Roanoke Sun

There were 941 3rd-grade students enrolled in Roanoke County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.3% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 3rd-grade students in the county was Cave Spring Elementary School.

Within Roanoke County schools, the largest number of students were found in 9th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Roanoke County ranked 19th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 19th the year before.

As of November 2023, according to Public Schools Review, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools nationwide.

School Name	# of 3rd-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Cave Spring Elementary School	91	18.1%	502
Penn Forest Elementary School	83	20.4%	406
W. E. Cundiff Elementary School	81	16.3%	498
Burlington Elementary School	80	15.7%	510
Oak Grove Elementary School	73	18.5%	395
Green Valley Elementary School	69	14%	493
Glen Cove Elementary School	65	14.9%	437
Glenvar Elementary School	61	16.2%	376
Herman L. Horn Elementary School	54	12.7%	425
Mountain View Elementary School	53	14%	378
Bonsack Elementary School	50	15.9%	314
Back Creek Elementary School	43	15.7%	274
Clearbrook Elementary School	41	13.4%	306
Mason's Cove Elementary School	33	15.7%	210
Fort Lewis Elementary School	33	13.4%	247
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School	31	12%	258
Hidden Valley High School	0	0%	851
Cave Spring High School	0	0%	1,075
Cave Spring Middle School	0	0%	751
Northside High School	0	0%	923
Northside Middle School	0	0%	611
Glenvar High School	0	0%	622
Glenvar Middle School	0	0%	424
William Byrd High School	0	0%	1,128
William Byrd Middle School	0	0%	821