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East Rockingham Elementary

Public Grades K-5
1216th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 18% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

East Rockingham Elementary is a public elementary school serving 462 students in grades K-5 in Rockingham, North Carolina, which is part of the Richmond County Schools district.

Despite being part of a district that is ranked 179 out of 242 in the state, East Rockingham Elementary has consistently performed in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates on state standardized tests (EOG) are generally below the district and state averages across grades and subjects, with 3rd grade math and reading proficiency rates of 45.7% and 27.7%, respectively, compared to the district averages of 50.7% and 28.5%, and the state averages of 64.1% and 46.7%. The school's 5th grade science EOG proficiency rate of 54.7% is slightly better than the district's 53.1%, but still below the state's 62%.

While East Rockingham Elementary has a student-teacher ratio of around 15:1 and per-student spending of $9,938, which are similar to nearby schools, the school's consistently low performance suggests that the resources may not be allocated or utilized effectively to support student learning. However, the school's multi-racial students perform relatively well, ranking 35th out of 154 North Carolina elementary schools in their subgroup, indicating that the school may have the potential to improve if it can identify and replicate the strategies that are working for this student population.

430
Students ?
17.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,938
Per pupil spending ?
99.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 154 Chalk Road
       Rockingham, NC  28379

(910) 557-0900

District: Richmond County Schools


Students who attend East Rockingham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Cordova Middle
High:    Richmond Early College High
    Richmond Senior High
Racial breakdown:

White:
42.6%
African American:
24.7%
Hispanic:
18.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 57% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school43%
District avg45%
North Carolina avg57%
1,216th of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 18%▼ down 25 pts since 2015
From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 7Elementary Schools in the Richmond County Schools
179th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202523.21216 of 149018.4%★☆☆☆☆
202420.01285 of 150514.6%★☆☆☆☆
202334.31019 of 150232.2%★★☆☆☆
202236.6972 of 151435.8%★★☆☆☆
202130.51016 of 148931.8%★★☆☆☆
201943.4869 of 147341.0%★★☆☆☆
201844.8844 of 143441.1%★★☆☆☆
201731.81050 of 142926.5%★☆☆☆☆
201642.2892 of 142537.4%★★☆☆☆
201545.5819 of 144043.1%★★☆☆☆
201439.5857 of 139038.3%★★☆☆☆
201337.4895 of 140336.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202535.6628 of 91831.6%★★☆☆☆
202441.7552 of 92440.3%★★☆☆☆
202331.3675 of 93327.7%★☆☆☆☆
202246.0463 of 92750.1%★★★☆☆
202138.0528 of 89641.1%★★☆☆☆
201948.3469 of 94950.6%★★★☆☆
201860.3305 of 92767.1%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202235.5394 of 63437.9%★★☆☆☆
201944.0466 of 87846.9%★★☆☆☆
201818.1848 of 8975.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202541.3314 of 56344.2%★★☆☆☆
202418.6498 of 5336.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202353.4183 of 51464.4%★★★☆☆
201986.037 of 49792.6%★★★★★
201880.936 of 42191.4%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202519.31269 of 145112.5%★☆☆☆☆
202419.81259 of 145513.5%★☆☆☆☆
202328.31112 of 145923.8%★☆☆☆☆
202237.2944 of 145835.3%★★☆☆☆
202124.51105 of 144023.3%★☆☆☆☆
201935.0991 of 142430.4%★★☆☆☆
201846.0811 of 140542.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202525.2801 of 96116.6%★☆☆☆☆
202416.4891 of 9516.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202341.5546 of 91540.3%★★☆☆☆
202237.9579 of 89335.2%★★☆☆☆
202155.2307 of 84363.6%★★★☆☆
201956.3347 of 86559.9%★★★☆☆
201864.8240 of 85171.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202531.71087 of 143724.4%★☆☆☆☆
202432.21075 of 145025.9%★☆☆☆☆
202350.9700 of 143751.3%★★★☆☆
202250.4643 of 136652.9%★★★☆☆
202140.8762 of 132942.7%★★☆☆☆
201965.1389 of 136171.4%★★★★☆
201859.6500 of 133262.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202530.41064 of 145026.6%★☆☆☆☆
202423.21197 of 146418.2%★☆☆☆☆
202341.3895 of 146138.7%★★☆☆☆
202238.2931 of 146436.4%★★☆☆☆
202140.6845 of 144441.5%★★☆☆☆
201952.9692 of 143051.6%★★★☆☆
201843.7865 of 141338.8%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202371.735 of 15477.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202531.9594 of 82127.6%★☆☆☆☆
202433.3543 of 80132.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202522.51000 of 117214.7%★☆☆☆☆
202416.11082 of 11667.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202332.8871 of 118326.4%★☆☆☆☆
202234.6841 of 119429.6%★☆☆☆☆
202127.5916 of 117221.8%★☆☆☆☆
201929.5940 of 118320.5%★☆☆☆☆
201824.71004 of 117814.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Multi-racial (2023)77th percentile+45 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+26 vs school
Disabled (2022)38th percentile~ school
African American (2025)32nd percentile+13 vs school
Special Education (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school
White (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Science55%-7 vs state
Mathematics46%-14 vs state
Reading35%-17 vs state

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Students who attend East Rockingham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cordova Middle
High : Richmond Early College High
High : Richmond Senior High

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended East Rockingham Elementary.

East Rockingham Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students at East Rockingham Elementary are 43% White, 25% African American, 18% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.


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