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Rockford Elementary

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Rockford Elementary ranks 511 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

511^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Rockford Elementary is a public elementary school located in Dobson, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 350. It is part of the Surry County Schools district, which is ranked 88 out of 242 districts in the state.

Rockford Elementary has shown a mixed performance compared to the district and state averages. While the school performs better than the state in some subjects and grade levels, such as 5th-grade science proficiency, it lags behind the district in many areas, including 3rd-grade reading proficiency. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with relatively strong performance for Hispanic students but weaker performance for White students and female students.

Rockford Elementary's statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, from a high of 163 out of 1,434 North Carolina elementary schools in 2017-2018 to a ranking of 511 out of 1,490 in the 2024-2025 school year. When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Surry County Schools district, Rockford Elementary generally performs worse than higher-ranked schools like Shoals Elementary and Dobson Elementary, particularly in mathematics and reading proficiency. However, the school outperforms some lower-ranked schools in the district, such as Flat Rock Elementary and Cedar Ridge Elementary, in certain subject areas and grade levels.

335

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,901

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

719 Rockford Rd
Dobson, NC 27017

(336) 374-6300

District: Surry County Schools

Students who attend Rockford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle
High:	Surry Central High
	Surry Early College

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.5%

Hispanic:

43.6%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (66th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg57%

511^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Surry County Schools

88^th of 242Surry 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
2025	63.1	511 of 1490	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	956 of 1505	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	878 of 1502	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	804 of 1514	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.8	620 of 1489	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	595 of 1473	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.6	163 of 1434	88.6%	★★★★☆
2017	80.1	225 of 1429	84.3%	★★★★☆
2016	74.5	316 of 1425	77.8%	★★★★☆
2015	54.4	677 of 1440	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.3	748 of 1390	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.9	665 of 1403	52.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	274 of 563	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.3	354 of 514	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	307 of 485	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.2	102 of 385	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	241 of 497	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.3	30 of 421	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	515 of 1451	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.6	1064 of 1455	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	923 of 1459	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	924 of 1458	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	686 of 1440	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	537 of 1424	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	304 of 1405	78.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	271 of 961	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	416 of 951	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	395 of 915	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	494 of 893	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.2	225 of 843	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	336 of 865	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.4	61 of 851	92.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	441 of 1437	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.3	986 of 1450	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	629 of 1437	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	302 of 1366	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	237 of 1329	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	378 of 1361	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	92.9	27 of 1332	98.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	505 of 1450	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	777 of 1464	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	758 of 1461	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	618 of 1464	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	497 of 1444	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	645 of 1430	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	88.3	115 of 1413	91.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	573 of 1172	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.9	1023 of 1166	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	970 of 1183	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	829 of 1194	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	706 of 1172	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	717 of 1183	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.9	269 of 1178	77.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science82%+20 vs state

Mathematics65%+4 vs state

Reading53%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rockford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	719 Rockford Rd	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 374-6300	335	25	13.4	99.1%	176 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	63.1	511^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.7%		38.8	956^th of 1505 public elementary schools	36.5%	445	66.7	62.3	65.3	48.1	64.2	46.9	81.6	$10,901	$1,542	$9,360
Dobson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 W Atkins Street	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 386-8913	350	23	14.9	99.1%	182 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (43.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	70.3	386^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.1%		69.6	417^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.3%	31	79.6	66.1	65.3	59.3	64.5	55.1	65.3	$11,029	$1,718	$9,312
Copeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	948 Copeland School Road	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 374-2572	274	21	13.0	98.9%	145 (52.9%)	2 (0.7%)	122 (44.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	51.9	713^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.1%		59.3	597^th of 1505 public elementary schools	60.3%	116	46.2	70.0	68.2	30.8	65.0	43.2	70.5	$11,205	$1,950	$9,256
White Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	710 Cadle Ford Rd	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 320-3434	328	22	14.8	99.1%	230 (70.1%)	1 (0.3%)	85 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	50.7	737^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.5%		51.3	725^th of 1505 public elementary schools	51.8%	12	68.4	56.4	57.4	57.9	48.7	40.7	59.3	$10,986	$1,465	$9,521
Mountain Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Mountain Park Rd	State Road	28676	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 874-3933	188	16	12.0	98.4%	134 (71.3%)	1 (0.5%)	46 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	72.4	355^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.2%		69.1	425^th of 1505 public elementary schools	71.8%	70	75.0	65.4	85.7	61.1	57.7	52.4	71.4	$12,952	$1,919	$11,033
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	519 S Franklin Road	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 786-2459	473	35	13.4	98.9%	311 (65.8%)	18 (3.8%)	118 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	47.8	785^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.3%		52.6	709^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.9%	76	61.5	57.3	50.6	44.3	62.2	48.2	57.8	$10,170	$1,823	$8,347
Bruce H. Tharrington Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	315 Culbert Street	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Mount Airy City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 789-9046	432	29	14.8	99.3%	219 (50.7%)	34 (7.9%)	151 (35.0%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)								(n/a)								$12,455	$1,917	$10,538
Shoals Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Shoals Road	Pinnacle	27043	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 325-2518	235	18	13.3	98.7%	208 (88.5%)	3 (1.3%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	91.1	94^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.7%		85.7	168^th of 1505 public elementary schools	88.8%	74	86.7	89.2	79.1	76.7	89.2	74.4	74.4	$10,986	$1,064	$9,923
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	734 Flippin Road	Lowgap	27024	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 352-4320	348	25	14.1	99.1%	244 (70.1%)	4 (1.1%)	90 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	45.9	819^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.0%		50.9	733^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	51.3%	86	62.1	50.0	61.4	40.9	51.6	49.1	63.2	$9,811	$1,760	$8,051
Fall Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2720 Smithtown Rd	East Bend	27018	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1128	251	13	19.6	96.4%	224 (89.2%)	5 (2.0%)	21 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	72.3	358^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.0%		73.6	350^th of 1505 public elementary schools	76.7%	8	80.0	77.8	67.4	50.0	61.1	62.8	67.4	$9,927	$1,038	$8,888

Frequently Asked Questions about Rockford Elementary

Is Rockford Elementary a good school?

Rockford Elementary ranks 511^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Rockford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rockford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle
High : Surry Central High
High : Surry Early College

What district is Rockford Elementary in?

Surry County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Rockford Elementary?

Students at Rockford Elementary are 53% White, 44% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Rockford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Rockford Elementary.

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