Green Valley Elementary

Green Valley Elementary operates as a reasonably sized primary school in Roanoke, Virginia, run under Roanoke County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 483 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Roanoke County Public Schools comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 13,735 students; Green Valley Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Green Valley Elementary reports that 65% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Black, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Green Valley Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 76.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 81.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Roanoke County) logs that median household earnings sit near $83,709, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Roanoke County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,154 students), Green Valley Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Grandin Court Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Green Valley Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 76.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 517 students in 2018 compared to 483 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 71% to 65% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.