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Rockingham County Middle

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Rockingham County Middle ranks 428 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 45% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Rockingham County Middle in Reidsville, NC, serves 750 students in grades 6–8 and is part of Rockingham County Schools, a district ranked in the bottom third of North Carolina districts. The school currently ranks 428th out of 778 middle schools statewide, placing it in the 45th percentile with a 2-star rating — a significant drop from its 75th-percentile, 4-star performance in 2022–2023. Nearly all students (99.6%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio of 18.2 is the highest among nearby middle schools in the comparison group. Despite these challenges, the school remains the top-ranked middle school in the county, ahead of Western Rockingham Middle (43rd percentile), J E Holmes Middle (23rd percentile), and Reidsville Middle (11th percentile).

Academically, math is the school's relative strength: 6th-grade math proficiency (62.1%) and 7th-grade math proficiency (64.6%) are both above state averages, though 8th-grade math (48.7%) lags. Reading proficiency trails North Carolina averages by roughly 4 to 10 points in every grade. Science has declined the most — 8th-grade proficiency fell from 79.2% in 2023–2024 to 56.9% in 2025–2026, about 12 points below the state average. Subgroup results are uneven: Hispanic, multi-racial, and special education students each earn 3-star ratings, while White students rank in the 23rd percentile and Gifted and Talented students rank in the 5th percentile — a sign that advanced-level programming may not be producing competitive outcomes.

Chronic absenteeism is a clear concern. It has risen from 24.5% in 2020–2021 to 34.1% in 2024–2025 — nearly 10 points above the state average of 24.2%. A useful comparison is Kernodle Middle in Guilford County, which has almost the same poverty level yet ranks far higher (185th statewide) and reports a much lower chronic absenteeism rate of 18.4%. At the other end of the spectrum, high-performing schools like Brown Summit Middle serve far fewer low-income students. This suggests poverty alone does not explain the school's recent decline; improving attendance and refocusing on literacy and science instruction may be the most promising paths forward.

750

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

182 High School Road
Reidsville, NC 27320

(336) 616-0073

District: Rockingham County Schools

Students who attend Rockingham County Middle usually attend:

High:

Rockingham County High

Feeder schools for Rockingham County Middle:

Elementary:	Bethany Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	Monroeton Elementary
	Wentworth Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.3%

African American:

11.2%

Hispanic:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 24% North Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg47%

North Carolina avg58%

428^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

171^st of 246Rockingham 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	46.1	428 of 778	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.2	304 of 773	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	212 of 793	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	193 of 784	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	200 of 786	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	281 of 741	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	256 of 737	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	173 of 691	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	71.8	178 of 694	74.4%	★★★★☆
2016	59.5	278 of 692	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.5	269 of 705	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.6	294 of 627	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.9	307 of 673	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.6	322 of 662	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.6	272 of 648	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.6	278 of 640	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.9	317 of 630	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.2	282 of 620	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.5	293 of 606	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.7	217 of 598	63.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	343 of 553	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.8	202 of 546	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	254 of 560	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	211 of 559	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	308 of 550	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	287 of 533	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.7	98 of 519	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	74 of 494	85.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	62.3	85 of 449	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	42.7	246 of 478	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	246 of 504	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	148 of 475	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	395 of 731	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.3	223 of 733	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	189 of 738	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	155 of 731	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	213 of 733	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	263 of 706	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	246 of 684	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	163 of 656	75.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	441 of 465	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	419 of 458	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	370 of 461	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.5	285 of 452	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	181 of 450	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	349 of 448	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	382 of 416	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	233 of 566	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.1	68 of 562	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	40 of 564	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	59 of 553	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	30 of 541	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	34 of 522	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	47.2	259 of 493	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.7	74 of 472	84.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	459 of 725	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.5	413 of 729	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.7	186 of 743	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	144 of 735	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	115 of 689	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	210 of 633	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	239 of 639	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	161 of 604	73.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	437 of 736	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.7	380 of 733	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.1	211 of 751	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	218 of 747	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	184 of 748	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	55.2	289 of 711	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	261 of 697	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	191 of 665	71.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	53 of 64	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	144 of 333	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.8	194 of 328	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	151 of 306	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	133 of 302	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	90 of 283	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.3	202 of 248	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	148 of 237	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	198 of 221	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	206 of 500	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.2	219 of 478	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	62 of 473	86.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	495 of 644	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	429 of 649	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	292 of 652	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	266 of 656	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	279 of 658	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.5	388 of 632	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	333 of 624	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	263 of 596	55.9%	★★★☆☆

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 (2022)81st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)57th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-22 vs school

Military Connected (2025)17th percentile-43 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)5th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics59%+3 vs state

Science57%-12 vs state

Reading49%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, November 16, 2018

