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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370387003209
East Rockingham Elementary
154 Chalk Road, Rockingham, NC 28379 · (910) 557-0900 · Richmond County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
426 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
35.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
46.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 East Rockingham Elementary
East Rockingham Elementary's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Rockingham Elementary this school | 430 | 99.1% | 43.9% |
| Youngsville Elementary Youngsville | 425 | 99.3% | 69.5% |
| Gray's Creek Elementary Hope Mills | 428 | 99.3% | 71.1% |
| Robinson Elementary Gastonia | 420 | 99.3% | 51.4% |
| Long Hill Elementary Fayetteville | 412 | 99.3% | 68.5% |
| Leaksville-Spray Elementary Eden | 400 | 96.3% | 52.8% |
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 East Rockingham Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #990 of 1,297 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #1,005 of 1,296 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #1,083 of 1,300 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #812 of 1,485 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,274 of 1,377 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #131 of 1,379 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #614 of 1,414 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #157 of 937 | #1 of 7 |
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
430
-51 (-11%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 430 | 24.4 | 17.6:1 | 99% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 30.8 | 15.0:1 | 99% (459) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 31.2 | 16.5:1 | 99% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 31 | 15.5:1 | 99% (478) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 38.8 | 14.9:1 | 99% (570) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 99% (582) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 79% (471) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Rockingham Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (577 to 430); teachers down 37% (38.8 to 24.4).
About East Rockingham Elementary
East Rockingham Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Rockingham, North Carolina, administered by Richmond County Schools. It educates 430 students in kindergarten through 5.
Within Richmond County Schools, East Rockingham Elementary is one of 15 schools. The district enrolls 6,504 students.
White students are the largest group at East Rockingham Elementary, with 43% of enrollment. Next come 25% Black, 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The county population is about 56% White. The chance that two students picked at random at East Rockingham Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
Staffing totals 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. That ratio is over the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at East Rockingham Elementary is 99%. Across public schools in Richmond County, the average is about the same, 99%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, East Rockingham Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, East Rockingham Elementary would score about 48.6%. It scores 43.9%, 4.7 points below that figure.
In the county around the school, Richmond County, median household income is about $44,883, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. East Rockingham Elementary is among the 15 public schools in Richmond County.
The school nearest to East Rockingham Elementary is Hamlet Middle, at a distance of about 1.7 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, East Rockingham Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 481 in 2020-21 and 430 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.5:1 to 17.6:1.
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Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,344
Census ACS
Median income
$44,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County Schools
- Richmond Senior HighHigh · 1,365 students
- Rockingham MiddleMiddle · 606 students
- Fairview Heights ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- L J Bell ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Mineral Springs ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Richmond 9th Grade AcademyHigh · 424 students
Other schools in Rockingham
- Richmond Senior HighHigh · 1,365 students
- Rockingham MiddleMiddle · 606 students
- L J Bell ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Washington Street ElementaryElementary · 417 students
- West Rockingham ElementaryElementary · 314 students
- Ashley Chapel Educational CenterHigh · 59 students
Nearby schools
- Hamlet Middle1.7 mi · 399
- Ashley Chapel Educational Center1.9 mi · 59
- Fairview Heights Elementary2.2 mi · 480
- Richmond Early College High2.5 mi · 294
- Monroe Avenue Elementary3.0 mi · 411
- Washington Street Elementary3.5 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About East Rockingham ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at East Rockingham Elementary?
East Rockingham Elementary enrolls approximately 430 students in grades KG-05.
Is East Rockingham Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Rockingham Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Rockingham Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Rockingham Elementary is approximately 17.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Rockingham Elementary?
At East Rockingham Elementary, the student body is approximately 43% White, 18% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is East Rockingham Elementary public or private?
East Rockingham Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.