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Washington Street Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1337^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Washington Street Elementary is a PK–5 school in Rockingham, NC, serving about 417 students as part of Richmond County Schools. Like many schools in the surrounding area, it serves a very high-need population, with roughly 96% to 99% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch in recent years. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 10th percentile statewide for 2025–2026, a steady decline from earlier years when it ranked near the 40th percentile.

One of the most distinctive patterns is the gap between early and later grades. Washington Street's 3rd graders actually outperform the district in both math and reading, with 61.3% proficient in math versus 50.6% districtwide. By 4th and 5th grade, however, proficiency drops sharply well below district and state averages — for example, just 34.3% of 4th graders are proficient in math and only 28.3% of 5th graders are proficient in reading. The contrast with L J Bell Elementary, located less than two miles away and serving a similarly high-poverty population, is notable: L J Bell posts a 37th-percentile ranking, sees 62.5% of 4th graders proficient in math, and has a much lower chronic absenteeism rate of 20.1% versus Washington Street's 35.2%, which is the highest among nearby Richmond County elementary schools.

Resource indicators also stand out. Washington Street's student–teacher ratio has risen to 18.2, higher than most neighboring schools, and per-student spending of about $9,981 is on the low side compared with nearby schools like Monroe Avenue ($11,634) and West Rockingham ($10,508). With rankings, subgroup performance, and attendance all trending downward, and upper-grade achievement lagging behind comparable schools, Washington Street appears to be one of the more at-risk elementary schools in the Rockingham area. Its relatively strong 3rd grade results do offer a possible foundation to build on.

417

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

566 E Washington St Ext
Rockingham, NC 28379

(910) 997-9836

District: Richmond County Schools

Students who attend Washington Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rockingham Middle
High:	Richmond Early College High
	Richmond Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.3%

White:

27.1%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg45%

North Carolina avg61%

1,337^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

188^th of 246Richmond 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
2026	16.7	1337 of 1492	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	1245 of 1490	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1122 of 1505	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1230 of 1502	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1226 of 1514	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1117 of 1489	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	890 of 1473	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	928 of 1434	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.0	1047 of 1429	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.5	864 of 1425	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.5	1046 of 1440	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.7	868 of 1390	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.5	971 of 1403	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.3	983 of 1388	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.2	834 of 1381	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.9	1073 of 1363	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	1195 of 1354	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.6	937 of 1324	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.3	961 of 1293	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.5	870 of 1276	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	767 of 903	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.8	680 of 918	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	496 of 924	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	606 of 933	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	684 of 927	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	626 of 896	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	608 of 949	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	582 of 927	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	31.6	654 of 878	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	67.3	182 of 897	79.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	1249 of 1447	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	1026 of 1451	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1099 of 1455	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1190 of 1459	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1180 of 1458	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	1063 of 1440	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	847 of 1424	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	895 of 1405	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	1278 of 1434	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	1212 of 1437	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1037 of 1450	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1143 of 1437	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	950 of 1366	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	872 of 1329	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	729 of 1361	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	848 of 1332	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	1300 of 1451	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	1268 of 1450	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1061 of 1464	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1161 of 1461	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1177 of 1464	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	1113 of 1444	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	832 of 1430	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	890 of 1413	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	613 of 801	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	1024 of 1146	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	995 of 1172	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1005 of 1166	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1003 of 1183	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	965 of 1194	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	840 of 1172	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	623 of 1183	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	659 of 1178	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)26th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2024)23rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)15th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

White (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science53%-14 vs state

Mathematics45%-18 vs state

Reading33%-23 vs state

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by a teacher
Friday, November 26, 2021

