Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 358 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370453001782
Rosman Elementary
167 Rosman School Rd, Rosman, NC 28772 · (828) 862-4431 · Transylvania County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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.
- ABeats 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
13.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
341 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
63.2%
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 63 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% 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 Rosman Elementary
Rosman Elementary's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosman Elementary this school | 344 | 99.1% | 63.9% |
| Jonathan Valley Elementary Waynesville | 336 | 98.5% | 60.5% |
| North Brook Elementary Vale | 344 | 99.1% | 62.7% |
| Baton Elementary Granite Falls | 357 | 99.2% | 60.9% |
| North Canton Elementary Canton | 332 | 98.8% | 66.3% |
| Blue Ridge Elementary Warrensville | 348 | 97.7% | 58.7% |
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 Rosman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #381 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #384 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #261 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #1,071 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #244 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #1,343 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #570 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.3% | #186 of 369 |
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
344
+23 (+7%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 344 | 26.3 | 13.1:1 | 99% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 25.4 | 13.4:1 | 99% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 26.9 | 12.9:1 | 71% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 58% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 312 | 22.9 | 13.6:1 | 68% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 67% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 71% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 54% (220) |
| 1990-91 | 361 | 20 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (312 to 344); teachers up 15% (22.9 to 26.3).
About Rosman Elementary
Rosman Elementary sits in Rosman, North Carolina, and is classified as an elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 344 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students, which makes this school 26% below average.
The Transylvania County Schools system has 9 schools and 3,205 students.
The share of students at Rosman Elementary who are White is 88%. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Transylvania County residents are about 88% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 23%.
The school's 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. At Rosman Elementary, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Transylvania County average a similar 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, Rosman Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 78% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Rosman Elementary scores 63.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Transylvania County show that the median household earns about $66,184 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Transylvania County has 10 public schools with about 3,640 students, including Rosman Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, Rosman High is about 0.4 miles from Rosman Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Nearby schools with test data average 55.3% proficiency; Rosman Elementary posts 63.9%.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Rosman Elementary enrolled 321 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 344.
This page is set up for the Rosman Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Transylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,691
Census ACS
Median income
$66,184
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Transylvania County Schools
- Brevard HighHigh · 799 students
- Brevard ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- Brevard MiddleMiddle · 472 students
- Pisgah Forest ElementaryElementary · 431 students
- Rosman HighHigh · 254 students
- Rosman MiddleMiddle · 187 students
Other schools in Rosman
- Rosman HighHigh · 254 students
- Rosman MiddleMiddle · 187 students
Nearby schools
- Rosman High0.4 mi · 254
- Rosman Middle0.4 mi · 187
- T C Henderson3.5 mi · 133
- Brevard High7.3 mi · 799
- Brevard Elementary8.2 mi · 524
- Brevard Middle9.0 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Rosman ElementaryHow many students attend Rosman Elementary?
Rosman Elementary enrolls approximately 344 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rosman Elementary serve?
Rosman Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Rosman Elementary have?
Rosman Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Rosman Elementary?
Student demographics at Rosman Elementary are roughly 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Rosman Elementary in?
Rosman Elementary is part of Transylvania County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.