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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510333001446
Cave Spring Elementary
5404 Springlawn Ave, Roanoke, VA 24018 · (540) 772-7558 · Roanoke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
113 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 15 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
45%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
88.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 90.0% | 89.0% |
% 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
88.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% 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 →
Schools most like Cave Spring Elementary
Cave Spring Elementary's state test result (88.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Spring Elementary this school | 489 | 23.1% | 88.6% |
| Pole Green Elementary Mechanicsville | 527 | 20.9% | 86.0% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary Forest | 567 | 24.5% | 85.4% |
| North Landing Elementary Virginia Beach | 463 | 19.0% | 86.4% |
| Trantwood Elementary Virginia Beach | 561 | 23.2% | 86.8% |
| C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary New Baltimore | 525 | 18.5% | 79.5% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cave Spring Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Roanoke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.6% | #83 of 1,101 | #5 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #174 of 1,111 ▼ 33 | #5 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #128 of 1,111 ▼ 41 | #5 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #613 of 1,176 | #2 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #860 of 1,105 | #16 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #843 of 1,106 | #10 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.1% | #997 of 1,157 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #322 of 324 | N/A |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
489
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 489 | 31.5 | 15.5:1 | 23% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 32.5 | 15.4:1 | 25% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 508 | 32.5 | 15.6:1 | 24% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 32 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 29.5 | 16.5:1 | 18% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 14% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 24 | 18.2:1 | 7% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 3% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cave Spring Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (488 to 489); teachers up 7% (29.5 to 31.5).
About Cave Spring Elementary
Cave Spring Elementary, located in Roanoke, Virginia, is a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 489 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Roanoke County Public Schools enrolls 13,735 students, and its 26 schools include Cave Spring Elementary.
At Cave Spring Elementary, White students make up 73% of the student body. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 83% White among all Roanoke County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Cave Spring Elementary total 31.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The school counts 113 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 23%. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Roanoke County, the school's rate is lower.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 88.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 81.8%.
In the county around the school, Roanoke County, the median household income is $83,709, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Roanoke County is home to 26 public schools and about 13,154 public school students.
The closest public school to Cave Spring Elementary is Cave Spring Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Cave Spring Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 500 to 489.
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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
- Cave Spring Middle0.2 mi · 746
- Hidden Valley High0.8 mi · 832
- Cave Spring High0.9 mi · 1,046
- Penn Forest Elementary1.2 mi · 408
- Green Valley Elementary2.0 mi · 483
- Oak Grove Elementary2.5 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Cave Spring ElementaryHow many students attend Cave Spring Elementary?
Cave Spring Elementary enrolls approximately 489 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cave Spring Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cave Spring Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Cave Spring Elementary have?
Cave Spring Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cave Spring Elementary?
At Cave Spring Elementary, the student body is approximately 73% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Cave Spring Elementary in?
Cave Spring Elementary is part of Roanoke County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.