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Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510333001452
Herman L. Horn Elementary
1002 Ruddell Rd, Vinton, VA 24179 · (540) 857-5007 · Roanoke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B+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
11.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
329 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 | 28 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
53%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% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp 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 84 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 75.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 Herman L. Horn Elementary
Herman L. Horn Elementary's state test result (80.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herman L. Horn Elementary this school | 399 | 82.5% | 80.4% |
| Stony Mill Elementary Danville | 440 | 83.6% | 79.9% |
| Arthur R. Ware Elementary Staunton | 372 | 83.3% | 76.8% |
| Thomas C. McSwain Elementary Staunton | 449 | 84.9% | 88.2% |
| Tye River Elementary Arrington | 360 | 85.3% | 70.5% |
| Belle Heth Elementary Radford | 473 | 79.9% | 74.3% |
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 Herman L. Horn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Roanoke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #301 of 1,101 | #11 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #292 of 1,111 ▲ 228 | #9 of 16 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #287 of 1,111 ▼ 38 | #9 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #820 of 1,176 | #8 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #89 of 1,105 | #3 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #716 of 1,106 | #5 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.5% | #472 of 1,157 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #316 of 324 | N/A |
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
399
-26 (-6%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 399 | 35.5 | 11.2:1 | 82% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 34.5 | 12.3:1 | 75% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 33.5 | 12.2:1 | 72% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 30 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 397 | 31 | 12.8:1 | 52% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 51% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 44% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 33 | 12.5:1 | 35% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 30 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Herman L. Horn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (397 to 399); teachers up 14% (31 to 35.5).
About Herman L. Horn Elementary
Herman L. Horn Elementary is a small elementary school found in Vinton, Virginia. The school counts 399 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 20% smaller than the 499 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Herman L. Horn Elementary is in Roanoke County Public Schools, a district with 13,735 students across 26 schools.
Herman L. Horn Elementary is 66% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 12% Black, 11% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. Among people living in Roanoke County, the White share is about 83%. Herman L. Horn Elementary's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Herman L. Horn Elementary's 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.2:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 82%. The average for public schools in Roanoke County is 49%.
allk12 grades Herman L. Horn Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Herman L. Horn Elementary beats its 65.7% prediction with 80.4%, a top-10% result in Virginia.
Across Roanoke County, the median household income is $83,709, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Roanoke County has 26 public schools and roughly 13,154 students.
Nearest public school: W.E. Cundiff Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Herman L. Horn Elementary places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Herman L. Horn Elementary is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment decrease, from 425 in 2020-21 to 399 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.2:1 to 11.2:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Herman L. Horn Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Vinton
- William Byrd HighHigh · 1,134 students
- William Byrd MiddleMiddle · 802 students
- W.E. Cundiff ElementaryElementary · 486 students
Nearby schools
- W.E. Cundiff Elementary0.6 mi · 486
- William Byrd Middle1.2 mi · 802
- William Byrd High1.3 mi · 1,134
- Fallon Park Elementary1.9 mi · 591
- Morningside Elementary2.6 mi · 278
- John P. Fishwick Middle2.7 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Herman L. Horn ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Herman L. Horn Elementary?
Herman L. Horn Elementary enrolls approximately 399 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Herman L. Horn Elementary serve?
Herman L. Horn Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Herman L. Horn Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Herman L. Horn Elementary is approximately 11.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Herman L. Horn Elementary?
At Herman L. Horn Elementary, the student body is approximately 66% White, 10% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Herman L. Horn Elementary?
Herman L. Horn 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.