Enrollment
190
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370495001983
Roaring River Elementary School
283 White Plains Rd, Roaring River, NC 28669 · (336) 696-4628 · Wilkes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
187 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 16 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
58.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
63.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 Roaring River Elementary School
Roaring River Elementary School's state test result (62.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roaring River Elementary School this school | 190 | 98.4% | 62.2% |
| Meadowbrook Elementary Canton | 198 | 98.0% | 46.0% |
| Bennett School Bennett | 187 | 98.4% | 73.3% |
| Brier Creek Elementary Thomasville | 210 | 98.6% | 65.4% |
| Piney Creek Elementary Piney Creek | 198 | 98.5% | 59.8% |
| Crossnore Elementary Crossnore | 184 | 98.4% | 59.9% |
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 Roaring River Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wilkes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #438 of 1,297 | #4 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #525 of 1,296 | #4 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #369 of 1,300 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #1,397 of 1,485 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #850 of 1,414 | #10 of 12 |
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
190
+30 (+19%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 190 | 14 | 13.6:1 | 98% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 192 | 13.7 | 14.1:1 | 98% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 177 | 13.7 | 13.0:1 | 98% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 160 | 11 | 14.6:1 | 98% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 191 | 12.3 | 15.5:1 | 98% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 242 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 99% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 13 | 18.6:1 | 70% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 21 | 17.5:1 | 40% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 19 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roaring River Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (191 to 190); teachers up 13% (12.3 to 14).
About Roaring River Elementary School
Roaring River Elementary School is a public small elementary school in Roaring River, North Carolina. Enrolled students number 190 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 59% lower than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina, which is about 467.
The district for Roaring River Elementary School is Wilkes County Schools, with 22 schools and 8,547 students.
Roaring River Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 81% White. It is also 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. Roaring River Elementary School has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 14 full-time equivalents, or about 13.6 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. About 98% of students, or 187, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Wilkes County.
allk12 grades Roaring River Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Roaring River Elementary School would score about 48.8%. It scores 62.2%, 13.4 points above that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Wilkes County, median household income is about $51,721, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Roaring River Elementary School is among the 22 public schools in Wilkes County.
The shortest distance from Roaring River Elementary School to another public school is about 3.7 miles, to Ronda-Clingman Elementary School. The five-mile area around Roaring River Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 51.0%, lower than Roaring River Elementary School's 62.2%.
Roaring River Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
The student count in 2024-25 was 190, 19% above the 160 of 2020-21.
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Wilkes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,935
Census ACS
Median income
$51,721
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilkes County Schools
- Wilkes Central High SchoolHigh · 719 students
- Millers Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 699 students
- West Wilkes High SchoolHigh · 582 students
- North Wilkes High SchoolHigh · 578 students
- Central Wilkes Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
Nearby schools
- Ronda-Clingman Elementary School3.7 mi · 318
- East Wilkes High School4.4 mi · 469
- East Wilkes Middle School4.8 mi · 346
- Mountain View Elementary School6.8 mi · 488
- North Wilkes High School7.4 mi · 578
- C C Wright Elementary School7.5 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Roaring River Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Roaring River Elementary School?
Roaring River Elementary School enrolls approximately 190 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Roaring River Elementary School serve?
Roaring River Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roaring River Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roaring River Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roaring River Elementary School?
At Roaring River Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Roaring River Elementary School?
Roaring River Elementary School is overseen by Wilkes County Schools in Wilkes County.
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