Enrollment
344
High
DISTRICT 674 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370399003014
Rockingham Co Early College High
215 Wrenn Memorial Road, Wentworth, NC 27375 · (336) 342-4261 · Rockingham County
GRADES 09–13HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of North Carolina public high 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.
- ·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 high schools
Student : Teacher
41.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
341 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 89 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 92 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 77 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 81 | 24% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
89.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
89.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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
89.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+40.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% 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 41 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 Rockingham Co Early College High
Rockingham Co Early College High's state test result (89.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockingham Co Early College High this school | 344 | 99.1% | 89.2% |
| Northside High Pinetown | 380 | 99.2% | 45.6% |
| Rosewood High Goldsboro | 460 | 98.5% | 51.3% |
| Brunswick County Early College Bolivia | 332 | 99.1% | 90.5% |
| SEA-Tech Castle Hayne | 227 | 98.7% | 81.3% |
| Wayne School of Engineering Goldsboro | 486 | 99.4% | 88.3% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Rockingham Co Early College High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.2% | #13 of 468 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.7% | #14 of 464 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.4% | #37 of 448 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #394 of 598 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 41.9:1 | #470 of 473 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #326 of 474 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #182 of 527 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #150 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
344
+26 (+8%) vs 2020
+56% since 2010-11, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
41.9:1
was 31.8:1
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 | 344 | 8.2 | 41.9:1 | 99% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 10 | 32.9:1 | 99% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 10 | 31.9:1 | 36% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 10 | 31.8:1 | 27% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 10 | 33.9:1 | 35% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 10 | 32.5:1 | 99% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 221 | 8 | 27.6:1 | 42% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockingham Co Early College High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (339 to 344); teachers down 18% (10 to 8.2).
About Rockingham Co Early College High
Rockingham Co Early College High, a low-enrollment high school, is located in Wentworth, North Carolina. The latest federal count shows 344 students in grades 9 through 13. Against the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 55% lower.
Rockingham County Schools enrolls 11,114 students in 23 schools, including Rockingham Co Early College High.
Rockingham Co Early College High is 65% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 16% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 5% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 41.9:1 comes from the school's 8.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 22.3 students per teacher above the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 99% in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Rockingham County average 98%.
The allk12 Grade for Rockingham Co Early College High is A+. Compared with North Carolina public high schools, the school scored higher than 99% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Rockingham Co Early College High outperforms its prediction by 40.6 points. The model expects 48.6% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in North Carolina; the school's rate is 89.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Rockingham County show that the median household income is $57,053, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Rockingham Co Early College High is one of 27 public schools in the county.
Rockingham County High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Rockingham Co Early College High, there are 6 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Rockingham Co Early College High ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is up 8% from 2020-21, when Rockingham Co Early College High had 318 students, to 2024-25, when it had 344. The ratio was 31.8:1 in 2020-21 and 41.9:1 in 2024-25.
The Rockingham Co Early College High community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,131
Census ACS
Median income
$57,053
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,299 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockingham County Schools
- Rockingham County HighHigh · 878 students
- John M Morehead HighHigh · 771 students
- Rockingham County MiddleMiddle · 750 students
- Reidsville HighHigh · 696 students
- Dalton McMichael HighHigh · 681 students
- J E Holmes MiddleMiddle · 612 students
Nearby schools
- Rockingham County High0.9 mi · 878
- Wentworth Elementary1.0 mi · 497
- Rockingham County Middle1.2 mi · 750
- Moss Street Elementary4.6 mi · 354
- Moss Street Partnership School4.6 mi · 339
- The SCORE Center4.6 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About Rockingham Co Early College HighWhat is the total enrollment at Rockingham Co Early College High?
Rockingham Co Early College High enrolls approximately 344 students in grades 09-13.
What age range does Rockingham Co Early College High serve?
Rockingham Co Early College High serves students from grade 09 through grade 13.
How many teachers does Rockingham Co Early College High have?
Rockingham Co Early College High employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 41.9:1.
How diverse is Rockingham Co Early College High?
Rockingham Co Early College High reports a student body of 65% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Rockingham Co Early College High public or private?
Rockingham Co Early College High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rockingham County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.