Enrollment
302
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510330001419
Garden City Elementary
3718 Garden City Blvd SE, Roanoke, VA 24014 · (540) 853-2971 · Roanoke city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
298 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +13.0pp since 2022
Math
57.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Garden City Elementary
Garden City Elementary's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City Elementary this school | 302 | 98.7% | 54.1% |
| Hilton Elementary Newport News | 368 | 99.2% | 78.8% |
| Tarrallton Elementary Norfolk | 286 | 99.7% | 74.0% |
| Sunnyside Elementary Mckenney | 281 | 93.6% | 75.1% |
| Armstrong Elementary Hampton | 288 | 94.4% | 83.1% |
| Paul Munro Elementary Lynchburg | 356 | 97.2% | 82.4% |
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 Garden City Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Roanoke city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #931 of 1,101 | #8 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #936 of 1,111 ▼ 4 | #9 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #748 of 1,111 ▲ 157 | #6 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #968 of 1,176 | #12 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #9 of 1,105 | #1 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #474 of 1,106 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #196 of 1,157 | #16 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.2% | #126 of 324 | #2 of 7 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
302
+24 (+9%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 302 | 32.7 | 9.3:1 | 99% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 30.3 | 10.3:1 | 97% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 32.3 | 9.4:1 | 98% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 22 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 99% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 295 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 99% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 338 | 25 | 13.5:1 | 76% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 58% (224) |
| 1990-91 | 300 | 16 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garden City Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (274 to 302); teachers up 81% (18 to 32.7).
About Garden City Elementary
Garden City Elementary is a small elementary school in Roanoke, Virginia, (ZIP code 24014). Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 302 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average enrollment is about 499.
Garden City Elementary is one of 24 schools in Roanoke City Public Schools, which enrolls 13,811 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Garden City Elementary is 53% White. Other groups include 26% Black, 12% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. In Roanoke city overall, the White share is about 57%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
The school had 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 9.3:1. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is 4.6 students per teacher. The school reported 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Garden City Elementary outscored 18%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Garden City Elementary, the prediction is 61.2% and the result is 54.1%.
In the surrounding county, Roanoke city, the median household earns about $55,378 a year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Roanoke city has 30 public schools with about 14,392 students, including Garden City Elementary.
Mount Pleasant Elementary is about 1.4 miles from Garden City Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Garden City Elementary ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Garden City Elementary the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Garden City Elementary enrolled 278 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 302. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.6:1 to 9.3:1.
Garden City Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Roanoke city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,355
Census ACS
Median income
$55,378
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
14,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roanoke City Public Schools
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 2,030 students
- William Fleming HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Breckinridge MiddleMiddle · 733 students
- Round Hill ElementaryElementary · 720 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Woodrow Wilson MiddleMiddle · 601 students
Other schools in Roanoke
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 2,030 students
- William Fleming HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Cave Spring HighHigh · 1,046 students
- Northside HighHigh · 919 students
- Hidden Valley HighHigh · 832 students
- Cave Spring MiddleMiddle · 746 students
Other Garden City Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Garden City Elementary. Garden City Elementary is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Garden City Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 727 students
- Garden City Elementary SchoolGarden City, GA · 597 students
- GARDEN CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 390 students
- GARDEN CITY ELEMENTARYBROOKLYN CENTER, MN · 366 students
- Garden City Elementary SchoolGARDEN CITY, TX · 136 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Pleasant Elementary1.4 mi · 246
- Crystal Spring Elementary1.7 mi · 323
- Clearbrook Elementary2.1 mi · 320
- Morningside Elementary2.3 mi · 278
- John P. Fishwick Middle2.6 mi · 456
- Highland Park Elementary2.7 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Garden City ElementaryHow large is Garden City Elementary?
Garden City Elementary enrolls approximately 302 students in grades PK-05.
Is Garden City Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Garden City Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Garden City Elementary have?
Garden City Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Garden City Elementary?
Student demographics at Garden City Elementary are roughly 53% White, 9% Hispanic, 26% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Garden City Elementary in?
Garden City Elementary is part of Roanoke City Public Schools.
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