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East Rockingham Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

East Rockingham Elementary is a K-5 school in Rockingham, NC, serving 430 students as part of Richmond County Schools. The school has declined sharply in recent years, falling from the 41st percentile statewide in 2018-19 to the 5th percentile in 2025-26, placing it among the lowest-rated elementary schools in North Carolina. Among district elementary schools, only West Rockingham Elementary ranks lower. Nearly all of its students (99.07%) qualify for free/reduced-price lunch, a poverty rate very similar to other elementary schools in the district.

On state EOG tests, East Rockingham trails its district and state by wide margins in nearly every subject and grade. Only 23.8% of 3rd graders are proficient in reading, roughly 32 points below the state average of 55.6%, and just 30.1% of 5th graders are proficient in math compared to 62.9% statewide. The school's scores are also among the weakest in the immediate area. Fairview Heights Elementary, which serves a similarly high-poverty population, posted 50.0% proficiency in 3rd-grade reading — more than double East Rockingham's rate — and 70.8% proficiency in 5th-grade science versus East Rockingham's 42.2%. Mineral Springs Elementary and L J Bell Elementary also outperform East Rockingham on most tests despite serving similar student populations.

East Rockingham's effectiveness with student subgroups ranks in the bottom 10th percentile statewide for most groups in the latest data — a steep drop from the prior year, when African American students ranked at the 32nd percentile and low-income students at the 24th percentile. There have been occasional bright spots, such as Multi-racial students reaching the 77th percentile in 2022-23, but these gains have not been sustained. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has improved from 42.2% in 2020-21 to 25.0% in 2024-25, close to the state average and better than several nearby schools. Per-pupil spending of $9,938 is on the lower end locally, and the student-teacher ratio of 17.6 is above some peers. Overall, East Rockingham needs urgent, targeted support in early literacy and mathematics to reverse its steep downward trend.

430

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

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 — 37th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (36% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg45%

North Carolina avg61%

1,417^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 5% (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	10.4	1417 of 1492	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	1216 of 1490	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1285 of 1505	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1019 of 1502	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	972 of 1514	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	1016 of 1489	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	869 of 1473	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	844 of 1434	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.8	1050 of 1429	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.2	892 of 1425	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.5	819 of 1440	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.5	857 of 1390	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.4	895 of 1403	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	840 of 903	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	628 of 918	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	552 of 924	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	675 of 933	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	463 of 927	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	528 of 896	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	469 of 949	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	305 of 927	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	35.5	394 of 634	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	466 of 878	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.1	848 of 897	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	314 of 563	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.6	498 of 533	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	53.4	183 of 514	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.0	37 of 497	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	36 of 421	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	1385 of 1447	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	1269 of 1451	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1259 of 1455	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1112 of 1459	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	944 of 1458	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	1105 of 1440	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	991 of 1424	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	811 of 1405	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	956 of 981	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	801 of 961	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	891 of 951	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	546 of 915	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	579 of 893	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.2	307 of 843	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	347 of 865	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	240 of 851	71.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	1319 of 1434	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	1087 of 1437	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1075 of 1450	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.9	700 of 1437	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	643 of 1366	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	762 of 1329	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.1	389 of 1361	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.6	500 of 1332	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	1349 of 1451	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	1064 of 1450	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1197 of 1464	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	895 of 1461	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	931 of 1464	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	845 of 1444	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	692 of 1430	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	865 of 1413	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	71.7	35 of 154	77.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	594 of 821	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	543 of 801	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	1107 of 1146	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	1000 of 1172	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1082 of 1166	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	871 of 1183	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	841 of 1194	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	916 of 1172	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	940 of 1183	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1004 of 1178	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

African American (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

White (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science42%-25 vs state

Mathematics38%-26 vs state

Reading33%-24 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 East Rockingham Elementary

What district is East Rockingham Elementary in?

Richmond County Schools

What is the racial makeup of East Rockingham Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of East Rockingham Elementary attend?

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

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

How many students attend East Rockingham Elementary?

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

Is East Rockingham Elementary a good school?

East Rockingham Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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