RCMS is an excellent school! My child and I were nervous about middle school, but the experience with this great school and staff has made the transition wonderful! I can't say enough great things about everyone at RCMS! Close Quote

by a teacher
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

I work at Rockingham Middle and I love it! 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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rockingham County Middle	Public	6-8	182 High School Road	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 616-0073	750	41	18.2	99.6%	557 (74.3%)	84 (11.2%)	69 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.8%)	46.1	428^th of 778 public middle schools	45.0%		57.2	304^th of 773 public middle schools	60.7%	124	62.1	64.6	48.7	44.9	52.5	50.4	56.9	$8,169	$807	$7,362
Reidsville Middle	Public	6-8	1903 S Park Dr	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 342-4726	543	35	15.7	99.4%	123 (22.7%)	223 (41.1%)	131 (24.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (11.2%)	14	691^st of 778 public middle schools	11.2%		12.2	705^th of 773 public middle schools	8.8%	14	37.8	26.0	33.9	31.6	35.1	40.6	45.9	$8,942	$1,430	$7,511
J E Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	211 N Pierce St	Eden	27288	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 623-9791	612	37	16.5	99.5%	299 (48.9%)	152 (24.8%)	104 (17.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.7%)	25.6	602^nd of 778 public middle schools	22.6%		17.2	670^th of 773 public middle schools	13.3%	68	43.7	35.3	24.7	48.5	42.3	43.5	64.5	$8,956	$1,143	$7,813
Brown Summit Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4720 NC Highway 150 East	Browns Summit	27214	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 656-0432	242	14	17.2	14.9%	121 (50.0%)	39 (16.1%)	12 (5.0%)	54 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	98.6	4^th of 778 public middle schools	99.5%		99.2	2^nd of 773 public middle schools	99.7%	2	562.8	100.0	≥ 95%	567.2	100.0	574.1	100.0	$9,102	$528	$8,574
Northern Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	616 Simpson-Calhoun Road	Greensboro	27455	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 605-3342	780	45	17.2	33.8%	438 (56.2%)	190 (24.4%)	88 (11.3%)	22 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)	86.3	80^th of 778 public middle schools	89.7%		81.5	122^nd of 773 public middle schools	84.2%	42	83.3	78.3	66.5	74.1	72.3	79.2	81.8	$8,488	$495	$7,994
Western Rockingham Middle	Public	6-8	915 NW Ayersville Rd	Madison	27025	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 548-2168	521	35	14.8	98.7%	321 (61.6%)	53 (10.2%)	100 (19.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.9%)	43.9	445^th of 778 public middle schools	42.8%		49.9	386^th of 773 public middle schools	50.1%	59	58.1	55.3	48.4	46.9	51.3	52.5	61.1	$8,960	$915	$8,044
Northeast Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	6720 McLeansville Road	Mc Leansville	27301	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2525	675	45	15.0	99.6%	93 (13.8%)	403 (59.7%)	130 (19.3%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.2%)	17.6	668^th of 778 public middle schools	14.1%		19	646^th of 773 public middle schools	16.4%	22	39.5	38.3	32.9	35.8	36.9	40.2	50.4	$9,065	$1,562	$7,503
Kernodle Middle	Public	6-8	3600 Drawbridge Parkway	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 545-3717	707	42	16.9	98.2%	316 (44.7%)	180 (25.5%)	83 (11.7%)	92 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.0%)	73.8	185^th of 778 public middle schools	76.2%		73.3	180^th of 773 public middle schools	76.7%	5	73.6	59.6	66.8	68.2	58.2	67.9	84.1	$9,002	$474	$8,529
Mendenhall Middle	Public	6-8	205 Willoughby Boulevard	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 545-2000	905	56	16.0	99.7%	162 (17.9%)	450 (49.7%)	160 (17.7%)	63 (7.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (7.3%)	26.6	596^th of 778 public middle schools	23.4%		26.5	577^th of 773 public middle schools	25.4%	19	37.7	39.9	43.3	39.7	47.6	42.0	61.2	$8,857	$852	$8,004
Northwest Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	5300 Northwest School Road	Greensboro	27409	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 605-3333	915	51	17.8	21.0%	633 (69.2%)	57 (6.2%)	96 (10.5%)	91 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.0%)	91.3	48^th of 778 public middle schools	93.8%		91.8	47^th of 773 public middle schools	93.9%	1	82.4	77.9	78.9	76.1	74.6	81.8	92.6	$7,800	$622	$7,178

Frequently Asked Questions about Rockingham County Middle

What district is Rockingham County Middle in?

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What is the racial makeup of Rockingham County Middle?

Students at Rockingham County Middle are 74% White, 11% African American, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Rockingham County Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 750 students attended Rockingham County Middle.

Is Rockingham County Middle a good school?

Rockingham County Middle ranks 428^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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