Roaring River Elementary School

Roaring River Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Roaring River, North Carolina, overseen by Wilkes County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 190 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Roaring River Elementary School sits 59% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Wilkes County Schools, which oversees 22 schools and 8,547 students, Roaring River Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Roaring River Elementary School reports that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Roaring River Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 62.2%.

Across the wider county, census data for Wilkes County shows median household income runs about $51,721, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Roaring River Elementary School is one of 22 public schools in Wilkes County (combined enrollment of about 8,547 students).

The closest other public school is Ronda-Clingman Elementary School, roughly 3.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Roaring River Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 51.0%.

Roaring River Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 191 students in 2018 compared to 190 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 85% to 81% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.