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Rockingham County Schools

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At a glance

171^stof 246 North Carolina districts▼ 1

Better than 30% of North Carolina districts

Elementary 13 Middle 4 High 5 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

511 Harrington Hwy
Eden, NC 27288-7547·(336) 627-2600·All North Carolina district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 30.5% of districts

Schools

11,114

Students

5-star school

Top rankedRockingham County Early College High28^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Monroeton Elementary up 185 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Wentworth Elementary 14.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Rockingham County Schools serves approximately 11,114 students across 23 schools — 13 elementary, 4 middle, 5 high, and 1 alternative — in Rockingham County, North Carolina. Every school reports over 90% free/reduced-price lunch eligibility, making this a very high-poverty district. The district overall ranks 171st out of 246 in North Carolina with a 2-star rating, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 36.5% far exceeds the state average of 24.2%. These challenges make the bright spots that follow especially meaningful.

Rockingham County Early College High is the district's standout by a wide margin, ranking 28th out of 662 high schools statewide — the 96th percentile with 5 stars. It posts near-universal EOC proficiency, from 96.5% in English II to 100% in Math I, despite serving a 99% free/reduced-price lunch population. Among elementary schools, Bethany Elementary leads with a 61st-percentile state ranking and the district's lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 17.4%. Lincoln Elementary shines in 5th grade with 80.9% math and 85.1% science proficiency, and Wentworth Elementary is close behind at 76.3% and 78.8%. Middle schools are weaker overall, with Rockingham County Middle the strongest at the 45th percentile. Among traditional high schools, Rockingham County High and Dalton McMichael High lead at roughly the 46th and 45th percentiles.

