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Enrollment
832
High
DISTRICT 910 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510333002308
Hidden Valley High
5000 Titan Trail, Roanoke, VA 24018 · (540) 776-7320 · Roanoke County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL832 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
217 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 | 198 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 218 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 198 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 218 | 26% |
Student demographics
50%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
94.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
92.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 94.0% | 92.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 91.0% |
| 2022-23 | 94.0% | 91.0% |
% 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
85.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Hidden Valley High
Hidden Valley High's state test result (85.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Valley High this school | 832 | 26.1% | 85.1% |
| Cave Spring High Roanoke | 1,046 | 27.2% | 86.1% |
| Goochland High Goochland | 850 | 27.6% | 87.7% |
| York High Yorktown | 947 | 30.1% | 83.9% |
| Clarke County High Berryville | 683 | 26.2% | 84.3% |
| Blacksburg High Blacksburg | 1,325 | 24.1% | 87.8% |
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 Hidden Valley High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #41 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #56 of 316 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #43 of 316 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 832 | #199 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #214 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #187 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.1% | #271 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #125 of 178 |
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
832
+51 (+7%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 1,116
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 832 | 54.9 | 15.2:1 | 26% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 54.9 | 15.5:1 | 26% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 830 | 58 | 14.3:1 | 24% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 781 | 52 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 882 | 57.8 | 15.3:1 | 17% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 951 | 61 | 15.6:1 | 13% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 1,116 | 52 | 21.5:1 | 12% (138) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hidden Valley High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (882 to 832); teachers down 5% (57.8 to 54.9).
About Hidden Valley High
Hidden Valley High is a high school with a street address in Roanoke, Virginia. It reported 832 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Virginia have about 1,213 students on average; enrollment here is 31% lower.
Hidden Valley High is part of a district of 26 schools: Roanoke County Public Schools, with 13,735 students.
More than half of the students at Hidden Valley High are White (69%). The rest of enrollment is 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Roanoke County's population at about 83%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hidden Valley High scores 50%.
With 54.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.2:1. The average for high schools in Virginia is 13.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Hidden Valley High, 26% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Roanoke County, the average is 49%.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 81.0%. Hidden Valley High scores 85.1%.
The school is in Roanoke County, where the median household earns about $83,709 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Hidden Valley High shares Roanoke County with 25 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Cave Spring Middle is closest at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hidden Valley High. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Hidden Valley High ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 781 to 832, a 7% rise.
The discussion board for Hidden Valley High is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- William Byrd MiddleMiddle · 802 students
- Cave Spring MiddleMiddle · 746 students
- Northside MiddleMiddle · 648 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
- Cave Spring MiddleMiddle · 746 students
- Breckinridge MiddleMiddle · 733 students
Other Hidden Valley High schools
One other US public school is named Hidden Valley High. Hidden Valley High is the largest of the 2.
- Hidden Valley High SchoolGrants Pass, OR · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Cave Spring Middle0.7 mi · 746
- Cave Spring Elementary0.8 mi · 489
- Cave Spring High1.5 mi · 1,046
- Oak Grove Elementary1.6 mi · 400
- Penn Forest Elementary2.0 mi · 408
- Green Valley Elementary2.0 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Hidden Valley HighWhat is the total enrollment at Hidden Valley High?
Hidden Valley High enrolls approximately 832 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hidden Valley High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hidden Valley High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Hidden Valley High have?
Hidden Valley High employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hidden Valley High?
At Hidden Valley High, the student body is approximately 69% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Hidden Valley High public or private?
Hidden Valley High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Roanoke County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.