Roanoke Sun

There were 1,043 5th-grade students enrolled in Roanoke County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.9% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 5th-grade students in the county was W. E. Cundiff 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 5th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
W. E. Cundiff Elementary School	88	17.7%	498
Green Valley Elementary School	84	17%	493
Burlington Elementary School	80	15.7%	510
Penn Forest Elementary School	79	19.5%	406
Oak Grove Elementary School	78	19.7%	395
Cave Spring Elementary School	77	15.3%	502
Glen Cove Elementary School	72	16.5%	437
Herman L. Horn Elementary School	71	16.7%	425
Bonsack Elementary School	67	21.3%	314
Mountain View Elementary School	65	17.2%	378
Glenvar Elementary School	58	15.4%	376
Back Creek Elementary School	52	19%	274
Clearbrook Elementary School	51	16.7%	306
Fort Lewis Elementary School	46	18.6%	247
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School	39	15.1%	258
Mason's Cove Elementary School	36	17.1%	210
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