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College Success Award
These are some of the best public high schools in Roanoke at preparing students for success in college. The College Success Award recognizes schools that do an exemplary job getting students to enroll in and stick with college, including those that excel at serving students from low-income families.
Districts
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Roanoke County Public Schools
13,811 students | ROANOKE, VA
Grades PK, K-12 | 29 schools -
Roanoke City Public Schools
13,597 students | ROANOKE, VA
Grades PK, K-12 | 26 schools
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Reviews From Schools in Roanoke
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Current student
August 01, 2025
So many fights, teachers are not supportive, most kids are either fake gangsters or hot cheetoh girls. Teachers couldn’t care less about fights or students getting deepley depressed from the amount of... More
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Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Other (school staff, family member, recent alum, etc)
July 14, 2025
Middle school is already hard for pre teens and teenagers. As someone who grew up with anxiety without knowing it and had to come to this place, it triggered me a lot. Everyone was rude as anything,... More
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Breckinridge Middle School
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July 05, 2025
I feel my parents wasted their money sending me here. I was here in '75 to '77 for 6th and 7th grade. This is an upward bound school for students that never had a problem with any subject.... More
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Roanoke Catholic School