Cave Spring Elementary

Cave Spring Elementary is a mid-tier elementary campus in Roanoke, Virginia, run under Roanoke County Public Schools. The school teaches 489 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Roanoke County Public Schools runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 13,735 students. Cave Spring Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cave Spring Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school shows 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Cave Spring Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 23% of students at Cave Spring Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Roanoke County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Cave Spring Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 81.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 88.6%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Roanoke County) reports that median household income runs about $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%. Cave Spring Elementary is one of 26 public schools in Roanoke County (combined enrollment of about 13,154 students).

Cave Spring Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cave Spring Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 85.3%.

Cave Spring Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Cave Spring Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 488 (now 489). Over the same period, the White share declined from 77% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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