Enrollment
296
Elementary
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510144000642
Rocky Mount Elementary
555 School Board Rd, Rocky Mount, VA 24151 · (540) 483-5040 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
259 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 66%
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 | 16 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 grade levels within Franklin County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
71.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 71.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Mount Elementary
Rocky Mount Elementary's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount Elementary this school | 296 | 87.5% | 69.3% |
| Amherst Elementary Amherst | 307 | 83.4% | 70.8% |
| Berkeley Glenn Elementary Waynesboro | 256 | 94.9% | 54.8% |
| Lee M. Waid Elementary Rocky Mount | 386 | 85.5% | 83.5% |
| Sontag Elementary Rocky Mount | 248 | 87.5% | 66.5% |
| Bessie Weller Elementary Staunton | 373 | 83.1% | 75.7% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Mount Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #614 of 1,101 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #647 of 1,111 ▼ 108 | #11 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #651 of 1,111 ▲ 85 | #9 of 12 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #978 of 1,176 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #3 of 1,105 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #365 of 1,106 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #392 of 1,157 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #132 of 759 | 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
296
-21 (-7%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 296 | 35.3 | 8.4:1 | 88% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 33 | 8.6:1 | 76% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 28.5 | 10.2:1 | 76% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 26 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 83% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 84% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 66% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 26 | 10.6:1 | 66% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 25 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky Mount Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (381 to 296); teachers up 36% (26 to 35.3).
About Rocky Mount Elementary
Rocky Mount Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Virginia, located in Rocky Mount. It has an enrollment of 296 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 41% below that mark.
Rocky Mount Elementary falls under Franklin County Public Schools, which has 14 schools enrolling 6,540 students.
More than half of the students at Rocky Mount Elementary are White (51%). The next largest groups are 17% multiracial, 17% Black, and 15% Hispanic. In Franklin County overall, about 86% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
On staff are 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.4:1. Elementary schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.8:1. About 88% of students at Rocky Mount Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Franklin County average a similar 86%.
Rocky Mount Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.3% is 5.0 points above the 64.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Franklin County, home to about 55,130 people, median household income comes to about $68,849, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 14 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,540, Rocky Mount Elementary among them.
Benjamin Franklin Middle is about 1.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. On average proficiency, Rocky Mount Elementary is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Rocky Mount Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% drop, from 317 to 296. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.2:1 in 2020-21 to 8.4:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
55,130
Census ACS
Median income
$68,849
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,540 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County Public Schools
- Franklin County HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Benjamin Franklin MiddleMiddle · 1,382 students
- Windy Gap ElementaryElementary · 391 students
- Lee M. Waid ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- Dudley ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Boones Mill ElementaryElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Rocky Mount
- Franklin County HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Benjamin Franklin MiddleMiddle · 1,382 students
- Lee M. Waid ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- Sontag ElementaryElementary · 248 students
Other Rocky Mount Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Rocky Mount Elementary. Rocky Mount Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Rocky Mount Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 576 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Franklin Middle1.1 mi · 1,382
- Franklin County High1.3 mi · 1,880
- Lee M. Waid Elementary1.8 mi · 386
- Boones Mill Elementary6.1 mi · 290
- Burnt Chimney Elementary6.3 mi · 266
- Sontag Elementary6.5 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky Mount ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rocky Mount Elementary?
Rocky Mount Elementary enrolls approximately 296 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rocky Mount Elementary serve?
Rocky Mount Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Rocky Mount Elementary have?
Rocky Mount Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
How diverse is Rocky Mount Elementary?
Rocky Mount Elementary reports a student body of 51% White, 15% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Rocky Mount Elementary?
Rocky Mount Elementary is overseen by Franklin County Public Schools in Franklin County.
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