📍 3712 Chaparral Dr, Roanoke, Roanoke County, 24018
Cave Spring High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Roanoke, Roanoke County. The school has 1,056 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Roanoke County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 90% of students are proficient in reading. 86% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cave Spring High enrolls 1,056 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 6.5% Black or African American and 5.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 824 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 69 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 56 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
238 of the school's 1,056 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 212 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cave Spring High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 19, state house district 8.
Cave Spring High is one of 29 schools in Roanoke County Public Schools, based in Roanoke, Virginia. The district serves 13,735 students district-wide and employs 1,000 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,056 students, Cave Spring High is larger than the district average of about 474 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize