📍 6328 Merriman Rd, Roanoke, Roanoke County, 24018
Penn Forest Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Roanoke, Roanoke County. The school has 400 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Roanoke County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 88% of students are proficient in reading. 83% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penn Forest Elementary enrolls 400 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 9.5% Asian and 6.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 291 | 73% |
| Asian | 38 | 9.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
106 of the school's 400 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 92 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.
Penn Forest Elementary 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.
Penn Forest 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 400 students, Penn Forest 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: Suburb - Midsize
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