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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Rockingham Middle this year?
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Enrollment
606
Middle
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370387001558
Rockingham Middle
415 Wall Street, Rockingham, NC 28379 · (910) 997-9827 · Richmond County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
603 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 205 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 200 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 201 | 33% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
45.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Rockingham Middle
Rockingham Middle's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockingham Middle this school | 606 | 99.5% | 49.9% |
| Shelby Middle Shelby | 588 | 99.5% | 46.3% |
| Sedgefield Middle Charlotte | 534 | 97.0% | 60.2% |
| Elizabeth City Middle Elizabeth City | 484 | 99.4% | 49.7% |
| Carver Middle Laurel Hill | 563 | 99.5% | 33.7% |
| Nash Central Middle Nashville | 531 | 99.2% | 52.3% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #249 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #156 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #278 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #219 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #203 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #103 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #88 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #152 of 300 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
606
-30 (-5%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 761
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 606 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 100% (603) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 99% (587) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 37.1 | 16.6:1 | 100% (613) |
| 2020-21 | 636 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 100% (633) |
| 2017-18 | 689 | 43.4 | 15.9:1 | 99% (682) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 43 | 15.8:1 | 100% (677) |
| 2010-11 | 746 | 42 | 17.8:1 | 66% (492) |
| 2000-01 | 740 | 50 | 14.8:1 | 37% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 761 | 49 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockingham Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (689 to 606); teachers down 12% (43.4 to 38).
About Rockingham Middle
Rockingham Middle is a medium-sized middle school serving families in Rockingham, North Carolina. The school counts 606 students across grades 6 through 8.
Rockingham Middle is one of the 15 schools that make up Richmond County Schools (6,504 students in total).
Black students are the largest group at Rockingham Middle, with 41% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 36% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Among all residents of Richmond County, the Black share is about 31%. By the diversity index, Rockingham Middle comes in at 68%.
Rockingham Middle operates with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.9:1. Middle schools in North Carolina average about 15.9:1, a similar figure. Rockingham Middle reports 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Richmond County.
allk12 grades Rockingham Middle a B-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Rockingham Middle would be expected to post about 48.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.9%.
Rockingham Middle is located in Richmond County, where median household income is about $44,883, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 20% of people live in poverty. Rockingham Middle is one of 15 public schools in Richmond County, which together enroll about 6,504 students.
The closest public school to Rockingham Middle is L J Bell Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Rockingham Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Rockingham Middle ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 636 to 606.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,344
Census ACS
Median income
$44,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County Schools
- Richmond Senior HighHigh · 1,365 students
- Fairview Heights ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- L J Bell ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Mineral Springs ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- East Rockingham ElementaryElementary · 430 students
- Richmond 9th Grade AcademyHigh · 424 students
Other schools in Rockingham
- Richmond Senior HighHigh · 1,365 students
- L J Bell ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- East Rockingham ElementaryElementary · 430 students
- Washington Street ElementaryElementary · 417 students
- West Rockingham ElementaryElementary · 314 students
- Ashley Chapel Educational CenterHigh · 59 students
Nearby schools
- L J Bell Elementary0.2 mi · 449
- West Rockingham Elementary1.5 mi · 314
- Washington Street Elementary1.6 mi · 417
- Richmond Senior High2.7 mi · 1,365
- Ashley Chapel Educational Center3.5 mi · 59
- East Rockingham Elementary3.6 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About Rockingham MiddleHow many students attend Rockingham Middle?
Rockingham Middle enrolls approximately 606 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Rockingham Middle serve?
Rockingham Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Rockingham Middle have?
Rockingham Middle employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rockingham Middle?
At Rockingham Middle, the student body is approximately 36% White, 10% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Rockingham Middle in?
Rockingham Middle is part of Richmond County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.