Clearbrook Elementary

Set in Roanoke, Virginia, Clearbrook Elementary is a small elementary school, part of Roanoke County Public Schools. It teaches 320 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Clearbrook Elementary sits 36% below that benchmark.

Within Roanoke County Public Schools, which oversees 26 schools and 13,735 students, Clearbrook Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Clearbrook Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school reports 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, 7% Black, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Roanoke County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Clearbrook Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Clearbrook Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.2%; this one delivers 84.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Roanoke County shows median household earnings sit near $83,709, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clearbrook Elementary is one of 26 public schools in Roanoke County (combined enrollment of about 13,154 students).

Nearest neighbor: Garden City Elementary, around 2.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Clearbrook Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 74.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Clearbrook Elementary's enrollment has shrank 9% since 2018, when it stood at 352 (now 320). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 74% to 69%.

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