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Rockford Elementary

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Rockford Elementary ranks 671 st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

671^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Rockford Elementary, located in Dobson, North Carolina, is a PK–5 school serving 335 students in the Surry County Schools district, where virtually all students (99.1%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. In 2025–2026, the school earned a 3-star rating, ranking 671st of 1,492 elementary schools statewide at the 55th percentile. That's a meaningful recovery from 2023–2024, when it sat at just the 36th percentile with 2 stars — but it remains short of its own past: between 2015 and 2018, Rockford was a 4-star school ranking in the 78th–89th percentile.

The school's clearest strengths are in upper elementary. In 5th grade, 69.8% of students were proficient in math and a strong 77.4% in science — both above district and state averages. Fourth-grade math (67.9%) also tops the state. Rockford's work with students in poverty is especially encouraging: despite its very high poverty level, its low-income students ranked at the 68th percentile statewide, well above the school's overall ranking. Attendance is also a plus: chronic absenteeism was 14.1%, far lower than the state's 24.2%.

The biggest concern is early literacy. Only 34.8% of 3rd graders were reading on grade level in 2025–2026, versus 55.6% statewide — the lowest 3rd-grade reading score among nearby Surry County elementary schools, including the lower-ranked Flat Rock Elementary. English Learner reading scores also fell steeply, dropping from the 51st to the 12th percentile in a single year. By contrast, 4th- and 5th-grade reading look far healthier — a pattern suggesting help arrives after 3rd grade. Just 2.4 miles away, Dobson Elementary shares nearly identical demographics and ranks higher overall, though Rockford actually out-performs Dobson in 5th-grade math and science. Closing the early-reading gap is Rockford's clearest path back to its former 4-star status.

335

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

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: Rebounding — 36th percentile in 2024 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 55th (2026) from a 36th-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the North Carolina median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg61%

671^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

106^th of 246Surry 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	53.6	671 of 1492	55.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	21.3	458 of 519	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	53.2	661 of 1447	54.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	49.1	492 of 981	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	61.8	458 of 1434	68.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	52.8	670 of 1451	53.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	55.4	515 of 1146	55.1%	★★★☆☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile~ school

Female (2026)54th percentile~ school

Male (2026)54th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)12th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+10 vs state

Mathematics66%~ state avg

Reading49%-7 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 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%)	53.6	671^st of 1492 public elementary schools	55.0%		63.1	511^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.7%	160	58.7	67.9	69.8	34.8	60.4	50.9	77.4	$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%)	73.8	346^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.8%		70.3	386^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.1%	40	79.2	76.8	66.1	66.0	64.3	62.9	75.8	$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%)	44.6	832^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	44.2%		51.9	713^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.1%	119	53.3	57.5	69.2	46.7	42.5	51.3	79.5	$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%)	47.4	776^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.0%		50.7	737^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.5%	39	57.1	71.4	54.8	53.1	66.1	40.5	57.1	$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%)	57.5	619^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.5%		72.4	355^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.2%	264	42.3	61.1	66.7	46.2	83.3	57.1	81.0	$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%)	40.6	896^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.9%		47.8	785^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.3%	111	62.5	46.7	54.8	55.6	54.7	41.7	67.9	$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	Stokes 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%)	92.5	79^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.7%		91.1	94^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.7%	15	93.3	82.8	80.6	93.3	79.3	77.8	83.3	$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%)	32.1	1054^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.4%		45.9	819^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.0%	235	73.2	42.2	42.9	57.1	48.4	38.1	54.0	$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%)	49.9	732^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	50.9%		72.3	358^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.0%	374	69.4	65.9	68.3	50.0	56.1	51.2	53.7	$9,927	$1,038	$8,888

Frequently Asked Questions about Rockford Elementary

Is Rockford Elementary a good school?

Rockford Elementary ranks 671^st of 1492 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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