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Roanoke County Public Schools

5937 Cove Rd NW, ROANOKE, VA 24019

14.3K Students | 923 Teachers | 26 Schools

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BACK CREEK ELEM
BONSACK ELEM
BURLINGTON ELEM
CAVE SPRING ELEM
CAVE SPRING HIGH
CAVE SPRING MIDDLE
CLEARBROOK ELEM
FORT LEWIS ELEM
GLEN COVE ELEM
GLENVAR ELEM
GLENVAR HIGH
GLENVAR MIDDLE
GREEN VALLEY ELEM
HERMAN L. HORN ELEM
HIDDEN VALLEY HIGH
HIDDEN VALLEY MIDDLE
MASON'S COVE ELEM
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM
MT. PLEASANT ELEM
NORTHSIDE HIGH
NORTHSIDE MIDDLE
OAK GROVE ELEM
PENN FOREST ELEM
W.E. CUNDIFF ELEM
WILLIAM BYRD HIGH
WILLIAM BYRD 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

1.9x

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

White students are 1.7 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 1.3 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White 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

3.5x

Black students are 3.5 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 1.6 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White student suspensions is not available.

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

Segregation Index

Medium

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

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

Achievement Gap

1.6 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 1.6 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 0.7 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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State

Students

21% Nonwhite Students

26% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

91% High School Graduation Rate

25% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

1,187 students

7% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

992 students

17% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

810 students

8% Students Enrolled in Physics

378 students

21% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

992 students

21% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

984 students

49% Students Enrolled in Biology

2,305 students

20% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

934 students

7% Students Enrolled in Calculus

336 students

3% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

478 students

Teachers & Resources

15.5 Students for Every Teacher

7% Inexperienced Teachers

46% Chronically Absent Teachers

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

15.2 Average Number of AP Courses per School

3.7 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

4 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

5 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

21 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

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State

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

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

481 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

3% of all students in this district

537 Total In-School Suspended Students

4% of all students in this district

20 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

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

2.4Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

4 Total Arrests

178 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

6 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.6 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

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State

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)

Ken Nicely
(540) 562-3900 x 10121
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Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

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

Ken Nicely
(540) 562-3900 x 10121
Email

Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

Jessica Mcclung
(540) 562-3900 x 10181
Email

All Schools

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

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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)
BACK CREEK ELEM	Roanoke	7%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
BONSACK ELEM	Roanoke	16%	10%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
BURLINGTON ELEM	Roanoke	51%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.8x
CAVE SPRING ELEM	Roanoke	21%	14%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CAVE SPRING HIGH	Roanoke	16%	14%	94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
CAVE SPRING MIDDLE	Roanoke	18%	17%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4x
CLEARBROOK ELEM	Roanoke	25%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	15.2x
FORT LEWIS ELEM	Salem	12%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GLEN COVE ELEM	Roanoke	29%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4x
GLENVAR ELEM	Salem	12%	38%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GLENVAR HIGH	Salem	8%	19%	Between 80% and 84%	0 Not available	5.4x
GLENVAR MIDDLE	Salem	13%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GREEN VALLEY ELEM	Roanoke	28%	36%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	9.6x
HERMAN L. HORN ELEM	Vinton	25%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.2x
HIDDEN VALLEY HIGH	Roanoke	19%	13%	94%	0 Not available	8x
HIDDEN VALLEY MIDDLE	Roanoke	21%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	12.9x
MASON'S COVE ELEM	Salem	9%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM	Roanoke	30%	32%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MT. PLEASANT ELEM	Roanoke	14%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
NORTHSIDE HIGH	Roanoke	32%	29%	89%	0 Not available	2.3x
NORTHSIDE MIDDLE	Roanoke	34%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.5x
OAK GROVE ELEM	Roanoke	28%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
PENN FOREST ELEM	Roanoke	15%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	10.2x
W.E. CUNDIFF ELEM	Vinton	16%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WILLIAM BYRD HIGH	Vinton	15%	23%	91%	0 Not available	0 Not available
WILLIAM BYRD MIDDLE	Vinton	12%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6.5x

