Fallon Park Elementary

Fallon Park Elementary operates as a reasonably sized primary school in Roanoke, Virginia, overseen by Roanoke City Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 591 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 24 schools in Roanoke City Public Schools (13,811 students total), Fallon Park Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Fallon Park Elementary records that 34% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 27% White, 9% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Fallon Park Elementary has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Fallon Park Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fallon Park Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Roanoke city) shows that median household earnings sit near $55,378, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Roanoke city's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,392 students), Fallon Park Elementary is one campus in the mix.

John P. Fishwick Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fallon Park Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fallon Park Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 61.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fallon Park Elementary has shrank 10%, going from 660 students in 2018 to 591 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 36% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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