This is my first year there and I see a lot of positive action and interaction going on within the school body. I am an advocate of student who want to and don't want to achieve. If you want to i WILL PUSH you as much and as far as I can and if you don't want too I will try to find out why and try to be a part of solving the problem. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	566 E Washington St Ext	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9836	417	23	18.2	96.2%	113 (27.1%)	218 (52.3%)	36 (8.6%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (8.2%)	16.7	1337^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.4%		21.9	1245^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.4%	92	61.3	34.3	41.7		41.9	28.6	28.3		53.3	$9,981	$1,768	$8,213
L J Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	442 Hawthorne Ave	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9834	449	26	17.4	98.0%	184 (41.0%)	161 (35.9%)	56 (12.5%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	38.4	934^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.4%		35.9	983^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	34.0%	49	63.8	62.5	52.2		39.1	52.1	44.8		59.7	$9,668	$1,319	$8,349
West Rockingham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	271 W US 74 Hwy	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9802	314	22	14.0	98.4%	110 (35.0%)	106 (33.8%)	59 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	9.7	1428^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.3%		14.1	1362^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	8.6%	66	25.6	10.9	41.9		32.6	28.3	41.9		54.8	$10,508	$1,851	$8,657
East Rockingham Elementary	Public	K-5	154 Chalk Road	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 557-0900	430	24	17.6	99.1%	183 (42.6%)	106 (24.7%)	79 (18.4%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (11.2%)	10.4	1417^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.0%		23.2	1216^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.4%	201	35.0	47.7	30.1		23.8	36.4	37.3		42.2	$9,938	$1,903	$8,035
Monroe Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Monroe Ave	Hamlet	28345	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7907	411	26	15.7	96.4%	84 (20.4%)	225 (54.7%)	45 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	25.2	1185^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.6%		18.9	1297^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.0%	112	47.9	47.8	56.4		27.1	37.3	38.2		69.1	$11,634	$1,916	$9,718
Fairview Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Hamilton Ave	Hamlet	28345	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7900	480	28	16.9	97.3%	183 (38.1%)	192 (40.0%)	41 (8.5%)	5 (1.0%)	23 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)	33	1043^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	30.1%		37.3	958^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.7%	85	57.1	42.5	53.8		50.0	38.8	47.7		70.8	$10,407	$1,710	$8,696
Mineral Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1426 Green Lake Rd	Ellerbe	28338	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7915	441	24	18.3	99.3%	155 (35.1%)	97 (22.0%)	134 (30.4%)	12 (2.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	28.9	1117^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.1%		41.7	887^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.5%	230	56.7	70.8	53.3		34.3	36.9	41.3		52.0	$10,516	$1,652	$8,864
Lilesville Elementary	Public	K-6	121 Camden Street	Lilesville	28091	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 848-4975	257	21	12.4	98.4%	86 (33.5%)	134 (52.1%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.1%)	29.9	1096^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.5%		39	938^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.0%	158	55.6	46.4	48.3	58.3	41.7	42.9	34.5	61.1	31.0	$13,073	$2,369	$10,704
Laurel Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11340 Old Wire Road	Laurel Hill	28351	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 542-8071	662	50	13.1	98.6%	167 (25.2%)	283 (42.7%)	22 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	127 (19.2%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (8.8%)	28.1	1134^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.0%		25	1187^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.3%	53	70.5	40.9	50.8		44.6	34.0	36.1		59.0	$11,677	$1,806	$9,872
Morven Elementary	Public	K-6	6715 Hwy 52 S	Morven	28119	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 851-9306	197	11	17.5	98.5%	3 (1.5%)	145 (73.6%)	35 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.1%)	16.8	1336^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.5%		9.4	1431^st of 1490 public elementary schools	4.0%	95	46.4	32.1	50.0	51.7	39.3	39.3	28.6	20.7	53.6	$13,556	$2,409	$11,147

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Street Elementary

What schools do graduates of Washington Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rockingham Middle
High : Richmond Early College High
High : Richmond Senior High

Is Washington Street Elementary a good school?

Washington Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Street Elementary?

Students at Washington Street Elementary are 52% African American, 27% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Washington Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Washington Street Elementary.

What district is Washington Street Elementary in?

Richmond County Schools

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