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Roanoke City Public Schools

P O Box 13145, Roanoke, VA 24031

13.6K Students | 1,017 Teachers | 24 Schools

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BRECKINRIDGE MIDDLE
CRYSTAL SPRING ELEM
FAIRVIEW ELEM
FALLON PARK ELEM
FISHBURN PARK ELEM
GARDEN CITY ELEM
GRANDIN COURT ELEM
HIGHLAND PARK ELEM
HURT PARK ELEM
JAMES MADISON MIDDLE
LINCOLN TERRACE ELEM
LUCY ADDISON AEROSPACE MAGNET MIDDLE
MONTEREY ELEM
MORNINGSIDE ELEM
PATRICK HENRY HIGH
PRESTON PARK ELEM
ROANOKE ACADEMY FOR MATH & SCIENCE ELEM
ROUND HILL ELEM
STONEWALL JACKSON MIDDLE
VIRGINIA HEIGHTS ELEM
WASENA ELEM
WESTSIDE ELEM
WILLIAM FLEMING HIGH
WOODROW WILSON MIDDLE

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

2.3x

White students are 2.3 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 1.9 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

White students are 1.6 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

1.9x

students of Two or More Races are 1.9 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Black students are 1.9 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

White students are 1.3 times as likely to be suspended as Hispanic students.

White students are 2.6 times as likely to be suspended as Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

Segregation Index

High

Segregation between Black students students and White students is High, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is very uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is High, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isvery uneven

Achievement Gap

1.7 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 1.7 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 0.9 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

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Students

62% Nonwhite Students

84% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

79% High School Graduation Rate

21% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

730 students

7% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

952 students

10% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

343 students

< 1% Students Enrolled in Physics

33 students

19% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

658 students

18% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

608 students

38% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,320 students

11% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

395 students

1% Students Enrolled in Calculus

50 students

2% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

274 students

Teachers & Resources

13.4 Students for Every Teacher

12% Inexperienced Teachers

20% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

16.5 Average Number of AP Courses per School

3.5 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

2 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

2 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

24 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

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Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

This District

State

Students

1,469 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

11% of all students in this district

1,297 Total In-School Suspended Students

10% of all students in this district

0 Total Expelled Students

Outcomes & Resources

294 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

2.6Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

22 Total Arrests

457 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

19 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

1 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

2.4 Security Guards or Law Enforcement Officers per 1000 students

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Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

Yolanda Conaway-Wood
(540) 853-1393
Email

Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

Yolanda Conaway-Wood
(540) 853-1393
Email

Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

Hayley Poland
(540) 853-2090
Email

All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
BRECKINRIDGE MIDDLE	Roanoke	75%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CRYSTAL SPRING ELEM	Roanoke	13%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FAIRVIEW ELEM	Roanoke	81%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FALLON PARK ELEM	Roanoke	54%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FISHBURN PARK ELEM	Roanoke	51%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GARDEN CITY ELEM	Roanoke	32%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.3x
GRANDIN COURT ELEM	Roanoke	19%	31%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HIGHLAND PARK ELEM	Roanoke	48%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	8.3x
HURT PARK ELEM	Roanoke	86%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
JAMES MADISON MIDDLE	Roanoke	50%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.3x
LINCOLN TERRACE ELEM	Roanoke	87%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LUCY ADDISON AEROSPACE MAGNET MIDDLE	Roanoke	83%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MONTEREY ELEM	Roanoke	56%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MORNINGSIDE ELEM	Roanoke	34%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
PATRICK HENRY HIGH	Roanoke	50%	57%	80%	3.1x	1.7x
PRESTON PARK ELEM	Roanoke	65%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.6x
ROANOKE ACADEMY FOR MATH & SCIENCE ELEM	Roanoke	91%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
ROUND HILL ELEM	Roanoke	86%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
STONEWALL JACKSON MIDDLE	Roanoke	53%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
VIRGINIA HEIGHTS ELEM	Roanoke	43%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
WASENA ELEM	Roanoke	45%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WESTSIDE ELEM	Roanoke	88%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WILLIAM FLEMING HIGH	Roanoke	77%	92%	78%	0 Not available	2x
WOODROW WILSON MIDDLE	Roanoke	47%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.6x

