Cave Spring Middle

Located at 4880 Brambleton Ave, in Roanoke, Virginia, Cave Spring Middle is a mid-sized junior high that enrolls 746 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Roanoke County Public Schools.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cave Spring Middle records that White students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school lists 8% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Roanoke County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Roanoke County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cave Spring Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 79.8%; this one delivers 87.0%.

Around the school, Roanoke County reports that median household income runs about $83,709, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Roanoke County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,154 students), of which Cave Spring Middle is one.

Cave Spring Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Cave Spring Middle comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 85.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cave Spring Middle has remained close to its prior level, going from 764 students in 2018 to 746 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 83% to 75%.

On the community side, the feed for Cave Spring Middle typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.