Penn Forest Elementary

6328 Merriman Rd, Cave Spring VA, 24018 | Roanoke County Public Schools | 540-772-7590
  • grades PK-5
  • students 467
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 90% 13% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 57 in Cave Spring
  • Ranked #0 of 2805 in Virginia
Proficiency Averages
80%Cave Spring
79%Virginia

Penn Forest Elementary is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Roanoke County Public Schools" in Cave Spring, VA. There are a total of 467 students and 31 teachers at Penn Forest Elementary, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Penn Forest Elementary has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 89.5%, which is 13% higher than the Virginia average.

Penn Forest Elementary location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students467
Teachers31
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Penn Forest Elementary, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All92%
390-94%
485-89%
5>= 95%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All87%
390-94%
480-84%
585-89%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Penn Forest Elementary race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictVirginiaNational
White 86.2% 82.7% 52.2% 51.1%
Black 4.1% 6.4% 23.2% 15.9%
Asian 4.7% 3.6% 6.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.0% 3.1% 13.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.9% 0.3% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.4% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.1% 3.6% 4.5% 3.1%

Cave Spring demographics profile

StatisticCave SpringVirginiaNational
Population99,1228,535,519328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,33121891
Median age38.237.837.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)45%57%55%
Speak English91%84%79%
Speak Spanish4%7%13%

Education level achieved in Cave Spring

IndexCave SpringVirginiaNational
Completed 8th grade81.0%85.9%84.3%
Completed high school79.5%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college53.4%64.1%59.4%
Completed associate degree31.7%44.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors22.9%36.9%30.3%
Completed masters8.4%15.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.0%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.8%1.7%1.3%
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Source: The Penn Forest Elementary data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.