439
- VA $17.1K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,136
- Counselors (FTE)
- 56.0
- Students per counselor
- 247
- VA 280 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 13.0
- Librarians (FTE): 26.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Virginia: 72%52%proficient
+2.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 95% of school districts in Virginia
Median 70% · 131 school districts compared
5,794 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3
Math
Virginia: 66%49%proficient
+3.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 90% of school districts in Virginia
Median 67% · 131 school districts compared
5,466 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 16% · $47.2M
- State
- 49% · $148.9M
- Local
- 35% · $107M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $11,305
- Support services
- $7,296
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $24.8M
- Long-term debt
- $50.3M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crystal Spring ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 323 | 15.0 | 90% | 92% |
Fairview ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 479 | 12.1 | 50% | 55% |
Fallon Park ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 591 | 11.7 | 43% | 48% |
Fishburn Park ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 279 | 10.1 | 67% | 63% |
Garden City ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 302 | 9.2 | 64% | 58% |
Grandin Court ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 331 | 12.3 | 88% | 91% |
Highland Park ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 362 | 11.9 | 72% | 81% |
Hurt Park ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 321 | 9.5 | 43% | 42% |
Lincoln Terrace ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 287 | 10.5 | 40% | 46% |
Monterey ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 508 | 14.1 | 50% | 60% |
Morningside ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 278 | 12.1 | 53% | 49% |
Preston Park ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 535 | 14.3 | 34% | 42% |
Roanoke Academy For Mathematics & Science ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 464 | 10.5 | 49% | 61% |
Round Hill ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 720 | 12.0 | 37% | 53% |
Virginia Heights ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 245 | 10.3 | 60% | 68% |
Wasena ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 247 | 13.3 | 80% | 79% |
Westside ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 624 | 11.5 | 34% | 47% |
Addison Aerospace Magnet MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 540 | 11.3 | 41% | 24% |
Breckinridge MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 733 | 13.7 | 45% | 38% |
James Madison MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 598 | 14.2 | 65% | 39% |
John P. Fishwick MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 456 | 12.5 | 57% | 41% |
Woodrow Wilson MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 601 | 11.9 | 57% | 39% |
Patrick Henry HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,030 | 13.9 | — | — |
William Fleming HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,957 | 15.1 | — | — |
Forest Park AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all | — | — | — | — | — |
Noel C. Taylor Academy At OaklandAlternativeFree meals for all | — | — | — | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 40 Douglass Avenue NW, Roanoke, VA 24012
- Phone
- (540)853-2381
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.