Photo: C jacobson3 · CC BY-SA 4.0Roanoke’s public schools outscore 73% of Texas districts
Reading proficiency in Roanoke’s districts is 61%, above the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Roanoke, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Roanoke’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 61% and math 48% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,825 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then seven middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Roanoke’s grade
B+: better than 73% of Texas school districts, #131 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Roanoke, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Roanoke · depends on your address
Roanoke El
Grades PK–5 · 705 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Wayne A Cox El
Grades PK–5 · 701 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Roanoke · depends on your address
Roanoke El
Grades PK–5 · 705 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Wayne A Cox El
Grades PK–5 · 701 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Roanoke · depends on your address
Roanoke El
Grades PK–5 · 705 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Wayne A Cox El
Grades PK–5 · 701 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Roanoke · depends on your address
Roanoke El
Grades PK–5 · 705 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Wayne A Cox El
Grades PK–5 · 701 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Roanoke · depends on your address
Roanoke El
Grades PK–5 · 705 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Wayne A Cox El
Grades PK–5 · 701 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Roanoke · depends on your address
Roanoke El
Grades PK–5 · 705 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Wayne A Cox El
Grades PK–5 · 701 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Roanoke · depends on your address
Roanoke El
Grades PK–5 · 705 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Wayne A Cox El
Grades PK–5 · 701 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Roanoke
James M Steele Early College H S
Grades 9–12 · 309 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Roanoke
James M Steele Early College H S
Grades 9–12 · 309 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Roanoke’s public schools are run by Northwest Independent School District, which also serves Aurora, Corral City, Haslet and Justin and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Roanoke vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Roanoke’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Roanoke | B+ | Northwest Independent |
| Flower Mound | A− | Lewisville Independent |
| Westlake | B+ | Northwest Independent PK–12 · Keller Independent PK–12 |
| Fort Worth | D | Fort Worth Independent |
| Northlake | B+ | Northwest Independent |
| Trophy Club | B+ | Northwest Independent |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Northwest Independent with Roanoke, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Roanoke
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Roanoke’s schools
Are Roanoke’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Roanoke children attend outscore 73% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #131 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Roanoke in?
Northwest Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 32,098 students in 37 schools (2024–25).
Where do Roanoke kids go to high school?
James M Steele Early College H S, with 309 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Roanoke’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Northwest Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Roanoke spend per student?
$10,825 in Northwest Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Roanoke families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Roanoke → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.