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What's the most underrated thing about Wentworth Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370399001599
Wentworth Elementary
8806 NC Hwy 87, Reidsville, NC 27320 · (336) 634-3250 · Rockingham County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
491 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
49.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.7%
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 66 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 Wentworth Elementary
Wentworth Elementary's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wentworth Elementary this school | 497 | 98.8% | 60.6% |
| Fallston Elementary Fallston | 502 | 99.4% | 58.0% |
| Bolivia Elementary Bolivia | 514 | 99.4% | 49.3% |
| Brevard Elementary Brevard | 524 | 99.4% | 50.5% |
| Gamewell Elementary Lenoir | 459 | 99.3% | 41.3% |
| Boiling Springs Elementary Shelby | 558 | 99.5% | 74.7% |
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 Wentworth Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #483 of 1,297 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #453 of 1,296 | #3 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #636 of 1,300 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #619 of 1,485 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #649 of 1,377 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #1,108 of 1,379 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #748 of 1,414 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #886 of 937 | #7 of 7 |
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
497
+52 (+12%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 857
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 497 | 33.9 | 14.6:1 | 99% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 99% (506) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 53% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 38% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 50% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 99% (535) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 41% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 616 | 53 | 11.6:1 | 31% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 857 | 48 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wentworth Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (506 to 497); teachers up 13% (30 to 33.9).
About Wentworth Elementary
Wentworth Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Reidsville, North Carolina. The school's 497 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Wentworth Elementary is part of Rockingham County Schools, where 23 schools serve 11,114 students.
White students make up a majority at Wentworth Elementary, at 73%. Other students are 10% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, Rockingham County is about 73% White. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.6:1. That is close to the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Rockingham County.
allk12 grades Wentworth Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Wentworth Elementary scores 60.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.7%.
Rockingham County census figures show that the median household income is $57,053, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Rockingham County is home to 27 public schools and about 12,299 public school students.
Rockingham County High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Wentworth Elementary holds 6 other public schools. Wentworth Elementary's average proficiency of 60.6% compares with 46.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 52 more students in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Wentworth Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,131
Census ACS
Median income
$57,053
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,299 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockingham County Schools
- Rockingham County HighHigh · 878 students
- John M Morehead HighHigh · 771 students
- Rockingham County MiddleMiddle · 750 students
- Reidsville HighHigh · 696 students
- Dalton McMichael HighHigh · 681 students
- J E Holmes MiddleMiddle · 612 students
Other schools in Reidsville
- Rockingham County HighHigh · 878 students
- Rockingham County MiddleMiddle · 750 students
- Reidsville HighHigh · 696 students
- Reidsville MiddleMiddle · 543 students
- Williamsburg ElementaryElementary · 497 students
- Monroeton ElementaryElementary · 493 students
Other Wentworth Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Wentworth Elementary. Wentworth Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Wentworth Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 433 students
- Wentworth Elementary SchoolWentworth, NH · 78 students
Nearby schools
- Rockingham County High0.8 mi · 878
- Rockingham County Middle0.9 mi · 750
- Rockingham Co Early College High1.0 mi · 344
- Moss Street Elementary4.2 mi · 354
- Moss Street Partnership School4.2 mi · 339
- The SCORE Center4.3 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About Wentworth ElementaryHow many students attend Wentworth Elementary?
Wentworth Elementary enrolls approximately 497 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Wentworth Elementary serve?
Wentworth Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Wentworth Elementary have?
Wentworth Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wentworth Elementary?
At Wentworth Elementary, the student body is approximately 73% White, 8% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Wentworth Elementary?
Wentworth Elementary is overseen by Rockingham County Schools in Rockingham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.