Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510330002161
Highland Park Elementary
1212 5th St SW, Roanoke, VA 24016 · (540) 853-2963 · Roanoke city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Virginia public elementary schools
- BTest 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
11.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
368 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 24 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
81.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% 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 14 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 →
Where Highland Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Roanoke city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #443 of 1,101 | #3 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #384 of 1,111 ▲ 161 | #3 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #555 of 1,111 ▼ 32 | #4 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #889 of 1,176 | #8 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #162 of 1,105 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #223 of 1,106 | #3 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #35 of 1,157 | #4 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #280 of 324 | #6 of 7 |
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
362
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 362 | 30.5 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 31.5 | 12.2:1 | 99% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 99% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 27 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 99% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 99% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 61% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 272 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 68% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 405 | 24 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (355 to 362); teachers up 27% (24 to 30.5).
About Highland Park Elementary
Highland Park Elementary is a small elementary school in Roanoke City Public Schools, located in Roanoke, Virginia. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 362 students. It has 27% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Virginia (about 499).
Highland Park Elementary is one of the 24 schools that make up Roanoke City Public Schools (13,811 students in total).
The student body at Highland Park Elementary has no majority group. White students lead at 43%. The next largest groups are 27% Black, 15% multiracial, and 13% Hispanic. The school's White share is 14 points below the 57% share among Roanoke city residents. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Highland Park Elementary are from different groups.
Based on 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Highland Park Elementary has a ratio of 11.9:1. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is 2.0 students per teacher.
On the allk12 Grade, Highland Park Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 73% of Virginia public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations places Highland Park Elementary in the top 10% of Virginia schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 14.3 points above it (74.8% actual, 60.4% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Roanoke city show that the median household earns about $55,378 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Roanoke city has 30 public schools with about 14,392 students, including Highland Park Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Highland Park Elementary is closest to Wasena Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Highland Park Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Highland Park Elementary is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 372 to 362, a 3% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.8:1 in 2020-21 to 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Roanoke city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,355
Census ACS
Median income
$55,378
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
14,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roanoke City Public Schools
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 2,030 students
- William Fleming HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Breckinridge MiddleMiddle · 733 students
- Round Hill ElementaryElementary · 720 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Woodrow Wilson MiddleMiddle · 601 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 Highland Park Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 15 states are named Highland Park Elementary. Highland Park Elementary is the 13th largest of the 23.
- Highland Park ElementaryGILBERT, AZ · 787 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolUpper Darby, PA · 737 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolPFLUGERVILLE, TX · 706 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 654 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 649 students
Nearby schools
- Wasena Elementary1.0 mi · 247
- Hurt Park Elementary1.2 mi · 321
- Crystal Spring Elementary1.3 mi · 323
- John P. Fishwick Middle1.3 mi · 456
- Virginia Heights Elementary1.4 mi · 245
- Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle1.5 mi · 540
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Highland Park Elementary?
Highland Park Elementary enrolls approximately 362 students in grades PK-05.
Is Highland Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Highland Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Highland Park Elementary have?
Highland Park Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highland Park Elementary?
At Highland Park Elementary, the student body is approximately 43% White, 13% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland Park Elementary?
Highland Park Elementary is overseen by Roanoke City Public Schools in Roanoke city.
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