Glen Cove Elementary

Located at 5901 Cove Rd, in Roanoke, Virginia, Glen Cove Elementary is a mid-sized elementary campus that instructs 425 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Roanoke County Public Schools.

Roanoke County Public Schools runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 13,735 students. Glen Cove Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Glen Cove Elementary lists that 62% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 15% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Roanoke County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Glen Cove Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Roanoke County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Glen Cove Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.7%; this one delivers 82.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Roanoke County put median household earnings sit near $83,709, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Roanoke County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,154 students), Glen Cove Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Northside Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Glen Cove Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 64.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Glen Cove Elementary has decreased 11%, going from 475 students in 2018 to 425 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 68% to 62% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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