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Roaring River Elementary School

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Roaring River Elementary School ranks 600 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

600^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Roaring River Elementary School is a small, rural pre-K through 5th grade school in Roaring River, North Carolina, serving 190 students as part of Wilkes County Schools. Nearly all of its students (98.4%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a very high-poverty category, yet it currently ranks in the 60th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools with a 3-star rating — ahead of several nearby schools serving similar populations, including North Wilkesboro Elementary School (24th percentile), Jonesville Elementary (20th percentile), Mountain View Elementary School (32nd percentile), and Ronda-Clingman Elementary School (41st percentile).

Roaring River's most striking strength is attendance: only 9.0% of students were chronically absent in the most recent school year, far below the Wilkes County Schools rate of 16.9% and the state rate of 24.2%, and lower than every nearby elementary school with comparable data. Academically, the school's 4th graders posted standout results, with 74.1% proficient in math and 70.4% in reading — outpacing both the district and state by 12–13 percentage points, and beating nearby Elkin Elementary by roughly 17 points in reading and math despite Elkin serving a far less impoverished student body. Reading remains a consistent strength in upper grades, with 5th graders reaching 65.4% proficiency compared to the state's 55.3%.

Families may also appreciate the school's favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.6, lower than most neighboring elementaries, along with above-average per-pupil spending that suggests solid resource investment. The main caveat is that, as a small school with roughly 35–40 students per grade, results can swing noticeably from year to year — 5th-grade math dipped below state averages this year, and some student subgroup outcomes have not matched the school's overall performance. Even so, Roaring River's combination of very low absenteeism, strong upper-grade reading, and competitive results despite high poverty makes it one of the stronger rural high-poverty schools in its immediate area.

190

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

283 White Plains Rd
Roaring River, NC 28669-9602

(336) 696-4628

District: Wilkes County Schools

Students who attend Roaring River Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	East Wilkes Middle School
High:	East Wilkes High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.5%

Hispanic:

9.5%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg62%

North Carolina avg61%

600^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

89^th of 246Wilkes 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	59.1	600 of 1492	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.8	513 of 1490	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	538 of 1505	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	930 of 1502	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.9	415 of 1514	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	484 of 1489	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	720 of 1473	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	584 of 1434	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.3	366 of 1429	74.4%	★★★★☆
2016	56.5	610 of 1425	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.1	814 of 1440	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.3	1048 of 1390	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	1087 of 1403	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.9	816 of 1388	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.8	547 of 1381	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.1	412 of 1363	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.1	650 of 1354	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.6	642 of 1324	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.4	755 of 1293	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.8	721 of 1276	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	487 of 1447	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.8	587 of 1451	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	350 of 1455	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	22.9	1196 of 1459	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	76.7	274 of 1458	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	470 of 1440	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	570 of 1424	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	718 of 1405	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	591 of 1434	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.5	404 of 1437	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	48.5	740 of 1450	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	817 of 1437	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	87.0	74 of 1366	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	22 of 1329	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	78.0	186 of 1361	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	675 of 1451	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.0	460 of 1450	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	733 of 1464	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	861 of 1461	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.6	371 of 1464	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	332 of 1444	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	44.2	843 of 1430	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.8	410 of 1413	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	701 of 1146	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.5	577 of 1172	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	548 of 1166	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.5	1023 of 1183	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.7	641 of 1194	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	749 of 1172	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	826 of 1183	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	864 of 1178	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)66th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile~ school

Male (2026)53rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science69%~ state avg

Reading62%+6 vs state

Mathematics62%~ state avg

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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
Roaring River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	283 White Plains Rd	Roaring River	28669	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 696-4628	190	14	13.6	98.4%	153 (80.5%)	6 (3.2%)	18 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.8%)	59.1	600^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.8%		62.8	513^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.6%	87	62.5	74.1	50.0	50.0	70.4	65.4	69.2	$11,334	$1,701	$9,633
Ronda-Clingman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	316 Ronda-Clingman School Rd	Ronda	28670	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-4200	318	20	15.7	99.1%	264 (83.0%)	7 (2.2%)	29 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	41.5	887^th of 1492 public elementary schools	40.5%		39.2	934^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.3%	47	69.7	40.4	57.4	54.5	34.0	59.6	68.1	$9,687	$1,270	$8,417
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5464 Mountain View Rd	Hays	28635	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 696-5512	488	32	15.3	99.4%	402 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	34.7	1016^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.9%		25.3	1177^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.0%	161	67.2	44.6	42.3	51.7	53.0	50.0	53.8	$10,717	$1,320	$9,397
C C Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 CC Wright School Rd	North Wilkesboro	28659	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-5513	316	26	12.3	99.1%	192 (60.8%)	35 (11.1%)	58 (18.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	34.3	1023^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	31.4%		25.7	1164^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.9%	141	69.0	54.3	46.3	54.8	47.8	42.6	53.7	$10,952	$1,205	$9,747
North Wilkesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Flint Hill Rd	North Wilkesboro	28659	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-2872	329	20	16.7	99.1%	106 (32.2%)	35 (10.6%)	140 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.6%)	27.9	1140^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.6%		22.2	1241^st of 1490 public elementary schools	16.7%	101	62.9	42.9	59.1	31.4	38.8	45.5	59.1	$9,437	$1,296	$8,141
C B Eller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1288 CB Eller School Rd	Elkin	28621	Surry County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 903-6100	248	16	15.8	97.6%	215 (86.7%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	42.8	862^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	42.2%		57.7	599^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.8%	263	67.6	41.5	48.6	58.8	46.3	45.7	85.7	$8,944	$1,129	$7,815
Elkin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	135 Old Virginia Rd	Elkin	28621	Surry County	Elkin City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 835-2756	673	40	16.6	58.2%	431 (64.0%)	25 (3.7%)	164 (24.4%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	49.9	731^st of 1492 public elementary schools	51.0%		54.5	659^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.8%	72	65.4	57.6	68.3	55.6	55.3	47.6	64.6	$9,868	$809	$9,059
Jonesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Cedarbrook Rd	Jonesville	28642	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1148	268	15	17.5	98.9%	155 (57.8%)	19 (7.1%)	62 (23.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.1%)	24.5	1196^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.8%		33.6	1025^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.2%	171	54.5	60.9	41.0	43.2	43.5	33.3	48.7	$9,636	$1,210	$8,425
Traphill Elementary School	Public	K-5	9794 Traphill Rd	Traphill	28685	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-7160	73	7	10.8	95.9%	63 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	56.9	626^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.0%		42.5	871^st of 1490 public elementary schools	41.5%	245	75.0	56.3	72.7	58.3	50.0	45.5	90.9	$13,971	$1,750	$12,220
Mulberry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Mulberry School Rd	North Wilkesboro	28659	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 667-4641	419	27	15.6	99.3%	290 (69.2%)	7 (1.7%)	98 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	76.9	278^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.4%		67.7	435^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.8%	157	82.4	78.2	80.3	66.2	74.5	52.1	76.1	$10,621	$1,175	$9,446

Frequently Asked Questions about Roaring River Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Roaring River Elementary School?

Students at Roaring River Elementary School are 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Roaring River Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 190 students attended Roaring River Elementary School.

Is Roaring River Elementary School a good school?

Roaring River Elementary School ranks 600^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Roaring River Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Roaring River Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Wilkes Middle School
High : East Wilkes High School

What district is Roaring River Elementary School in?

Wilkes County Schools

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