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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370502002005
Rock Ridge Elementary
6605 Rock Ridge School Rd, Wilson, NC 27893 · (252) 399-7955 · Wilson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A+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.
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
16.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
473 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
80.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
90.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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
81.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+33.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% 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 33 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 Ridge Elementary
Rock Ridge Elementary's state test result (81.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Ridge Elementary this school | 476 | 99.4% | 81.5% |
| Glendale-Kenly Elementary Kenly | 433 | 99.3% | 55.1% |
| Cape Fear Elementary Rocky Point | 533 | 99.4% | 46.6% |
| Randleman Elementary School Randleman | 487 | 99.4% | 38.7% |
| Grantham Elementary Goldsboro | 442 | 99.3% | 65.4% |
| Liberty Elementary School Liberty | 411 | 99.3% | 45.2% |
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 Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wilson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #58 of 1,297 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.8% | #18 of 1,296 | #2 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #43 of 1,300 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #684 of 1,485 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,154 of 1,377 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #662 of 1,379 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #316 of 1,414 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #764 of 937 | #6 of 8 |
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
476
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 476 | 28.6 | 16.7:1 | 99% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 27.8 | 16.1:1 | 99% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 27.3 | 17.2:1 | 50% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 99% (456) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 30.2 | 16.7:1 | 99% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 29 | 18.3:1 | 99% (529) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 44% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 46% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 536 | 30 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rock Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (504 to 476); teachers down 5% (30.2 to 28.6).
About Rock Ridge Elementary
In Wilson, North Carolina, Rock Ridge Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 476 students.
Rock Ridge Elementary is one of 25 schools in Wilson County Schools, which enrolls 10,451 students in total.
The share of White students at Rock Ridge Elementary is 53%, a majority. The school is also 31% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
Classroom staffing at Rock Ridge Elementary totals 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Rock Ridge Elementary is about 99%. That is in line with the 96% average for public schools in Wilson County.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Rock Ridge Elementary outscored 99%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 81.5%, is 33.0 points above the 48.5% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of North Carolina schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Wilson County show that the median household earns about $56,423 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Across Wilson County, 29 public schools serve about 12,482 students.
Springfield Middle, about 2.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Rock Ridge Elementary places 1st out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 16 students, from 460 to 476. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.7:1.
On allk12, people connected to Rock Ridge Elementary can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Wilson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,290
Census ACS
Median income
$56,423
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,482 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilson County Schools
- James Hunt HighHigh · 1,115 students
- Fike HighHigh · 1,028 students
- Forest Hills MiddleMiddle · 654 students
- Beddingfield HighHigh · 653 students
- John W Jones ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- New Hope ElementaryElementary · 460 students
Other schools in Wilson
- Sallie B Howard SchoolCombined · 1,228 students
- James Hunt HighHigh · 1,115 students
- Fike HighHigh · 1,028 students
- Wilson Preparatory AcademyCombined · 725 students
- Forest Hills MiddleMiddle · 654 students
- Beddingfield HighHigh · 653 students
Other Rock Ridge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Rock Ridge Elementary. Rock Ridge Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Rock Ridge Elementary SchoolCASTLE ROCK, CO · 449 students
Nearby schools
- Springfield Middle2.8 mi · 448
- James Hunt High4.2 mi · 1,115
- John W Jones Elementary5.1 mi · 601
- Lucama Elementary5.6 mi · 431
- Bailey Elementary6.1 mi · 580
- Forest Hills Middle7.1 mi · 654
Frequently asked questions
About Rock Ridge ElementaryHow large is Rock Ridge Elementary?
Rock Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 476 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Rock Ridge Elementary serve?
Rock Ridge Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rock Ridge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rock Ridge Elementary is approximately 16.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rock Ridge Elementary?
Rock Ridge Elementary reports a student body of 53% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Rock Ridge Elementary?
Rock Ridge Elementary is overseen by Wilson County Schools in Wilson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.