ROANOKE EL

ROANOKE EL is a reasonably sized primary school in ROANOKE, Texas, overseen by NORTHWEST ISD. The school caters to 705 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so ROANOKE EL sits 36% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 37 schools in NORTHWEST ISD (32,098 students total), ROANOKE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, ROANOKE EL reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 35% White, 12% Asian, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, ROANOKE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.9%.

Around the school, census data for Denton County shows median household earnings sit near $111,498, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. ROANOKE EL is one of 267 public schools in Denton County (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students).

Nearest neighbor: MEDLIN MIDDLE, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ROANOKE EL at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 72.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ROANOKE EL has declined 6%, going from 754 students in 2018 to 705 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 53% to 35%.

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