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Rockingham Middle

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Rockingham Middle ranks 433 rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 44% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Rockingham Middle is a public middle school in Rockingham, North Carolina, serving 590 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Richmond County Schools district, which is ranked 179 out of 242 districts in the state.

Rockingham Middle has consistently outperformed its district and the state of North Carolina in mathematics, with its 6th grade students achieving a 70.3% proficiency rate compared to 59.8% for the district and 57.2% for the state. However, the school's performance in reading and science has been more mixed, with some grades performing above the district and state averages, while others are below. The school has shown strong performance for its Hispanic and Gifted and Talented student populations, but its African American, Multi-racial, and Disabled student groups have relatively lower rankings compared to other middle schools in the state.

Rockingham Middle serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with over 99% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's per-student spending of $9,095 is slightly lower than the nearby Ellerbe Middle ($10,518) and Cordova Middle schools, and it has a higher student-teacher ratio of 15.5 compared to 12.2 and 12.7 at those schools, respectively. While Rockingham Middle outperforms its immediate district peers, the nearby Hamlet Middle school shows stronger academic performance in several subject areas and grade levels.

606

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,095

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

415 Wall Street
Rockingham, NC 28379

(910) 997-9827

District: Richmond County Schools

Students who attend Rockingham Middle usually attend:

High:	Richmond Early College High
	Richmond Senior High

Feeder schools for Rockingham Middle:

Elementary:	L J Bell Elementary
	Washington Street Elementary
	West Rockingham Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.3%

White:

36.1%

Hispanic:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2021 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 44th (2025) from a 25th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Science scores 15 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg47%

North Carolina avg54%

433^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Richmond County Schools

179^th of 242Richmond County Schools among North Carolina districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	433 of 773	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	408 of 793	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	512 of 784	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	491 of 786	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	555 of 741	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	337 of 737	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	373 of 691	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.1	364 of 694	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.0	342 of 692	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.4	345 of 705	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.4	296 of 627	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.6	388 of 673	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.9	476 of 662	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	493 of 648	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.5	469 of 640	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.6	458 of 630	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.7	457 of 620	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.4	453 of 606	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.7	444 of 598	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	283 of 546	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	385 of 560	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	462 of 559	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	445 of 550	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	509 of 533	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	263 of 519	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	232 of 494	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	34.9	276 of 449	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	375 of 478	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	459 of 504	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	394 of 475	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	47 of 371	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	33.5	222 of 318	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	437 of 733	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	396 of 738	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	443 of 731	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	474 of 733	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	553 of 706	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.6	262 of 684	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	287 of 656	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	84 of 458	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	58 of 461	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	55 of 452	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	105 of 450	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	131 of 448	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	82 of 416	80.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	108 of 562	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	60 of 564	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	123 of 553	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	89 of 541	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	136 of 522	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	28 of 493	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.8	53 of 472	88.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	317 of 729	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	379 of 743	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	516 of 735	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	459 of 689	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	549 of 633	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.7	167 of 639	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	45.9	332 of 604	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	404 of 733	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	376 of 751	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	551 of 747	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.8	457 of 748	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	524 of 711	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	396 of 697	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	447 of 665	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	215 of 328	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	179 of 306	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.2	269 of 302	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	258 of 283	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	239 of 248	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	75.4	38 of 237	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	114 of 221	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	248 of 478	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	256 of 473	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	308 of 649	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	247 of 652	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	410 of 656	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	330 of 658	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.8	434 of 632	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	272 of 624	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	295 of 596	50.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+43 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)82nd percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)34th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics57%+4 vs state

Science45%-15 vs state

Reading45%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)					EOG Reading (2025)					EOG Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th 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
Rockingham Middle	Public	6-8	415 Wall Street	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9827	606	38	15.9	99.5%	219 (36.1%)	250 (41.3%)	61 (10.1%)	8 (1.3%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.3%)	44.7	433^rd of 773 public middle schools	44.0%		48.7	408^th of 793 public middle schools	48.5%	25			70.3	57.7	42.6			46.7	48.1	40.9		45.3	$9,095	$1,262	$7,833
Cordova Middle	Public	6-8	194 Church St	Cordova	28330	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9839	233	16	14.3	98.7%	85 (36.5%)	74 (31.8%)	48 (20.6%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.0%)	22.9	608^th of 773 public middle schools	21.3%		24.6	622^nd of 793 public middle schools	21.6%	14			38.6	26.0	29.6			36.1	42.5	33.8		59.2	$11,060	$1,914	$9,147
Hamlet Middle	Public	6-8	1406 McDonald Ave	Hamlet	28345	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7903	399	27	14.8	99.2%	143 (35.8%)	167 (41.9%)	36 (9.0%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.0%)	44.8	432^nd of 773 public middle schools	44.1%		46.6	424^th of 793 public middle schools	46.5%	8			66.9	44.0	65.2			49.1	30.0	39.4		61.4	$8,862	$1,556	$7,306
Ellerbe Middle	Public	6-8	128 W Ballard Street	Ellerbe	28338	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7925	182	14	13.0	98.4%	64 (35.2%)	40 (22.0%)	52 (28.6%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.9%)	41.3	461^st of 773 public middle schools	40.4%		46.4	426^th of 793 public middle schools	46.3%	35			36.0	40.0	56.0			30.0	41.8	44.0		72.6	$10,518	$2,016	$8,502
Carver Middle	Public	6-8	18601 Fieldcrest Road	Laurel Hill	28351	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 462-4669	563	41	13.7	99.5%	129 (22.9%)	257 (45.6%)	45 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.8%)	14.9	688^th of 773 public middle schools	11.0%		11.7	723^rd of 793 public middle schools	8.8%	35			41.0	30.2	20.0			33.7	34.3	28.6		43.8	$10,562	$1,372	$9,189
Wadesboro Elementary	Public	4-6	321 Camden Road	Wadesboro	28170	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 694-9383	215	14	15.3	97.2%	29 (13.5%)	156 (72.6%)	17 (7.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)								(n/a)	25.0	18.8	43.7			33.8	30.0	38.9			23.8		$11,235	$2,965	$8,270
Anson Middle	Public	7-8	832 US Hwy 52 N	Wadesboro	28170	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 694-3945	414	28	14.9	99.3%	103 (24.9%)	236 (57.0%)	43 (10.4%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	13.8	693^rd of 773 public middle schools	10.3%		9.5	738^th of 793 public middle schools	6.9%	45				32.0	27.1				36.7	29.6		30.8	$9,167	$956	$8,210

Frequently Asked Questions about Rockingham Middle

What district is Rockingham Middle in?

Richmond County Schools

Is Rockingham Middle a good school?

Rockingham Middle ranks 433^rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rockingham Middle?

Students at Rockingham Middle are 41% African American, 36% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Rockingham Middle attend?

Students who attend Rockingham Middle usually go on to attend Richmond Early College High

How many students attend Rockingham Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 606 students attended Rockingham Middle.

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