Cave Spring High

Cave Spring High is a moderately sized senior high in Roanoke, Virginia, part of Roanoke County Public Schools. The school instructs 1,046 students in grades 9 through 12.

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

On the student-mix side, Cave Spring High lists that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 7% Asian, 6% Black, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Cave Spring High lists 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Cave Spring High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Roanoke County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Cave Spring High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 80.7%; this one delivers 86.1%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Roanoke County) records that median household income runs about $83,709, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Roanoke County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,154 students), Cave Spring High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Penn Forest Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cave Spring High ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 82.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 1,023 students in 2018 compared to 1,046 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 76% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.