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Rock Mills Junior High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

554^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Rock Mills Junior High School is a small, rural PK-8 school in Roanoke, Alabama, serving 177 students within the Randolph County school district, where about two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most impressive thing about Rock Mills is its students' commitment to showing up. Only 2.6% of students are chronically absent—far better than the district average of 12.8% and the state average of 12.0%. This is also dramatically lower than nearby schools like Wedowee Middle School and Wedowee Elementary School, which have absenteeism rates between 8% and 20%. However, this strong attendance hasn't translated into consistent academic success. The school's overall state ranking has dropped sharply in recent years, falling to the bottom fifth of Alabama schools. While 8th graders recently posted standout scores—with 75% proficient in science and 91.67% in English Language Arts, far exceeding state averages—this appears to be an anomaly tied to a specific group of students rather than a school-wide trend. In grades 3 through 7, math proficiency often runs less than half the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Rock Mills faces clear challenges. Woodland Elementary School, also in the Randolph County district, ranks in the 59th percentile and outperforms Rock Mills in nearly every subject. Even Knight Enloe Elementary School in the Roanoke City district, serving a similar demographic, shows much stronger 3rd-grade math proficiency (43.82% vs. 10.53%). Notably, Rock Mills spends more per student ($11,453) than any comparable school, including Woodland ($7,851), yet achieves lower results—suggesting the issue may be resource allocation rather than funding. For parents, the school's excellent attendance culture and strong 8th-grade literacy are bright spots, but the inconsistent performance in earlier grades warrants close attention.

177

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,414

Per pupil spending ?

66.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

415 County Road 75
Roanoke, AL 36274

(334) 885-6823

District: Randolph County

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.7%

Two or more races:

4.0%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (39% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg41%

Alabama avg49%

Elementary school

554^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

199^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Randolph County

92^nd of 140Randolph County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	554 of 686	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	490 of 680	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	407 of 684	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	444 of 680	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	381 of 687	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	521 of 692	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	471 of 681	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	441 of 680	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.7	463 of 688	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.2	504 of 691	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.7	498 of 691	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.1	452 of 695	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.3	458 of 696	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.6	404 of 696	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.2	590 of 709	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	666 of 704	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	30.7	563 of 696	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.5	629 of 698	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.1	518 of 698	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.5	537 of 689	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.2	418 of 688	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	71.9	137 of 623	78.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	30.1	457 of 645	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	504 of 639	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	532 of 667	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	474 of 660	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.8	375 of 670	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	400 of 623	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.9	194 of 651	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	20.8	535 of 653	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	388 of 649	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	381 of 651	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	460 of 651	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	503 of 649	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	385 of 669	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	387 of 650	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.0	381 of 639	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	491 of 501	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	496 of 532	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	399 of 535	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	443 of 528	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	409 of 540	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	516 of 539	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	476 of 529	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	463 of 508	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	354 of 369	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	199 of 449	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.7	130 of 439	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	51 of 442	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	41 of 437	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	61.8	134 of 432	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.1	93 of 440	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.2	210 of 437	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	242 of 423	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	280 of 432	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.5	189 of 432	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.7	255 of 430	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.4	147 of 438	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.1	104 of 436	76.1%	★★★★☆
2012	56.2	213 of 436	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.2	138 of 435	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.2	208 of 435	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.3	109 of 425	74.4%	★★★★☆
2008	56.3	171 of 417	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	82.3	43 of 412	89.6%	★★★★☆
2006	65.2	110 of 409	73.1%	★★★★☆
2005	63.7	119 of 415	71.3%	★★★★☆
2004	79.0	60 of 407	85.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	68 of 428	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	95.4	11 of 437	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	65.5	108 of 396	72.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	84.1	45 of 419	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	152 of 399	61.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	356 of 359	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	54.1	137 of 377	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	68 of 373	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	75 of 370	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	152 of 376	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	101 of 369	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	34.5	231 of 343	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	253 of 331	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	226 of 247	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2023)29th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Male (2023)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English56%-4 vs state

Science52%~ state avg

Mathematics17%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rock Mills Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	415 County Road 75	Roanoke	36274	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 885-6823	177	12	14.7	66.7%	164 (92.7%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	20.3	554^th of 686 public elementary schools	19.2%		28.2	490^th of 680 public elementary schools	27.9%	64	10.5	21.4	6.3	12.5	7.7	41.7	28.6	75.0	63.2	42.9	50.0	43.8	46.2	91.7	$13,414	$1,706	$11,641
Knight Enloe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	430 Park Ave	Roanoke	36274	Randolph County	Roanoke City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 539-5261	506	31	16.3	62.6%	256 (50.6%)	186 (36.8%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.9%)								(n/a)	43.8								75.3						$12,444	$3,008	$9,436
Wedowee Middle School	Public	K-6	896 Woodland Ave W	Wedowee	36278	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 357-4636	199	11	17.4	69.8%	109 (54.8%)	40 (20.1%)	36 (18.1%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	27.8	502^nd of 686 public elementary schools	26.8%		37.5	444^th of 680 public elementary schools	34.7%	58		35.3	16.7	14.9			36.8			45.6	58.3	43.3			$14,380	$4,085	$10,228
Wedowee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	940 Woodland Ave West	Wedowee	36278	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 357-4588	284	18	15.7	68.7%	177 (62.3%)	33 (11.6%)	54 (19.0%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)								(n/a)	47.6								63.5						$11,053	$1,095	$9,891
Woodland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	24654 Hwy 48	Woodland	36280	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 449-6108	338	20	16.5	50.6%	292 (86.4%)	5 (1.5%)	22 (6.5%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	58.6	283^rd of 686 public elementary schools	58.7%		71.3	187^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.5%	96	45.2	31.8	31.8	28.0			54.6		78.6	65.9	81.8	62.0			$9,074	$744	$8,263
Lafayette Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Ave A SE	Lafayette	36862	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 864-8274	311	18	17.2	76.8%	64 (20.6%)	229 (73.6%)	16 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	23.4	528^th of 686 public elementary schools	23.0%		22.4	525^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.8%	3	25.6	23.1	7.9	12.2			35.9		48.8	48.7	49.2	53.1			$13,416	$4,207	$9,177

Frequently Asked Questions about Rock Mills Junior High School

How many students attend Rock Mills Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 177 students attended Rock Mills Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Rock Mills Junior High School?

Students at Rock Mills Junior High School are 93% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Rock Mills Junior High School in?

Randolph County

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Rock Mills Junior High School ranks in the bottom 19.2% of Alabama elementary schools.

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