Back Creek Elementary

Located at 7130 Bent Mountain Rd, in Roanoke, Virginia, Back Creek Elementary is a tight-knit elementary campus that enrolls 274 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Roanoke County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 45% smaller than typical.

Across the 26 schools in Roanoke County Public Schools (13,735 students total), Back Creek Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Back Creek Elementary logs that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Roanoke County (around 49%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Back Creek Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 82.0%; this one delivers 90.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Roanoke County shows median household earnings sit near $83,709, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Roanoke County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,154 students), of which Back Creek Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Hidden Valley High, roughly 3.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Back Creek Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 86.0%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Back Creek Elementary's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 312 (now 274).

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