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Penn Forest Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

6328 Merriman Rd, Roanoke, VA 24018 · (540) 772-7590 · Part of Roanoke County Public Schools

Cave Spring’s School Grade A better than 92% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
408
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Penn Forest Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Cave Spring kids: Cave Spring Middle

On the path

Where Cave Spring kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Penn Forest ElementaryYou are here
6–8Cave Spring Middlein Roanoke

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency83%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts88%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6328 Merriman Rd, Roanoke

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K22
Kindergarten59
Grade 160
Grade 253
Grade 361
Grade 485
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
438’20
436’21
400’22
406’23
408’24

Down 6.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Two or more races 9%Asian 9%Black 8%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Penn Forest Elementary from Cave Spring families.

Other schools in Roanoke County Public Schools

The district →
Burlington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roanoke
C
530 students15:1
Cave Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roanoke
A
489 students16:1
W.E. Cundiff Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vinton
B+
486 students13:1
Green Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roanoke
B
483 students14:1
Glen Cove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roanoke
A−
425 students14:1
Oak Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roanoke
A−
400 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Cave Spring’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.