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John P. Fishwick Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1004 Montrose Ave Se
Roanoke, VA 24013
Phone
(540) 853-6040
District
Roanoke City Public Schools
County
ROANOKE CITY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
579
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

1

(10 is best)

Better than 9.0% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

John P. Fishwick Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
53%
65%
58%
70%
48%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
43%
64%
54%
70%
32%
58%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
45%
65%
50%
70%
40%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 198 34.2%
Grade 7 179 30.9%
Grade 8 202 34.9%
Total 579 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 32.3% 31.8% 48.2%
Black 30.7% 42.0% 23.2%
Hispanic 30.8% 22.1% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.0% 3.7% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.0% 98.0% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 99.0% 98.0% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 98,677 8,715,698
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,320.6 218
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.1% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.3% 33.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.6% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 17.5% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 43,429 3,326,260
Single Parent Households With Children 11.0% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.6% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.9% 41.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.3% 27.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.3% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.7% 12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.0% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.7% 12.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.5% 8.4%
$15,000 or less 14.4% 7.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,124 $123,920,000 51.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $827 $11,237,000 4.6%
Staff $752 $10,220,000 4.2%
General Administration $388 $5,273,000 2.2%
School Administration $894 $12,144,000 5.0%
Operation $1,494 $20,290,000 8.4%
Transportation $852 $11,576,000 4.8%
Other $374 $5,075,000 2.1%
Total Support $5,582 $75,815,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,162 $42,946,000 17.7%
Total Expenditures $17,868 $242,681,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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