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
BRECKINRIDGE MIDDLE	Roanoke	75%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CRYSTAL SPRING ELEM	Roanoke	13%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FAIRVIEW ELEM	Roanoke	81%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FALLON PARK ELEM	Roanoke	54%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FISHBURN PARK ELEM	Roanoke	51%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GARDEN CITY ELEM	Roanoke	32%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GRANDIN COURT ELEM	Roanoke	19%	31%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HIGHLAND PARK ELEM	Roanoke	48%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HURT PARK ELEM	Roanoke	86%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
JAMES MADISON MIDDLE	Roanoke	50%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LINCOLN TERRACE ELEM	Roanoke	87%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LUCY ADDISON AEROSPACE MAGNET MIDDLE	Roanoke	83%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MONTEREY ELEM	Roanoke	56%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MORNINGSIDE ELEM	Roanoke	34%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
PATRICK HENRY HIGH	Roanoke	50%	57%	80%	0 Not available	0 Not available
PRESTON PARK ELEM	Roanoke	65%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
ROANOKE ACADEMY FOR MATH & SCIENCE ELEM	Roanoke	91%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
ROUND HILL ELEM	Roanoke	86%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
STONEWALL JACKSON MIDDLE	Roanoke	53%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
VIRGINIA HEIGHTS ELEM	Roanoke	43%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WASENA ELEM	Roanoke	45%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WESTSIDE ELEM	Roanoke	88%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
WILLIAM FLEMING HIGH	Roanoke	77%	92%	78%	0 Not available	0 Not available
WOODROW WILSON MIDDLE	Roanoke	47%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
BRECKINRIDGE MIDDLE	Roanoke	75%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CRYSTAL SPRING ELEM	Roanoke	13%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FAIRVIEW ELEM	Roanoke	81%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FALLON PARK ELEM	Roanoke	54%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FISHBURN PARK ELEM	Roanoke	51%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GARDEN CITY ELEM	Roanoke	32%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GRANDIN COURT ELEM	Roanoke	19%	31%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HIGHLAND PARK ELEM	Roanoke	48%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HURT PARK ELEM	Roanoke	86%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
JAMES MADISON MIDDLE	Roanoke	50%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.5x
LINCOLN TERRACE ELEM	Roanoke	87%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LUCY ADDISON AEROSPACE MAGNET MIDDLE	Roanoke	83%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MONTEREY ELEM	Roanoke	56%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MORNINGSIDE ELEM	Roanoke	34%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
PATRICK HENRY HIGH	Roanoke	50%	57%	80%	2.9x	0 Not available
PRESTON PARK ELEM	Roanoke	65%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
ROANOKE ACADEMY FOR MATH & SCIENCE ELEM	Roanoke	91%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
ROUND HILL ELEM	Roanoke	86%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
STONEWALL JACKSON MIDDLE	Roanoke	53%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
VIRGINIA HEIGHTS ELEM	Roanoke	43%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WASENA ELEM	Roanoke	45%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WESTSIDE ELEM	Roanoke	88%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WILLIAM FLEMING HIGH	Roanoke	77%	92%	78%	0 Not available	0 Not available
WOODROW WILSON MIDDLE	Roanoke	47%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
BRECKINRIDGE MIDDLE	Roanoke	75%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CRYSTAL SPRING ELEM	Roanoke	13%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FAIRVIEW ELEM	Roanoke	81%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FALLON PARK ELEM	Roanoke	54%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	11.7x
FISHBURN PARK ELEM	Roanoke	51%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GARDEN CITY ELEM	Roanoke	32%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GRANDIN COURT ELEM	Roanoke	19%	31%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HIGHLAND PARK ELEM	Roanoke	48%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HURT PARK ELEM	Roanoke	86%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
JAMES MADISON MIDDLE	Roanoke	50%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LINCOLN TERRACE ELEM	Roanoke	87%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LUCY ADDISON AEROSPACE MAGNET MIDDLE	Roanoke	83%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MONTEREY ELEM	Roanoke	56%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MORNINGSIDE ELEM	Roanoke	34%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
PATRICK HENRY HIGH	Roanoke	50%	57%	80%	0 Not available	5.1x
PRESTON PARK ELEM	Roanoke	65%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
ROANOKE ACADEMY FOR MATH & SCIENCE ELEM	Roanoke	91%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
ROUND HILL ELEM	Roanoke	86%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
STONEWALL JACKSON MIDDLE	Roanoke	53%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
VIRGINIA HEIGHTS ELEM	Roanoke	43%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WASENA ELEM	Roanoke	45%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WESTSIDE ELEM	Roanoke	88%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WILLIAM FLEMING HIGH	Roanoke	77%	92%	78%	0 Not available	0 Not available
WOODROW WILSON MIDDLE	Roanoke	47%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
BRECKINRIDGE MIDDLE	Roanoke	75%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CRYSTAL SPRING ELEM	Roanoke	13%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FAIRVIEW ELEM	Roanoke	81%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FALLON PARK ELEM	Roanoke	54%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FISHBURN PARK ELEM	Roanoke	51%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.1x
GARDEN CITY ELEM	Roanoke	32%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.4x
GRANDIN COURT ELEM	Roanoke	19%	31%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HIGHLAND PARK ELEM	Roanoke	48%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HURT PARK ELEM	Roanoke	86%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
JAMES MADISON MIDDLE	Roanoke	50%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.6x
LINCOLN TERRACE ELEM	Roanoke	87%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LUCY ADDISON AEROSPACE MAGNET MIDDLE	Roanoke	83%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MONTEREY ELEM	Roanoke	56%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MORNINGSIDE ELEM	Roanoke	34%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
PATRICK HENRY HIGH	Roanoke	50%	57%	80%	0 Not available	1.9x
PRESTON PARK ELEM	Roanoke	65%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
ROANOKE ACADEMY FOR MATH & SCIENCE ELEM	Roanoke	91%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	8.6x
ROUND HILL ELEM	Roanoke	86%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	13x
STONEWALL JACKSON MIDDLE	Roanoke	53%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
VIRGINIA HEIGHTS ELEM	Roanoke	43%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WASENA ELEM	Roanoke	45%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WESTSIDE ELEM	Roanoke	88%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.6x
WILLIAM FLEMING HIGH	Roanoke	77%	92%	78%	0 Not available	0 Not available
WOODROW WILSON MIDDLE	Roanoke	47%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.4x

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →