Roanoke Elementary School
Public elementary school in Roanoke, Texas · Northwest ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Roanoke Elementary School serves 705 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Roanoke (Denton County). It is one of 35 schools in Northwest ISD. By enrollment it is the 885th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.9 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 47.39 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Northwest ISD |
| County | Denton County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483318006156 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Northwest ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 705 | 32,098 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 32.6% | 29.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Roanoke Elementary School in context
Size
Roanoke Elementary School is the 9th largest of Northwest ISD's 23 elementary schools; its 705 students are 2.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 4.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 618; Roanoke Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 116 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 56, against an average of 101 per grade. This year grade 5 has 14% more students than kindergarten (116 against 102). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 56 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 41.8% here and 25.4% across Northwest ISD. White students are next, at 34.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
32.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 29.1% across Northwest ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 47.39 full-time-equivalent teachers for 705 students, Roanoke Elementary School has 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 705 students would have about 47.6 teachers, so Roanoke Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Roanoke Elementary School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other elementary school is Samuel Beck Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 65 other elementary schools, 6 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 41.8% |
| White | 34.9% |
| Asian | 11.8% |
| Black | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 56 |
| Kindergarten | 102 |
| Grade 1 | 102 |
| Grade 2 | 110 |
| Grade 3 | 104 |
| Grade 4 | 115 |
| Grade 5 | 116 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1401 Lancelot, Roanoke, TX 76262
Phone: (817)215-0650
Website: roanoke.nisdtx.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Roanoke Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Beck Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 1.0 mi | 642 | 14.7 | 5.8% |
| Lakeview Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 1.3 mi | 487 | 13.7 | 5.5% |
| Wayne a Cox Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 1.9 mi | 701 | 14 | 14.1% |
| Argyle South Elementary School | Argyle ISD | 4.1 mi | 783 | 14.6 | 10.1% |
| Ridgeview Elementary School | Keller ISD | 4.2 mi | 534 | 15.7 | 27.3% |
| J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 4.6 mi | 672 | 14.1 | 42.1% |
| Walnut Grove Elementary School | Carroll ISD | 5.0 mi | 590 | 14.7 | – |
| Johnie R Daniel Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 5.3 mi | 593 | 14.2 | 8.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.