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)
BACK CREEK ELEM	Roanoke	7%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
BONSACK ELEM	Roanoke	16%	10%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
BURLINGTON ELEM	Roanoke	51%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CAVE SPRING ELEM	Roanoke	21%	14%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CAVE SPRING HIGH	Roanoke	16%	14%	94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
CAVE SPRING MIDDLE	Roanoke	18%	17%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CLEARBROOK ELEM	Roanoke	25%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FORT LEWIS ELEM	Salem	12%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GLEN COVE ELEM	Roanoke	29%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GLENVAR ELEM	Salem	12%	38%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GLENVAR HIGH	Salem	8%	19%	Between 80% and 84%	0 Not available	0 Not available
GLENVAR MIDDLE	Salem	13%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GREEN VALLEY ELEM	Roanoke	28%	36%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HERMAN L. HORN ELEM	Vinton	25%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HIDDEN VALLEY HIGH	Roanoke	19%	13%	94%	0 Not available	6.4x
HIDDEN VALLEY MIDDLE	Roanoke	21%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MASON'S COVE ELEM	Salem	9%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM	Roanoke	30%	32%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MT. PLEASANT ELEM	Roanoke	14%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
NORTHSIDE HIGH	Roanoke	32%	29%	89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
NORTHSIDE MIDDLE	Roanoke	34%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
OAK GROVE ELEM	Roanoke	28%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.4x
PENN FOREST ELEM	Roanoke	15%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
W.E. CUNDIFF ELEM	Vinton	16%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WILLIAM BYRD HIGH	Vinton	15%	23%	91%	0 Not available	3.7x
WILLIAM BYRD MIDDLE	Vinton	12%	30%	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)
BACK CREEK ELEM	Roanoke	7%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
BONSACK ELEM	Roanoke	16%	10%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
BURLINGTON ELEM	Roanoke	51%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CAVE SPRING ELEM	Roanoke	21%	14%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CAVE SPRING HIGH	Roanoke	16%	14%	94%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
CAVE SPRING MIDDLE	Roanoke	18%	17%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CLEARBROOK ELEM	Roanoke	25%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FORT LEWIS ELEM	Salem	12%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GLEN COVE ELEM	Roanoke	29%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GLENVAR ELEM	Salem	12%	38%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GLENVAR HIGH	Salem	8%	19%	Between 80% and 84%	0 Not available	0 Not available
GLENVAR MIDDLE	Salem	13%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GREEN VALLEY ELEM	Roanoke	28%	36%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HERMAN L. HORN ELEM	Vinton	25%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HIDDEN VALLEY HIGH	Roanoke	19%	13%	94%	0 Not available	2.7x
HIDDEN VALLEY MIDDLE	Roanoke	21%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MASON'S COVE ELEM	Salem	9%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM	Roanoke	30%	32%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MT. PLEASANT ELEM	Roanoke	14%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
NORTHSIDE HIGH	Roanoke	32%	29%	89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
NORTHSIDE MIDDLE	Roanoke	34%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
OAK GROVE ELEM	Roanoke	28%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
PENN FOREST ELEM	Roanoke	15%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
W.E. CUNDIFF ELEM	Vinton	16%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WILLIAM BYRD HIGH	Vinton	15%	23%	91%	0 Not available	0 Not available
WILLIAM BYRD MIDDLE	Vinton	12%	30%	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)
BACK CREEK ELEM	Roanoke	7%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
BONSACK ELEM	Roanoke	16%	10%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
BURLINGTON ELEM	Roanoke	51%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CAVE SPRING ELEM	Roanoke	21%	14%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CAVE SPRING HIGH	Roanoke	16%	14%	94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
CAVE SPRING MIDDLE	Roanoke	18%	17%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CLEARBROOK ELEM	Roanoke	25%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FORT LEWIS ELEM	Salem	12%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GLEN COVE ELEM	Roanoke	29%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GLENVAR ELEM	Salem	12%	38%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GLENVAR HIGH	Salem	8%	19%	Between 80% and 84%	0 Not available	0 Not available
GLENVAR MIDDLE	Salem	13%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GREEN VALLEY ELEM	Roanoke	28%	36%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HERMAN L. HORN ELEM	Vinton	25%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HIDDEN VALLEY HIGH	Roanoke	19%	13%	94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
HIDDEN VALLEY MIDDLE	Roanoke	21%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MASON'S COVE ELEM	Salem	9%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM	Roanoke	30%	32%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MT. PLEASANT ELEM	Roanoke	14%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
NORTHSIDE HIGH	Roanoke	32%	29%	89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
NORTHSIDE MIDDLE	Roanoke	34%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
OAK GROVE ELEM	Roanoke	28%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
PENN FOREST ELEM	Roanoke	15%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
W.E. CUNDIFF ELEM	Vinton	16%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WILLIAM BYRD HIGH	Vinton	15%	23%	91%	0 Not available	0 Not available
WILLIAM BYRD MIDDLE	Vinton	12%	30%	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)
BACK CREEK ELEM	Roanoke	7%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
BONSACK ELEM	Roanoke	16%	10%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
BURLINGTON ELEM	Roanoke	51%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CAVE SPRING ELEM	Roanoke	21%	14%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	19.1x
CAVE SPRING HIGH	Roanoke	16%	14%	94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
CAVE SPRING MIDDLE	Roanoke	18%	17%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.7x
CLEARBROOK ELEM	Roanoke	25%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FORT LEWIS ELEM	Salem	12%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	Over 20x
GLEN COVE ELEM	Roanoke	29%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GLENVAR ELEM	Salem	12%	38%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GLENVAR HIGH	Salem	8%	19%	Between 80% and 84%	0 Not available	0 Not available
GLENVAR MIDDLE	Salem	13%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
GREEN VALLEY ELEM	Roanoke	28%	36%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HERMAN L. HORN ELEM	Vinton	25%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HIDDEN VALLEY HIGH	Roanoke	19%	13%	94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
HIDDEN VALLEY MIDDLE	Roanoke	21%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MASON'S COVE ELEM	Salem	9%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM	Roanoke	30%	32%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MT. PLEASANT ELEM	Roanoke	14%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
NORTHSIDE HIGH	Roanoke	32%	29%	89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
NORTHSIDE MIDDLE	Roanoke	34%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
OAK GROVE ELEM	Roanoke	28%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
PENN FOREST ELEM	Roanoke	15%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
W.E. CUNDIFF ELEM	Vinton	16%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WILLIAM BYRD HIGH	Vinton	15%	23%	91%	0 Not available	0 Not available
WILLIAM BYRD MIDDLE	Vinton	12%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

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 →