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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS·NCES 370405001628
Rockwell Elementary
114 Link St, Rockwell, NC 28138 · (704) 279-3145 · Rowan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
499 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
45.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
67.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 Rockwell Elementary
Rockwell Elementary's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Elementary this school | 502 | 99.4% | 55.4% |
| North Topsail Elementary Hampstead | 529 | 99.1% | 75.9% |
| Bethel Elementary Canton | 537 | 98.7% | 71.3% |
| Bath Elementary Bath | 511 | 99.4% | 74.4% |
| Murphy Elementary Murphy | 467 | 99.4% | 57.5% |
| Clyde Elementary Clyde | 523 | 99.4% | 50.0% |
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 Rockwell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rowan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #650 of 1,297 | #5 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #421 of 1,296 | #4 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #775 of 1,300 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #607 of 1,485 | #9 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,198 of 1,377 | #14 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #1,345 of 1,379 | #18 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #280 of 1,414 | #7 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #622 of 937 | #7 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
502
+102 (+26%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 626
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 502 | 29.8 | 16.9:1 | 99% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 34 | 14.6:1 | 99% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 33.1 | 15.7:1 | 49% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 36% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 34.9 | 15.9:1 | 43% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 30 | 17.9:1 | 50% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 494 | 33 | 15.0:1 | 50% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 835 | 44 | 19.0:1 | 26% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 626 | 29 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockwell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (553 to 502); teachers down 15% (34.9 to 29.8).
About Rockwell Elementary
Rockwell Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school found in Rockwell, North Carolina. It enrolled 502 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Rowan-Salisbury Schools has 17,683 students spread across 32 schools.
Rockwell Elementary enrolls a student body that is 88% White. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 70% White among all Rowan County residents. Rockwell Elementary has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Rockwell Elementary counts 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.9 students for each one. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is lower than this school's figure. About 99% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Rockwell Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 54% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Rockwell Elementary scores 55.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.5%.
Rockwell Elementary is located in Rowan County, where median household income is about $65,725, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Rockwell Elementary is one of 35 public schools in Rowan County, which together enroll about 18,917 students.
The school nearest to Rockwell Elementary is Shive Elementary, at a distance of about 1.4 miles. Within five miles of Rockwell Elementary, there are 6 other public schools. Rockwell Elementary is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Rockwell Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 400 to 502. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.9:1.
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Rowan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
149,875
Census ACS
Median income
$65,725
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,917 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rowan-Salisbury Schools
- Carson HighHigh · 1,063 students
- West Rowan HighHigh · 988 students
- East Rowan HighHigh · 986 students
- South Rowan HighHigh · 932 students
- Salisbury HighHigh · 930 students
- Erwin MiddleMiddle · 763 students
Other Rockwell Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Rockwell Elementary. Rockwell Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Rockwell Elementary SchoolSpanish Fort, AL · 682 students
- ROCKWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEDROW, NY · 208 students
- Rockwell ElementaryFort Atkinson, WI · 197 students
Nearby schools
- Shive Elementary1.4 mi · 413
- East Rowan High2.6 mi · 986
- Erwin Middle2.8 mi · 763
- Faith Academy Charter School3.7 mi · 938
- Granite Quarry Elementary4.2 mi · 586
- Morgan Elementary4.7 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Rockwell ElementaryHow large is Rockwell Elementary?
Rockwell Elementary enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-05.
Is Rockwell Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rockwell Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rockwell Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rockwell Elementary is approximately 16.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rockwell Elementary?
At Rockwell Elementary, the student body is approximately 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Rockwell Elementary public or private?
Rockwell Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rowan-Salisbury Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.