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Rockingham County High

Public Grades 9-12
423rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 641 North Carolina High Schools
Better than 34% of North Carolina high schools
Summary

Rockingham County High is a public high school located in Reidsville, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 899 students. The school is part of the Rockingham County Schools district, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rockingham County High has had a relatively stable four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.8% to 90.5% over the past few years, on par with the graduation rates of nearby schools in the district. However, the school's test scores are generally lower than the state averages across various End-of-Course (EOC) exams, including Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III, and are also below the district-level scores in most cases. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students tending to perform better than other subgroups, while African American, White, and Multi-racial students have much lower rankings, often in the bottom quartile of the state.

Rockingham County High faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, increasing from 25.11% in 2021-2022 to 99.67% in 2023-2024. The school's spending per student was also lower than the spending at the nearby Reidsville High and Northeast Guilford High schools. The school's proximity to the higher-performing Rockingham County Early College High, which consistently ranks among the top 5% of North Carolina high schools, highlights the potential for improvement at Rockingham County High, but addressing the underlying socioeconomic factors may be crucial for the school to achieve sustained academic success.

878
Students ?
23.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,153
Per pupil spending ?
99.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 180 High School Rd
       Reidsville, NC  27320

(336) 634-3220

District: Rockingham County Schools


Feeder schools for Rockingham County High:

Elementary:    Bethany Elementary
    Lincoln Elementary
    Monroeton Elementary
    Wentworth Elementary
Middle:    Rockingham County Middle
Racial breakdown:

White:
76.4%
African American:
10.0%
Hispanic:
7.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 53% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school44%
District avg44%
North Carolina avg53%
423rd of 641
North Carolina public high schools ?
Bottom 34%▼ down 19 pts since 2015
From top 47% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 5High Schools in the Rockingham County Schools
170th of 242Rockingham 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
202533.5423 of 64134.0%★★☆☆☆
202450.2299 of 64053.3%★★★☆☆
202343.4331 of 62647.1%★★☆☆☆
202248.4301 of 62151.5%★★★☆☆
202136.1361 of 59439.2%★★☆☆☆
201950.4204 of 51460.3%★★★☆☆
201851.8202 of 46956.9%★★★☆☆
201747.0206 of 47656.7%★★★☆☆
201643.9204 of 50759.8%★★★☆☆
201541.2252 of 53152.5%★★★☆☆
201442.9204 of 45154.8%★★★☆☆
201346.6174 of 50565.5%★★★☆☆
201260.3143 of 50271.5%★★★★☆
201166.5119 of 50676.5%★★★★☆
201071.465 of 49987.0%★★★★☆
200979.227 of 49094.5%★★★★★
200868.480 of 47783.2%★★★★☆
200769.778 of 45382.8%★★★★☆
200662.5136 of 43168.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202524.9349 of 44020.7%★☆☆☆☆
202427.6325 of 43725.6%★☆☆☆☆
202317.0398 of 4348.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202234.6258 of 43040.0%★★☆☆☆
202154.197 of 36473.4%★★★★☆
201955.693 of 36974.8%★★★★☆
201849.2138 of 35961.6%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202252.8112 of 33066.1%★★★☆☆
202124.8276 of 33417.4%★☆☆☆☆
201931.2257 of 36429.4%★☆☆☆☆
201850.3127 of 34963.6%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201969.718 of 17389.6%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202534.5415 of 61032.0%★★☆☆☆
202448.6296 of 60250.8%★★★☆☆
202341.9338 of 58842.5%★★☆☆☆
202246.7306 of 59448.5%★★☆☆☆
202136.7264 of 47544.4%★★☆☆☆
201954.7170 of 47564.2%★★★☆☆
201854.7199 of 44955.7%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202521.5365 of 41211.4%★☆☆☆☆
202438.7315 of 40321.8%★☆☆☆☆
202338.9315 of 40321.8%★☆☆☆☆
202237.2316 of 39820.6%★☆☆☆☆
202118.1299 of 33711.3%★☆☆☆☆
201936.8248 of 32523.7%★☆☆☆☆
201868.524 of 10076.0%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202561.2138 of 46270.1%★★★★☆
202464.4117 of 45474.2%★★★★☆
202355.5155 of 44965.5%★★★☆☆
202260.1127 of 43670.9%★★★★☆
202119.8316 of 37014.6%★☆☆☆☆
201940.9169 of 35452.3%★★★☆☆
201841.3181 of 34046.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202534.4389 of 60635.8%★★☆☆☆
202440.7322 of 61347.5%★★☆☆☆
202335.8359 of 59739.9%★★☆☆☆
202240.8282 of 54448.2%★★☆☆☆
202141.0186 of 43256.9%★★★☆☆
201941.5202 of 44654.7%★★★☆☆
201844.8194 of 42454.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202530.1427 of 60129.0%★☆☆☆☆
202449.6293 of 60751.7%★★★☆☆
202343.2316 of 60247.5%★★☆☆☆
202248.8274 of 58553.2%★★★☆☆
202133.5279 of 48142.0%★★☆☆☆
201943.3242 of 48850.4%★★★☆☆
201846.6231 of 46350.1%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202529.3195 of 25322.9%★☆☆☆☆
202433.8185 of 26129.1%★☆☆☆☆
202323.3204 of 24918.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202533.5227 of 35235.5%★★☆☆☆
202441.5177 of 34949.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202520.1465 of 54214.2%★☆☆☆☆
202441.2336 of 55339.2%★★☆☆☆
202335.5366 of 53731.8%★★☆☆☆
202237.3340 of 53436.3%★★☆☆☆
202126.9308 of 43929.8%★★☆☆☆
201939.4248 of 44444.1%★★☆☆☆
201837.1279 of 42734.7%★★☆☆☆
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 (2019)90th percentile+29 vs school
Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+36 vs school
Disabled (2022)66th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)36th percentile~ school
Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school
African American (2025)21st percentile-13 vs school
White (2025)14th percentile-20 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)11th percentile-23 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Math III68%~ state avg
English II51%-9 vs state
Biology34%-14 vs state
Math I21%-13 vs state

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Students at Rockingham County High are 76% White, 10% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Rockingham County High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bethany Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Monroeton Elementary
Elementary : Wentworth Elementary
Middle : Rockingham County Middle

Rockingham County High ranks 423rd of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 878 students attended Rockingham County High.


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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.

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