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What advice would you give to incoming students at GLENVAR MIDDLE?
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Enrollment
433
Middle
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510333001408
Glenvar Middle
4555 Malus Dr, Salem, VA 24153 · (540) 387-6322 · Roanoke County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
165 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 152 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 138 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 33% |
Student demographics
27%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
82.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
86.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 79.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% 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 Middle
Glenvar Middle's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenvar Middle this school | 433 | 38.1% | 77.8% |
| Central Academy Middle Fincastle | 364 | 33.2% | 84.3% |
| Hamilton Holmes Middle King William | 445 | 40.7% | 64.3% |
| Auburn Middle Riner | 309 | 43.7% | 76.6% |
| Read Mountain Middle Cloverdale | 670 | 35.1% | 81.9% |
| Johnson-Williams Middle Berryville | 415 | 33.5% | 66.5% |
Matched among Virginia middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #92 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #33 of 342 ▲ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #77 of 342 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #275 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #89 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.8% | #303 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.1% | #254 of 340 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
433
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 433 | 36.3 | 11.9:1 | 38% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 39 | 10.9:1 | 36% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 34 | 12.7:1 | 35% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 37 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 34 | 12.7:1 | 28% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 34 | 12.7:1 | 27% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 21 | 20.3:1 | 27% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenvar Middle.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (433 to 433); teachers up 7% (34 to 36.3).
About Glenvar Middle
Families in Salem, Virginia, are served by Glenvar Middle, a small middle school. The school enrolls 433 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Virginia) has about 750 students.
Roanoke County Public Schools serves 13,735 students across 26 schools.
Most students at Glenvar Middle are White: 85% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, about 83% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Glenvar Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1 at Glenvar Middle, with 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 38%. Public schools in Roanoke County average 49%.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 77.7%. Glenvar Middle scores 77.8%.
Census estimates describe Roanoke County this way: median household income is about $83,709, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Federal data list 26 public schools in Roanoke County, with a combined enrollment of about 13,154.
Glenvar High is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 77.8% is below the 80.5% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 448 in 2020-21 and 433 in 2024-25, a decrease of 15 students.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 HighHigh · 620 students
- Virginia Virtual Academy at SalemCombined · 415 students
- G.W. Carver ElementaryElementary · 404 students
- East Salem ElementaryElementary · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Glenvar High0.0 mi · 620
- 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 MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Glenvar Middle?
Glenvar Middle enrolls approximately 433 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Glenvar Middle serve?
Glenvar Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Glenvar Middle?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Glenvar Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Glenvar Middle?
At Glenvar Middle, the student body is approximately 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Glenvar Middle in?
Glenvar Middle is part of Roanoke County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.