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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510333001458
Green Valley Elementary
3838 Overdale Rd, Roanoke, VA 24018 · (540) 772-7556 · Roanoke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
214 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 | 26 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
54%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% . +10.0pp since 2022
Math
87.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp 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 87 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 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
81.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Green Valley Elementary
Green Valley Elementary's state test result (81.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Valley Elementary this school | 483 | 44.3% | 81.0% |
| Cold Harbor Elementary Mechanicsville | 495 | 44.2% | 70.9% |
| Oak Grove Elementary Roanoke | 400 | 46.3% | 85.9% |
| Laurel Meadow Elementary Mechanicsville | 591 | 44.0% | 75.6% |
| Orchard View Elementary Winchester | 469 | 41.6% | 62.3% |
| West Point Elementary West Point | 409 | 48.9% | 88.5% |
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 Green Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Roanoke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #285 of 1,101 | #10 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #209 of 1,111 ▲ 287 | #6 of 16 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #200 of 1,111 ▲ 205 | #8 of 16 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #626 of 1,176 | #4 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #564 of 1,105 | #9 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #693 of 1,106 | #4 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #818 of 1,157 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #576 of 759 | #8 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
483
-72 (-13%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 483 | 34.5 | 14.0:1 | 44% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 33.5 | 14.7:1 | 46% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 34.5 | 15.0:1 | 43% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 555 | 32 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 27.5 | 18.8:1 | 35% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 36% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 29% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 15% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 23 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (517 to 483); teachers up 25% (27.5 to 34.5).
About Green Valley Elementary
Families in Roanoke, Virginia, are served by Green Valley Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. There are 483 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Roanoke County Public Schools operates 26 schools. Combined enrollment is 13,735 students.
White students are 65% of those enrolled at Green Valley Elementary. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Black, and 5% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Roanoke County's population at about 83%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
The school had 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.8:1. The school reported 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Green Valley Elementary is 5.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 81.0%. Predicted: 76.0%.
The school's county is Roanoke County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $83,709, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Roanoke County's 26 public schools enroll about 13,154 students and include Green Valley Elementary.
A public school about 1.0 miles away, Grandin Court Elementary, is the closest to Green Valley Elementary. Green Valley Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Green Valley Elementary comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 483 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 555. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.3:1 to 14.0:1.
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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 Green Valley Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 10 states are named Green Valley Elementary. Green Valley Elementary is the 8th largest of the 13.
- Green Valley ElementaryMonrovia, MD · 850 students
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 714 students
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 565 students
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolSinking Spring, PA · 505 students
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolSCHERTZ, TX · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Grandin Court Elementary1.0 mi · 331
- Cave Spring High1.4 mi · 1,046
- Fishburn Park Elementary1.5 mi · 279
- James Madison Middle1.5 mi · 598
- Patrick Henry High1.7 mi · 2,030
- Cave Spring Middle2.0 mi · 746
Frequently asked questions
About Green Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Green Valley Elementary?
Green Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 483 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Green Valley Elementary serve?
Green Valley Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Green Valley Elementary?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Green Valley Elementary.
How diverse is Green Valley Elementary?
Green Valley Elementary reports a student body of 65% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Green Valley Elementary?
Green Valley 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.