Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370465001822
E M Rollins Elementary
1600 S Garnett St, Henderson, NC 27536 · (252) 438-2189 · Vance County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
319 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
40.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
53.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like E M Rollins Elementary
E M Rollins Elementary's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E M Rollins Elementary this school | 322 | 99.1% | 46.1% |
| Kimberley Park Elementary Winston Salem | 332 | 99.1% | 42.4% |
| Walter G. Byers School Charlotte | 303 | 99.0% | 37.3% |
| Parkview Village Elementary High Point | 297 | 99.0% | 28.0% |
| Mariam Boyd Elementary Warrenton | 291 | 97.9% | 21.9% |
| Clarke Elementary Henderson | 364 | 99.2% | 28.3% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where E M Rollins Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Vance County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #932 of 1,297 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #811 of 1,296 | #2 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #935 of 1,300 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #1,138 of 1,485 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #316 of 1,377 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #1,158 of 1,379 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #616 of 1,414 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #286 of 937 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
322
+35 (+12%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 889
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 322 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 99% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 26.7 | 11.3:1 | 99% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 99% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 99% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 23.1 | 17.4:1 | 93% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 29 | 16.5:1 | 99% (475) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 89% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 659 | 36 | 18.3:1 | 77% (507) |
| 1990-91 | 889 | 48 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E M Rollins Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (402 to 322); teachers up 4% (23.1 to 24).
About E M Rollins Elementary
E M Rollins Elementary is a public small elementary school in Henderson, North Carolina. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 322 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students.
The 16 schools of Vance County Schools, including E M Rollins Elementary, enroll 5,205 students.
At 75%, Black students outnumber all other groups at E M Rollins Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Vance County, the Black share is about 47%. By the diversity index, E M Rollins Elementary comes in at 41%.
E M Rollins Elementary operates with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.4:1. That ratio is under the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. E M Rollins Elementary reports 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Vance County.
allk12 grades E M Rollins Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
E M Rollins Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.1% and a predicted 48.6%.
In Vance County (population about 42,322), median household income is about $50,465, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 19 public schools operate in Vance County, serving about 7,495 students.
STEM Early High is the public school closest to E M Rollins Elementary, about 1.2 miles away. E M Rollins Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: E M Rollins Elementary ranks 2nd of 5 nearby schools, at 46.1% versus a 39.7% average.
E M Rollins Elementary falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 322, 12% above the 287 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.4 students per teacher, compared with 15.1 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Vance County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,322
Census ACS
Median income
$50,465
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,495 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vance County Schools
- Vance County High SchoolHigh · 1,064 students
- Vance County Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Dabney ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Aycock ElementaryElementary · 376 students
- Clarke ElementaryElementary · 364 students
- Zeb Vance ElementaryElementary · 298 students
Other schools in Henderson
- Henderson CollegiateCombined · 1,334 students
- Vance County High SchoolHigh · 1,064 students
- Vance Charter SchoolCombined · 956 students
- Vance County Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Dabney ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Aycock ElementaryElementary · 376 students
Nearby schools
- STEM Early High1.2 mi · 281
- Vance Virtual Village Academy1.2 mi · 126
- AdVance Academy1.2 mi · 112
- L B Yancey Elementary1.3 mi · 186
- Henderson Collegiate1.4 mi · 1,334
- Vance Charter School1.8 mi · 956
Frequently asked questions
About E M Rollins ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at E M Rollins Elementary?
E M Rollins Elementary enrolls approximately 322 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does E M Rollins Elementary serve?
E M Rollins Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at E M Rollins Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at E M Rollins Elementary.
What is the student diversity at E M Rollins Elementary?
Student demographics at E M Rollins Elementary are roughly 5% White, 17% Hispanic, 75% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is E M Rollins Elementary public or private?
E M Rollins Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vance County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.