Community School (2026 Profile)

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Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Alternative School
Grades: Nursery/Preschool-8
Enrollment: 157 students
Average class size: 12 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: ✓Verified school update

School News

Community School in Roanoke recognized as a School of Distinction - 06/28/2022

Community School is one of only 12 schools worldwide be named to the Association for Middle Level Education`s Schools of Distinction Program.

School Facts

School Type

Alternative School

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Nursery/Preschool-8

Year Founded

1971

School Calendar

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Campus Size

7 acres

Student Body

Total Students

157 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

10%

State avg.: 31%

Academics & Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

19 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

National avg.: 11:1

Average Class Size

12 students

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

Tuition & Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Tuition Notes

Varies by level. Please visit website for details.

% on Financial Aid

28%

Admissions Director

Victoria Coogan

Application URL

Online Application

Sports

Total Sports Offered

1 sport

Sports

Cross Country

Extracurriculars

Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.

2 extracurriculars

ExtracurricularsExtra-curric.

Club or Organization:

Model UN

Arts and Music Programs:

Choir

School Notes

Since 1971, Community School has been a leader in progressive education in Virginia's Blue Ridge.
Serving children from age 3 through middle school, we provide education of the highest quality for children of all racial, cultural, religious, and economic backgrounds.
Our school nurtures children's individual learning styles and fosters creative and analytical thinking.
Our students develop personal responsibility for their education and a passion for learning.
Small, multi-age classes create flexible classroom environments that promote individual achievement and student collaboration.
We integrate the arts, Spanish, and technology throughout the curriculum.

School Motto: Treat yourself, others, and the environment with care.

Community School is a secular, independent school serving students ages three through fourteen for almost 50 years. Our school is the recipient of a national Best Practices Honoree award from the American Psychological Association.
We use an experiential approach: students learn by doing and acquire the skills to apply their knowledge in real-world situations.
We value the whole child and seek to develop each student's individual gifts while encouraging self-reliance, critical thinking and creativity. We respect the social, emotional, physical and intellectural needs of each child.
Community School enjoys longstanding partnerships with its sister institution Community High School and with Hollins University.
Our students benefit from studying Spanish, music, drama, visual art, and technology. They enjoy frequent off-campus and outdoor learning opportunities.
In 2022 Community Schoolwas named to the Association forMiddle Level Education (AMLE) Schools of Distinction program. It is one of only 12 schools worldwide to receive this honor in the inaugural year of the program, which is designed to both recognize exemplary schools and guide them through a process of strategic vision setting to help foster ongoing growth and success.

Source: Verified school update

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Community School offers 1 interscholastic sports: Cross Country.

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