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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510333001455
Glen Cove Elementary
5901 Cove Rd, Roanoke, VA 24019 · (540) 561-8135 · Roanoke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Virginia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
287 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 30 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +9.0pp since 2022
Math
85.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 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 up about 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 84.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
82.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Glen Cove Elementary
Glen Cove Elementary's state test result (82.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Cove Elementary this school | 425 | 67.5% | 82.0% |
| Mountain View Elementary Roanoke | 377 | 71.9% | 70.6% |
| Corporate Landing Elementary Virginia Beach | 415 | 71.1% | 76.5% |
| Malibu Elementary Virginia Beach | 398 | 68.1% | 65.3% |
| Livingston Elementary Spotsylvania | 479 | 65.1% | 58.6% |
| Carysbrook Elementary Fork Union | 457 | 60.8% | 68.8% |
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 Glen Cove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Roanoke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #260 of 1,101 | #9 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #261 of 1,111 ▼ 18 | #8 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #199 of 1,111 ▲ 5 | #7 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #758 of 1,176 | #5 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #659 of 1,105 | #12 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #626 of 1,106 | #3 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.5% | #724 of 1,157 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #438 of 759 | #5 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 2024-25Enrollment
425
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 651
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 425 | 29.5 | 14.4:1 | 68% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 29.5 | 14.8:1 | 49% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 27.5 | 14.8:1 | 48% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 27 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 28.5 | 16.6:1 | 30% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 29% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 452 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 28% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 14% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 651 | 37 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glen Cove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (475 to 425); teachers up 3% (28.5 to 29.5).
About Glen Cove Elementary
Glen Cove Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Roanoke, Virginia. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 425 students.
Glen Cove Elementary belongs to Roanoke County Public Schools, a district of 26 schools and 13,735 students.
The share of White students at Glen Cove Elementary is 62%, a majority. The school is also 15% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is lower than the 83% White share among all Roanoke County residents. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Glen Cove Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. The school has 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is close to this figure. In all, 68% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Roanoke County is 49%.
Glen Cove Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Glen Cove Elementary scores 82.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 69.7%.
For the population of Roanoke County, median household income comes to about $83,709, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Roanoke County counts 26 public schools with about 13,154 students.
About 1.3 miles separate Glen Cove Elementary from the closest public school, Northside Middle. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Glen Cove Elementary ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 82.0% versus a 64.1% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Mid-size.
The school's size has been steady, with 423 students in 2020-21 and 425 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.7:1 in 2020-21, and 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Roanoke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Roanoke County Public Schools
- William Byrd HighHigh · 1,134 students
- Cave Spring HighHigh · 1,046 students
- Northside HighHigh · 919 students
- Hidden Valley HighHigh · 832 students
- William Byrd MiddleMiddle · 802 students
- Cave Spring MiddleMiddle · 746 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 Glen Cove Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Glen Cove Elementary. Glen Cove Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Glen Cove Elementary SchoolEL PASO, TX · 537 students
- Glen Cove ElementaryVallejo, CA · 441 students
Nearby schools
- Northside Middle1.3 mi · 648
- Northside High1.3 mi · 919
- Westside Elementary1.9 mi · 624
- William Fleming High2.2 mi · 1,957
- Fairview Elementary2.7 mi · 479
- Virginia Virtual Academy at Salem2.9 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Glen Cove ElementaryHow many students attend Glen Cove Elementary?
Glen Cove Elementary enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Glen Cove Elementary serve?
Glen Cove Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glen Cove Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glen Cove Elementary is approximately 14.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Glen Cove Elementary?
At Glen Cove Elementary, the student body is approximately 62% White, 11% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Glen Cove Elementary?
Glen Cove Elementary is overseen by Roanoke County Public Schools in Roanoke County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.