📍 4507 Malus Dr, Salem, Roanoke County, 24153
Glenvar Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Salem, Roanoke County. The school has 347 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Roanoke County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Glenvar Elementary enrolls 347 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 4.3% Two or more races and 4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 298 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 7 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
143 of the school's 347 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 129 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Glenvar Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-60, state senate district 19, state house district 8.
Glenvar Elementary 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 347 students, Glenvar Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 474 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe