Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 559 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENDER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370357001468
Rocky Point Elementary
255 Elementary School Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457 · (910) 675-2309 · Pender County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
400 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 46 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
49.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
71.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Rocky Point Elementary
Rocky Point Elementary's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Point Elementary this school | 403 | 99.3% | 62.8% |
| Guy B Teachey Elementary Asheboro | 444 | 99.3% | 53.1% |
| Mary C Williams Elementary Wilmington | 355 | 99.2% | 54.5% |
| Ramseur Elementary School Ramseur | 346 | 99.1% | 37.0% |
| Lindley Park Elementary Asheboro | 403 | 98.8% | 39.4% |
| Jackson Park Elementary Kannapolis | 476 | 99.4% | 63.6% |
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 Rocky Point Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pender County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #424 of 1,297 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #287 of 1,296 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #655 of 1,300 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #892 of 1,485 | #9 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #411 of 1,377 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #569 of 1,379 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #448 of 1,414 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #520 of 937 | N/A |
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
403
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 403 | 29.3 | 13.8:1 | 99% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 36.1 | 11.1:1 | 99% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 37.2 | 10.7:1 | 90% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 63% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 33.8 | 13.5:1 | 77% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 83% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 77% (419) |
| 2000-01 | 550 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 67% (366) |
| 1990-91 | 304 | 19 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky Point Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (457 to 403); teachers down 13% (33.8 to 29.3).
About Rocky Point Elementary
Rocky Point Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in North Carolina, located in Rocky Point. A total of 403 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Pender County Schools, which runs Rocky Point Elementary, has 19 schools and 11,073 students.
Rocky Point Elementary has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 47%. Smaller groups are 36% White, 14% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 9% of Pender County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.8:1, with 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Rocky Point Elementary is 99%. Across public schools in Pender County, the average is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Rocky Point Elementary is A-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Rocky Point Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.8% is 14.3 points above the 48.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Pender County show that the median household income is $80,396, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 19 public schools in Pender County, enrolling about 11,073 students in all.
The shortest distance from Rocky Point Elementary to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Heide Trask High. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Rocky Point Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Rocky Point Elementary in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 420 in 2020-21 to 403 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.3:1 in 2020-21 to 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Rocky Point Elementary may include enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pender County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,550
Census ACS
Median income
$80,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
11,073 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pender County Schools
- Topsail HighHigh · 1,945 students
- Surf City ElementaryElementary · 857 students
- Topsail MiddleMiddle · 837 students
- Surf City MiddleMiddle · 752 students
- Heide Trask HighHigh · 732 students
- Pender HighHigh · 648 students
Other schools in Rocky Point
- Heide Trask HighHigh · 732 students
- Cape Fear ElementaryElementary · 533 students
- Cape Fear MiddleMiddle · 430 students
- Pender Innovative Learning AcademyCombined · 38 students
Nearby schools
- Heide Trask High1.1 mi · 732
- Pender Innovative Learning Academy2.7 mi · 38
- Cape Fear Middle2.7 mi · 430
- Cape Fear Elementary2.7 mi · 533
- Castle Hayne Elementary5.4 mi · 531
- Holly Shelter Middle5.5 mi · 801
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky Point ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rocky Point Elementary?
Rocky Point Elementary enrolls approximately 403 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rocky Point Elementary serve?
Rocky Point Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rocky Point Elementary?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Rocky Point Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Rocky Point Elementary?
Student demographics at Rocky Point Elementary are roughly 36% White, 47% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Rocky Point Elementary in?
Rocky Point Elementary is part of Pender County Schools.
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