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What's one thing GLENVAR HIGH gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
620
High
DISTRICT 910 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510333001457
Glenvar High
4549 Malus Dr, Salem, VA 24153 · (540) 387-6536 · Roanoke County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
222 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 166 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 159 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 145 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 150 | 24% |
Student demographics
24%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
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
87.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 84.0% |
| 2022-23 | 95.0% | 93.0% |
% 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
78.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Glenvar High
Glenvar High's state test result (78.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenvar High this school | 620 | 35.8% | 78.8% |
| James River High Buchanan | 464 | 36.4% | 88.1% |
| Lord Botetourt High Daleville | 963 | 28.8% | 82.3% |
| Auburn High Riner | 393 | 41.0% | 84.0% |
| Christiansburg High Christiansburg | 1,072 | 37.0% | 75.0% |
| William Byrd High Vinton | 1,134 | 37.7% | 80.0% |
Matched among Virginia high 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 Glenvar High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #109 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #118 of 316 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #106 of 316 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #227 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #250 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #274 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.8% | #235 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #80 of 131 |
Ranked against other public high 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
620
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 604
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
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 | 620 | 38.6 | 16.1:1 | 36% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 44.6 | 13.9:1 | 35% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 45.3 | 13.9:1 | 32% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 628 | 50 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 585 | 49.1 | 11.9:1 | 23% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 45 | 12.4:1 | 19% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 28 | 22.2:1 | 20% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 38 | 11.7:1 | 20% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 604 | 46 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenvar High.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (585 to 620); teachers down 21% (49.1 to 38.6).
About Glenvar High
Glenvar High, located in Salem, Virginia, is a small high school. It has an enrollment of 620 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Virginia enroll around 1,213, and this school is 49% below that mark.
Glenvar High is part of a district of 26 schools: Roanoke County Public Schools, with 13,735 students.
Roughly 87% of students at Glenvar High are White. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. Roanoke County residents are about 83% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Glenvar High is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Glenvar High, giving a ratio of 16.1:1. The school's 16.1:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for high schools in Virginia. By family income, 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 49% average for public schools in Roanoke County.
Glenvar High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 78.8%, compared with a predicted 78.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Roanoke County, the median household earns about $83,709 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Glenvar High, Roanoke County has 26 public schools.
Glenvar Middle sits less than a tenth of a mile from Glenvar High. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Glenvar High is 5th among 8 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Glenvar High as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Glenvar High was 628 in 2020-21 and 620 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The number of students per teacher increased from 12.6 to 16.1 over 4 years.
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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 Salem
- Salem HighHigh · 1,202 students
- Andrew Lewis MiddleMiddle · 839 students
- Glenvar MiddleMiddle · 433 students
- Virginia Virtual Academy at SalemCombined · 415 students
- G.W. Carver ElementaryElementary · 404 students
- East Salem ElementaryElementary · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Glenvar Middle0.0 mi · 433
- Glenvar Elementary0.1 mi · 372
- Fort Lewis Elementary1.4 mi · 250
- South Salem Elementary3.1 mi · 371
- Salem High3.4 mi · 1,202
- West Salem Elementary3.7 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Glenvar HighWhat is the total enrollment at Glenvar High?
Glenvar High enrolls approximately 620 students in grades 09-12.
Is Glenvar High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glenvar High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glenvar High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glenvar High is approximately 16.1:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Glenvar High?
At Glenvar High, the student body is approximately 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Glenvar High?
Glenvar High 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.