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Enrollment
1,562
High
DISTRICT 1,315 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297003173
Rocky River High School
10505 Clear Creek Commerce Dr, Mint Hill, NC 28227 · (980) 344-0409 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,562 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of North Carolina public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.4:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,559 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 472 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 432 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 342 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 316 | 20% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
39.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
13.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 River High School
Rocky River High School's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky River High School this school | 1,562 | 99.8% | 26.0% |
| Southeast Raleigh High Raleigh | 1,438 | 99.8% | 24.3% |
| West Mecklenburg High School Charlotte | 1,290 | 99.8% | 22.4% |
| Julius L. Chambers High School Charlotte | 2,225 | 99.9% | 26.0% |
| North Mecklenburg High School Huntersville | 1,854 | 99.8% | 42.4% |
| Ben L. Smith High School Greensboro | 1,348 | 99.8% | 26.2% |
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 Rocky River High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #426 of 468 | #24 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.4% | #437 of 464 | #26 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #380 of 448 | #23 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,562 | #83 of 598 | #16 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #175 of 473 | #9 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #262 of 474 | #19 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #19 of 527 | #9 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #147 of 164 | #9 of 10 |
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
1,562
+84 (+6%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 1,385
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 1,562 | 89.5 | 17.4:1 | 100% (1,559) |
| 2023-24 | 1,535 | 83.3 | 18.4:1 | 100% (1,532) |
| 2022-23 | 1,643 | 82.9 | 19.8:1 | 52% (860) |
| 2020-21 | 1,478 | 85 | 17.4:1 | 43% (635) |
| 2017-18 | 1,534 | 89.2 | 17.2:1 | 63% (962) |
| 2015-16 | 1,694 | 87 | 19.5:1 | 64% (1,078) |
| 2010-11 | 1,385 | 78 | 17.8:1 | 59% (815) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky River High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,534 to 1,562); teachers unchanged (89.2 to 89.5).
About Rocky River High School
Rocky River High School is a large high school in Mint Hill, North Carolina, under Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,562 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in North Carolina enroll around 761, and this school is 105% bigger than that mark.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools counts 186 schools and 145,014 students, including Rocky River High School.
More than half of the students at Rocky River High School are Black (51%). The remaining shares are 37% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Mecklenburg County's population at about 30%. The diversity index for Rocky River High School is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 89.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Rocky River High School has a ratio of 17.4:1. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina is 2.1 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 100%. The 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County is 29 points lower.
Rocky River High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 9% of North Carolina public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rocky River High School is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools: 26.0% actual against 48.4% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Mecklenburg County, median household income comes to about $87,005, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 226, with about 170,407 students.
Clear Creek Elementary is about 1.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Rocky River High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Rocky River High School ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 26.0% versus a 52.0% average.
For locale, NCES codes Rocky River High School as Rural: Fringe.
The school's student count rose 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Rocky River High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Mecklenburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,154,681
Census ACS
Median income
$87,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
170,407 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- William Amos Hough HighHigh · 2,518 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
Other schools in Mint Hill
- Queen's Grant Community SchoolCombined · 1,335 students
- Bain ElementaryElementary · 766 students
- Northeast MiddleMiddle · 594 students
Other Rocky River High schools
One other US public school is named Rocky River High. Rocky River High School is the largest of the 2.
- Rocky River High SchoolRocky River, OH · 792 students
Nearby schools
- Clear Creek Elementary1.1 mi · 459
- J. H. Gunn Elementary2.6 mi · 616
- Bain Elementary2.8 mi · 766
- Independence High School2.9 mi · 2,024
- Northeast Middle3.1 mi · 594
- Lebanon Road Elementary3.5 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky River High SchoolHow many students attend Rocky River High School?
Rocky River High School enrolls approximately 1,562 students in grades 09-12.
Is Rocky River High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rocky River High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rocky River High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rocky River High School is approximately 17.4:1 (90 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rocky River High School?
At Rocky River High School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 37% Hispanic, 51% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Rocky River High School public or private?
Rocky River High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.