Virginia Heights Elementary

Virginia Heights Elementary is a tight-knit elementary campus in Roanoke, Virginia, overseen by Roanoke City Public Schools. The school serves 245 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 51% leaner than typical.

Across the 24 schools in Roanoke City Public Schools (13,811 students total), Virginia Heights Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Virginia Heights Elementary shows that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 21% Hispanic, 19% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 102% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Virginia Heights Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.2%, the actual is 59.5%, a residual of -0.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Roanoke city put median household income runs about $55,378, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Roanoke city runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,392 students), of which Virginia Heights Elementary is one.

Woodrow Wilson Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Virginia Heights Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 63.0%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 24%: 322 students in 2018 compared to 245 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 12% to 21% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Virginia Heights Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.