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Rosman Elementary

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Rosman Elementary ranks 248 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Rosman Elementary is a Pre-K through 5th grade public school in the small town of Rosman, NC, serving 344 students as part of Transylvania County Schools. The school has made a strong impression in recent statewide rankings, climbing to #248 of roughly 1,500 North Carolina elementary schools — placing it in the top 17% and earning a 4-star rating. It currently ranks as the strongest elementary school in the district, finishing well ahead of Pisgah Forest Elementary, T C Henderson, and Brevard Elementary, while also outranking the local charter, Brevard Academy.

What makes Rosman's success especially notable is that nearly all of its students — 99% — qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, Rosman students scored above state averages in every tested grade and subject in the most recent school year. The school is particularly effective with students who are historically underserved: its economically disadvantaged students rank in the 94th percentile statewide, and its special education students rank in the 97th percentile. Fifth grade is a clear highlight, with reading, math, and science proficiency rates running 12 to 15 points above district averages. Nearby Etowah Elementary achieves a similar overall ranking, but with a much more affluent student body, which makes Rosman's results with its own population all the more striking.

Rosman also appears to be on a strong upward trajectory. After dipping to the 48th percentile during the pandemic, the school has recovered to near its pre-pandemic peak of the 89th percentile, a sign of solid instructional recovery. The main area to watch is chronic absenteeism: about 22% of students missed enough school to be considered chronically absent in 2024-2025. That is better than the state average but higher than several nearby schools, including Etowah Elementary at just under 13%. Given how much ground Rosman has already made up, improving attendance could be the key to even stronger results ahead.

344

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

167 Rosman School Rd
Rosman, NC 28772

(828) 862-4431

District: Transylvania County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.5%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (73% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg61%

248^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

55^th of 246Transylvania 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	79.4	248 of 1492	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.2	405 of 1490	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	456 of 1505	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	468 of 1502	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	650 of 1514	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	775 of 1489	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	665 of 1473	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	517 of 1434	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	84.7	155 of 1429	89.2%	★★★★☆
2016	79.0	250 of 1425	82.5%	★★★★☆
2015	74.7	328 of 1440	77.2%	★★★★☆
2014	61.5	518 of 1390	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.6	558 of 1403	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	37.8	977 of 1388	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	59.3	626 of 1381	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.6	496 of 1363	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.6	284 of 1354	79.0%	★★★★☆
2008	77.8	223 of 1324	83.2%	★★★★☆
2007	69.2	366 of 1293	71.7%	★★★★☆
2006	67.9	372 of 1276	70.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	41.6	324 of 634	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	364 of 878	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.6	723 of 897	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	266 of 1447	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	381 of 1451	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	250 of 1455	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	312 of 1459	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	467 of 1458	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	768 of 1440	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	793 of 1424	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.7	551 of 1405	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	81 of 1434	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	79.3	167 of 1437	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	114 of 1450	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	77.8	202 of 1437	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	272 of 1366	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	47.2	649 of 1329	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	559 of 1361	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.8	192 of 1332	85.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	264 of 1451	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	65.0	459 of 1450	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	687 of 1464	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	673 of 1461	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	896 of 1464	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	740 of 1444	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	506 of 1430	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	496 of 1413	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.6	22 of 815	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	76.4	91 of 821	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	261 of 801	67.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	389 of 1146	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.8	620 of 1172	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	615 of 1166	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	734 of 1183	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	847 of 1194	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	955 of 1172	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	987 of 1183	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	786 of 1178	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)97th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

White (2026)66th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+10 vs state

Mathematics74%+11 vs state

Reading71%+15 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rosman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	167 Rosman School Rd	Rosman	28772	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 862-4431	344	26	13.0	99.1%	301 (87.5%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	79.4	248^th of 1492 public elementary schools	83.4%		69.2	405^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.8%	157	72.7	78.0	72.6				63.6	72.9	75.8				77.4		$10,924	$1,095	$9,829
T C Henderson	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11839 Rosman Hwy	Lake Toxaway	28747	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(828) 862-4463	133	11	12.1	97.7%	103 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (15.8%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.0%)	60.1	574^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.5%		59.4	577^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.3%	3	66.7	68.4					44.4	73.7							$14,225	$1,533	$12,692
Brevard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	399 Greenville Hwy	Brevard	28712	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 884-2001	524	41	12.7	99.4%	384 (73.3%)	39 (7.4%)	50 (9.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.0%)	56.6	633^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	57.6%		40.4	909^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.0%	276	78.5	62.2	58.2				63.1	61.1	59.3				57.1		$10,938	$1,181	$9,757
Pisgah Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1076 Ecusta Rd	Brevard	28712	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 877-4481	431	38	11.4	99.3%	308 (71.5%)	13 (3.0%)	88 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.9%)	63.9	519^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.2%		56.6	622^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	58.3%	103	70.1	84.9	52.5				55.2	75.3	57.4				65.6		$9,707	$841	$8,866
Brevard Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1110 Hendersonville Highway	Pisgah Forest	28768	Transylvania County	Brevard Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 885-2665	435	28	15.4		388 (89.2%)	8 (1.8%)	21 (4.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	73.1	358^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.0%		65.6	473^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	68.3%	115	75.0	84.4	60.9	59.1	54.3	54.8	79.5	77.8	56.5	60.5	65.2	71.4	78.3	90.5
Blue Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-6	95 Bobcat Drive	Cashiers	28717	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 743-2646	144	10	14.5	90.3%	78 (54.2%)	2 (1.4%)	58 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	20.4	1274^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.6%		47	801^st of 1490 public elementary schools	46.2%	473	36.4	50.0		53.8			27.3	38.9		38.5					$13,938	$1,846	$12,092
Etowah Elementary	Public	K-5	320 Etowah School Road	Etowah	28729	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 891-6560	302	22	13.9	52.6%	228 (75.5%)	3 (1.0%)	55 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	77.8	269^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.0%		81.8	224^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.0%	45	81.3	72.9	75.4				54.2	62.7	78.9				86.0		$10,276	$964	$9,313

Frequently Asked Questions about Rosman Elementary

What district is Rosman Elementary in?

Transylvania County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Rosman Elementary?

Students at Rosman Elementary are 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Rosman Elementary a good school?

Rosman Elementary ranks 248^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rosman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Rosman Elementary.

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