The most urgent instructional weakness is early-grade reading. District elementary schools average just 42.5% proficiency in 3rd-grade reading, more than 13 points below the state average, while Moss Street Elementary — in the bottom 1% statewide for three straight years — posts a rate of only 17.6%. Middle school math is also a steep drop-off: 8th-grade math proficiency averages just 38.9% district-wide versus 53.0% statewide. Chronic absenteeism tracks low performance closely, with Reidsville High among the most affected. The encouraging news is that high poverty does not make success impossible. Rockingham County Early College High and Bethany Elementary are proof that very high-poverty schools can achieve strong results, and they offer the clearest models for improvement across the district.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	435 E Stadium Dr	Eden	27288	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 623-8378	521	31	16.6	98.1%	234 (44.9%)	146 (28.0%)	85 (16.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.4%)	22.3	1238^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.0%		20.6	1268^th of 1490 public elementary schools	14.9%	30					53.3	43.8	41.8				44.8	47.5	38.0				51.9		$8,844	$1,217	$7,627
Douglass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	408 Price St.	Eden	27288	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 623-6521	349	22	16.0	96.6%	176 (50.4%)	95 (27.2%)	55 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	48.7	750^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.7%		51.7	716^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.9%	34					51.0	67.3	63.4				51.0	50.0	61.0				68.3		$9,810	$1,553	$8,257
J E Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	211 N Pierce St	Eden	27288	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 623-9791	612	37	16.5	99.5%	299 (48.9%)	152 (24.8%)	104 (17.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.7%)	25.6	602^nd of 778 public middle schools	22.6%		17.2	670^th of 773 public middle schools	13.3%	68								43.7	35.3	24.7				48.5	42.3	43.5		64.5	$8,956	$1,143	$7,813
John M Morehead High	Public	9-12	134 N Pierce St	Eden	27288	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 627-7731	771	38	20.1	99.6%	368 (47.7%)	186 (24.1%)	161 (20.9%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	28.5	488^th of 662 public high schools	26.3%		18.2	534^th of 641 public high schools	16.7%	46	41.0	52.0	43.5	53.2															$8,851	$808	$8,043
Western Rockingham Middle	Public	6-8	915 NW Ayersville Rd	Madison	27025	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 548-2168	521	35	14.8	98.7%	321 (61.6%)	53 (10.2%)	100 (19.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.9%)	43.9	445^th of 778 public middle schools	42.8%		49.9	386^th of 773 public middle schools	50.1%	59								58.1	55.3	48.4				46.9	51.3	52.5		61.1	$8,960	$915	$8,044
Leaksville-Spray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Highland Dr	Eden	27288	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 627-7068	400	27	14.7	96.3%	196 (49.0%)	85 (21.3%)	78 (19.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.8%)	25.1	1186^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.5%		44.9	833^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	44.1%	353					45.9	44.3	48.0				50.8	50.6	42.0				46.0		$10,359	$1,839	$8,521
Reidsville Middle	Public	6-8	1903 S Park Dr	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 342-4726	543	35	15.7	99.4%	123 (22.7%)	223 (41.1%)	131 (24.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (11.2%)	14	691^st of 778 public middle schools	11.2%		12.2	705^th of 773 public middle schools	8.8%	14								37.8	26.0	33.9				31.6	35.1	40.6		45.9	$8,942	$1,430	$7,511
Reidsville High	Public	9-12	1901 S Park Dr	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 349-6361	696	37	18.5	99.6%	164 (23.6%)	310 (44.5%)	154 (22.1%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (8.3%)	16.3	575^th of 662 public high schools	13.1%		13.9	574^th of 641 public high schools	10.5%	1	35.6	48.9	23.2	39.9															$10,608	$1,088	$9,521
South End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 South Park Drive	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 349-6085	355	17	20.9	94.6%	70 (19.7%)	182 (51.3%)	51 (14.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.1%)	21.9	1251^st of 1492 public elementary schools	16.2%		11.1	1404^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.8%	153					65.1	36.0	42.0				32.6	46.0	44.0				50.0		$9,593	$1,474	$8,119
Williamsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2830 Hwy 87	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 349-4632	497	33	15.1	94.0%	173 (34.8%)	120 (24.1%)	169 (34.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.8%)	38.6	929^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.7%		35.1	1002^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	32.8%	73					64.0	59.2	56.1				45.3	53.5	49.1				49.1		$10,479	$1,572	$8,906
Bethany Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	271 Bethany Rd	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 951-2710	459	27	16.9	99.3%	370 (80.6%)	19 (4.1%)	48 (10.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	59.7	587^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.7%		67.2	440^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.5%	147					65.0	62.4	71.8				57.5	62.4	59.0				65.4		$9,010	$709	$8,301
Monroeton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8081 US Highway 158	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 634-3280	493	30	16.2	99.0%	259 (52.5%)	147 (29.8%)	44 (8.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.3%)	37.4	955^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.0%		26.6	1140^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.5%	185					46.1	67.9	57.1				39.5	50.6	51.2				59.5		$9,944	$1,364	$8,580
Rockingham County High	Public	9-12	180 High School Rd	Reidsville	27375	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 634-3220	878	37	23.7	99.7%	671 (76.4%)	88 (10.0%)	66 (7.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.4%)	46	358^th of 662 public high schools	45.9%		33.5	423^rd of 641 public high schools	34.0%	65	47.0	65.3	40.4	78.3															$8,153	$721	$7,432
Wentworth Elementary	Public	K-5	8806 NC Hwy 87	Reidsville	27375	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 634-3250	497	34	14.6	98.8%	364 (73.2%)	49 (9.9%)	41 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.6%)	50.3	722^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	51.6%		58.4	593^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	60.2%	129					57.3	61.5	76.3				41.7	46.2	58.8				78.8		$9,530	$1,089	$8,441
Stoneville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Stone St	Stoneville	27048	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 445-1999	413	26	15.8	99.3%	247 (59.8%)	39 (9.4%)	76 (18.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.4%)	43.6	853^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	42.8%		35.9	984^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.0%	131					58.2	67.2	54.9				50.9	49.2	53.5				61.4		$10,274	$1,658	$8,617
Dalton McMichael High	Public	9-12	6845 Hwy 135	Mayodan	27027	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 427-5165	681	33	20.8	99.6%	391 (57.4%)	83 (12.2%)	163 (23.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.6%)	45	365^th of 662 public high schools	44.9%		42.3	359^th of 641 public high schools	44.0%	6	47.8	60.7	51.7	70.2															$8,586	$692	$7,894
John W Dillard Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Cure Dr	Madison	27025	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 548-2472	256	16	16.0	98.8%	162 (63.3%)	39 (15.2%)	36 (14.1%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	21.5	1257^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.8%		27.3	1125^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.5%	132					47.2	31.9	48.8				44.4	36.2	39.5				65.1		$9,262	$1,137	$8,126
Rockingham County Middle	Public	6-8	182 High School Road	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 616-0073	750	41	18.2	99.6%	557 (74.3%)	84 (11.2%)	69 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.8%)	46.1	428^th of 778 public middle schools	45.0%		57.2	304^th of 773 public middle schools	60.7%	124								62.1	64.6	48.7				44.9	52.5	50.4		56.9	$8,169	$807	$7,362
The SCORE Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	401 Moss Street	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 634-3209	32	4	8.6	90.6%	6 (18.8%)	17 (53.1%)	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (21.9%)								(n/a)								534.9		< 5%				10.0		8.3		41.7	$46,554	$7,487	$39,068
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2660 Oregon Hill Road	Ruffin	27326	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 348-2929	303	19	16.1	94.4%	191 (63.0%)	29 (9.6%)	39 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (13.9%)	59.3	594^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.2%		69.5	400^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.2%	194					56.0	74.5	80.9				38.0	54.5	61.7				85.1		$9,815	$1,321	$8,494
Huntsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Sardis Church Road	Madison	27025	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 427-3266	389	26	14.8	97.4%	272 (69.9%)	26 (6.7%)	65 (16.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	29.1	1114^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.3%		30.3	1084^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.2%	30					44.1	49.3	53.1				38.2	46.7	51.6				62.5		$9,670	$1,142	$8,528
Rockingham County Early College High	Public	9-12	215 Wrenn Memorial Road	Wentworth	27375	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 342-4261	344	8	41.9	99.1%	223 (64.8%)	46 (13.4%)	54 (15.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	93.2	28^th of 662 public high schools	95.8%		92.3	59^th of 641 public high schools	90.8%	31	97.7	96.5	100.0	99.0															$6,255	$465	$5,789
Moss Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	419 Moss St	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 349-5370	354	22	15.7	97.5%	68 (19.2%)	176 (49.7%)	64 (18.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.4%)	3.6	1478^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.9%		3.7	1480^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.7%	2					32.0	14.9	39.7				17.6	25.4	22.2				34.9
CTE Innovative High School	Public	9	215 Wrenn Memorial Rd.	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(336) 342-4261	0																		(n/a)			37.5

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Providence Charter High	2.56 mi	1
Moss Street Partnership School	10.04 mi	1
Legacy Classical Academy	13.45 mi	1	230^th
Bethany Community School	18.48 mi	1	73^rd
Caswell County Schools	18.64 mi	6	180^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.