fɹʌmðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z θɹuː ðɪ ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd z, ðə dˈɪstɹɪkt stˈɛdili ɡɹˈuː æz fˈoːɹ skˈuːlz dɹˈɑːpt ɪn klˌæsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən fɹʌmðə fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ˌeɪˌeɪˈeɪ ɹˈoʊnoʊk vˈæli dˈɪstɹɪkt.
From the late 1980s through the early 2000s, the district steadily grew as four schools dropped in classification from the former AAA Roanoke Valley District.