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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Rock Rest Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370462002862
Rock Rest Elementary
814 Old Pageland-Monroe Rd, Monroe, NC 28112 · (704) 290-1513 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
391 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
46.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
80.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Rock Rest Elementary
Rock Rest Elementary's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Rest Elementary this school | 394 | 99.2% | 65.6% |
| Berryhill School Charlotte | 423 | 99.3% | 43.9% |
| Starmount Academy of Excellence Charlotte | 416 | 98.8% | 27.8% |
| Candor Elementary Candor | 368 | 99.2% | 31.2% |
| Benton Heights Elementary Monroe | 451 | 99.3% | 48.5% |
| Virginia Cross Elementary Siler City | 494 | 99.4% | 42.2% |
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 Rock Rest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #325 of 1,297 | #17 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #110 of 1,296 | #10 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #739 of 1,300 | #24 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #918 of 1,485 | #27 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #25 of 1,377 | #2 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #1,161 of 1,379 | #29 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #464 of 1,414 | #6 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.9% | #54 of 937 | #2 of 18 |
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
394
-75 (-16%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 394 | 36.9 | 10.7:1 | 99% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 36.8 | 11.6:1 | 99% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 40.9 | 10.8:1 | 92% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 39 | 12.0:1 | 99% (466) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 51.9 | 11.5:1 | 97% (577) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 64 | 10.1:1 | 90% (585) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 56 | 10.1:1 | 89% (504) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rock Rest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (596 to 394); teachers down 29% (51.9 to 36.9).
About Rock Rest Elementary
Rock Rest Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in Monroe, North Carolina. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 394 students.
Union County Public Schools counts 41,272 students in its 52 schools, and Rock Rest Elementary is one of them.
Rock Rest Elementary's enrollment is 75% Hispanic. Other groups include 15% Black and 9% White. By comparison, Union County residents are about 13% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Rock Rest Elementary comes in at 41%.
The school reports 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.7 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 99% of students. Across public schools in Union County, the average is 41%.
Rock Rest Elementary ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 65.6%. Predicted: 48.5%. Difference: 17.0 points.
County data help place the school in context: in Union County, median household income is about $102,900, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Union County number 58 and enroll about 45,934.
The closest public school to Rock Rest Elementary is Monroe High, about 2.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Rock Rest Elementary comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Rock Rest Elementary went from 469 students to 394. The ratio was 12.0:1 in 2020-21 and 10.7:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
250,958
Census ACS
Median income
$102,900
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
45,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union County Public Schools
- Marvin Ridge HighHigh · 1,961 students
- Weddington HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Cuthbertson HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Porter Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Porter Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,447 students
- Weddington MiddleMiddle · 1,324 students
Other schools in Monroe
- Union AcademyCombined · 2,186 students
- Sun Valley HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Piedmont HighHigh · 1,270 students
- Monroe HighHigh · 1,215 students
- Parkwood HighHigh · 1,082 students
- Piedmont MiddleMiddle · 980 students
Nearby schools
- Monroe High2.4 mi · 1,215
- Wingate Elementary2.6 mi · 394
- East Elementary2.9 mi · 423
- Monroe Middle3.1 mi · 802
- Wolfe School4.0 mi · 109
- Forest Hills High4.4 mi · 973
Frequently asked questions
About Rock Rest ElementaryHow many students attend Rock Rest Elementary?
Rock Rest Elementary enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rock Rest Elementary serve?
Rock Rest Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Rock Rest Elementary have?
Rock Rest Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rock Rest Elementary?
At Rock Rest Elementary, the student body is approximately 9% White, 75% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Rock Rest Elementary public or private?
Rock Rest Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Union County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.