Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510333001919
Bonsack Elementary
5437 Crumpacker Dr, Roanoke, VA 24019 · (540) 977-5870 · Roanoke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
70 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 14% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
94.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
93.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 94.0% | 93.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 93.0% |
| 2022-23 | 89.0% | 88.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
93.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 94% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Bonsack Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Roanoke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 93.9% | #15 of 1,101 | #1 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #52 of 1,111 | #2 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #24 of 1,111 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #957 of 1,176 | #12 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #284 of 1,105 | #5 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.8% | #967 of 1,106 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #300 of 759 | #2 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
311
-55 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.9:1
% White
81%
was 84%
% Hispanic
8%
was 3%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 311 | 24.5 | 12.7:1 | 23% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 24.5 | 12.8:1 | 24% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 22.5 | 14.2:1 | 26% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 24.5 | 14.9:1 | 15% (55) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bonsack Elementary.
About Bonsack Elementary
Bonsack Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in Roanoke, Virginia. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 311 students. It has 38% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Virginia (about 499).
Roanoke County Public Schools counts 13,735 students in its 26 schools, and Bonsack Elementary is one of them.
The share of students at Bonsack Elementary who are White is 81%. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Roanoke County residents are about 83% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at Bonsack Elementary are from different groups.
Its staff includes 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.7 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is 1.2 students per teacher. Roughly 23% of students at Bonsack Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Roanoke County is 49%.
Bonsack Elementary scores 93.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 82.0%.
The county, Roanoke County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $83,709, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Counting Bonsack Elementary, Roanoke County has 26 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Bonsack Elementary is closest to Read Mountain Middle, about 2.1 miles away. Bonsack Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Bonsack Elementary ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 93.9% versus a 76.2% average.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's enrollment fell 15% from 2017-18 to 2024-25. Over the same years, the Hispanic share rose from 3% to 8%. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.7:1.
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Roanoke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
97,023
Census ACS
Median income
$83,709
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,154 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roanoke County Public Schools
- William Byrd HighHigh · 1,134 students
- Cave Spring HighHigh · 1,046 students
- Northside HighHigh · 919 students
- Hidden Valley HighHigh · 832 students
- William Byrd MiddleMiddle · 802 students
- Cave Spring MiddleMiddle · 746 students
Other schools in Roanoke
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 2,030 students
- William Fleming HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Cave Spring HighHigh · 1,046 students
- Northside HighHigh · 919 students
- Hidden Valley HighHigh · 832 students
- Cave Spring MiddleMiddle · 746 students
Nearby schools
- Read Mountain Middle2.1 mi · 670
- Cloverdale Elementary2.4 mi · 234
- Colonial Elementary2.7 mi · 439
- Mountain View Elementary3.0 mi · 377
- Monterey Elementary3.1 mi · 508
- Herman L. Horn Elementary3.3 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Bonsack ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bonsack Elementary?
Bonsack Elementary enrolls approximately 311 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bonsack Elementary serve?
Bonsack Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Bonsack Elementary have?
Bonsack Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
How diverse is Bonsack Elementary?
Bonsack Elementary reports a student body of 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Bonsack Elementary in?
Bonsack Elementary is part of Roanoke County Public Schools.
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