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What's the most underrated thing about Rolesville Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001890
Rolesville Elementary
307 S Main St, Rolesville, NC 27571 · (919) 554-8686 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
209 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 25 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Wake County Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
56.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Rolesville Elementary
Rolesville Elementary's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolesville Elementary this school | 538 | 38.8% | 65.8% |
| Lansdowne Elementary Charlotte | 573 | 37.2% | 65.3% |
| Central Park School For Children Durham | 585 | 35.6% | N/A |
| Sanford Creek Elementary Rolesville | 599 | 34.4% | 65.5% |
| Joyner Elementary Raleigh | 569 | 33.7% | 64.6% |
| Penny Road Elementary Cary | 509 | 36.9% | 63.0% |
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 Rolesville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #320 of 1,297 | #59 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #385 of 1,296 | #59 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #422 of 1,300 | #76 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #501 of 1,485 | #92 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #765 of 1,377 | #114 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #477 of 1,379 | #68 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #1,231 of 1,414 | #66 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #493 of 937 | #57 of 91 |
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
538
-40 (-7%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 538 | 35.8 | 15.0:1 | 39% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 38 | 13.4:1 | 36% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 39.5 | 12.6:1 | 36% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 29% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 39.1 | 15.7:1 | 34% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 49 | 15.5:1 | 37% (284) |
| 2010-11 | 649 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 39% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 599 | 42 | 14.3:1 | 45% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 34 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rolesville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (615 to 538); teachers down 9% (39.1 to 35.8).
About Rolesville Elementary
Rolesville Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Rolesville, North Carolina, administered by Wake County Schools. The school counts 538 students across pre-K through 5.
Wake County Schools is made up of 198 schools with 163,176 students in all.
Rolesville Elementary is 51% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 22% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Rolesville Elementary's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.0:1, with 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 39% of enrollment. That tracks the 42% average for public schools in Wake County.
The allk12 Grade for Rolesville Elementary is B. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Rolesville Elementary would score about 67.0%. It scores 65.8%, 1.2 points below that figure.
Wake County has about 1,178,653 residents, and the median household income is $105,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Rolesville Elementary, Wake County has 236 other public schools.
Sanford Creek Elementary is located about 0.6 miles from Rolesville Elementary. The five-mile area around Rolesville Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Rolesville Elementary ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Rolesville Elementary's enrollment declined 7%, to 538.
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Wake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,178,653
Census ACS
Median income
$105,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
237
184,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wake County Schools
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
Other schools in Rolesville
- Rolesville HighHigh · 2,321 students
- Rolesville MiddleMiddle · 889 students
- Rolesville Charter AcademyElementary · 716 students
- Sanford Creek ElementaryElementary · 599 students
Nearby schools
- Sanford Creek Elementary0.6 mi · 599
- Rolesville Middle1.0 mi · 889
- Rolesville Charter Academy1.2 mi · 716
- Rolesville High1.4 mi · 2,321
- Jones Dairy Elementary2.2 mi · 627
- Franklin Academy3.0 mi · 1,660
Frequently asked questions
About Rolesville ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rolesville Elementary?
Rolesville Elementary enrolls approximately 538 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rolesville Elementary serve?
Rolesville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Rolesville Elementary have?
Rolesville Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is Rolesville Elementary?
Rolesville Elementary reports a student body of 51% White, 18% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Rolesville Elementary?
Rolesville Elementary is overseen by Wake County Schools in Wake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.