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Clearbrook Elementary

5205 Franklin Rd, Roanoke, VA 24014 · (540) 772-7555 · Roanoke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
128 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K144%
Kindergarten5016%
Grade 15417%
Grade 24514%
Grade 34614%
Grade 44815%
Grade 56320%

This year's kindergarten class (50) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).

Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
22269%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
227%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
237%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
248%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
289%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
16050%
Female
16050%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
81.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
85.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2581.0%85.0%
2023-2487.0%81.0%
2022-2387.0%81.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Clearbrook Elementary

Clearbrook Elementary's state test result (84.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Clearbrook Elementary this school32040.0%84.9%
Margaret Beeks Elementary
Blacksburg
34639.9%82.5%
Washington-Henry Elementary
Mechanicsville
38635.8%76.8%
South Salem Elementary
Salem
37140.2%83.1%
West Salem Elementary
Salem
37535.5%80.4%
Oak Grove Elementary
Roanoke
40046.3%85.9%
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 Clearbrook Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn VirginiaIn Roanoke County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
84.9%#174 of 1,101#7 of 16
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
85.0%#260 of 1,111
▲ 62
#7 of 16
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
81.0%#311 of 1,111
▼ 177
#11 of 16
▼ 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
320#947 of 1,176#11 of 16
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.6:1#471 of 1,105#8 of 16
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
49.6%#767 of 1,106#7 of 16
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
40.0%#852 of 1,157#11 of 16
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.1%#490 of 759#6 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. 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 2024-25
Enrollment
320
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
+135% since 1990-91, when it was 136
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532023.513.6:140% (128)
2023-2430623.513.0:134% (105)
2022-2332423.513.8:137% (119)
2020-213262413.6:1N/A
2017-1835224.514.3:132% (113)
2015-163422513.7:130% (103)
2010-112471615.4:132% (80)
2000-01131158.7:147% (61)
1990-91136149.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clearbrook Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (352 to 320); teachers down 4% (24.5 to 23.5).

About Clearbrook Elementary

Clearbrook Elementary is a small elementary school in Virginia, with an address in Roanoke. Its enrollment is 320 students, spread over pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 36% below that mark.

Roanoke County Public Schools has 26 schools and 13,735 students, and Clearbrook Elementary is one of those schools.

Of every 100 students at Clearbrook Elementary, about 69 are White. The rest of enrollment is 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, 7% Black, and 7% Hispanic. Among all residents of Roanoke County, the White share is about 83%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.

Clearbrook Elementary reports a ratio of 13.6 students per teacher, from 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Clearbrook Elementary, 40% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 49% average among public schools in Roanoke County.

After adjusting for student poverty, Clearbrook Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 84.9%; the prediction is 77.2%.

In the surrounding county, Roanoke County, 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%. The county's public schools total 26, with about 13,154 students.

Clearbrook Elementary is about 2.1 miles from Garden City Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Clearbrook Elementary's average proficiency of 84.9% compares with 74.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.

Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 326 to 320, a small change.

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Roanoke County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Clearbrook Elementary
District
Roanoke County Public Schools
Address
5205 Franklin Rd, Roanoke, VA 24014
Phone
(540) 772-7555
County
Roanoke County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
320
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
128 (40%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
510333001449
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Clearbrook Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Clearbrook Elementary?
Clearbrook Elementary enrolls approximately 320 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Clearbrook Elementary serve?
Clearbrook Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Clearbrook Elementary?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Clearbrook Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Clearbrook Elementary?
Student demographics at Clearbrook Elementary are roughly 69% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Clearbrook Elementary in?
Clearbrook Elementary is part of Roanoke County Public Schools.
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