W.E. Cundiff Elementary

Set in Vinton, Virginia, W.E. Cundiff Elementary is a medium-sized primary school, operated by Roanoke County Public Schools. It enrolls 486 students across grades pre-K through 5.

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

Demographically, W.E. Cundiff Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school lists 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black. By comparison, Roanoke County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 81% of students at W.E. Cundiff Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Roanoke County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, W.E. Cundiff Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.6%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Roanoke County put the typical household earns roughly $83,709 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), W.E. Cundiff Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Herman L. Horn Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, W.E. Cundiff Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 62.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at W.E. Cundiff Elementary has decreased 8%, going from 529 students in 2018 to 486 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 85% to 72% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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