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Roaring River Elementary School

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Roaring River Elementary School ranks 513 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

513^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Roaring River Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Roaring River, North Carolina, with 192 students. The school is part of the Wilkes County Schools district, which is ranked 104 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Roaring River Elementary consistently outperforms the Wilkes County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5, with 86.2% of 3rd graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 63.9% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school also performs well in reading and science, with 5th grade science proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages. Despite having a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 98.44% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Roaring River Elementary maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio and spends $11,334 per student, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools in the Wilkes County Schools district, such as Mulberry Elementary School and Ronda-Clingman Elementary School, Roaring River Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic measures, particularly in mathematics and science. This suggests the school may have effective teaching practices or other factors that contribute to its stronger academic outcomes, despite the challenges of serving a high-needs student population.

190

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,334

Per pupil spending ?

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: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2017 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 74th-percentile peak (2017) to 66th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

513^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Wilkes County Schools

104^th of 242Wilkes 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	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
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
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
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
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science68%+6 vs state

Mathematics63%+3 vs state

Reading59%+6 vs state

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th 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%)	62.8	513^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.6%		62.3	538^th of 1505 public elementary schools	64.3%	25	86.2	48.0	53.6		58.6	64.0	53.6		67.9	$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%)	39.2	934^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.3%		58.5	607^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.7%	327	39.6	58.7	54.7		22.9	56.5	52.8		60.4	$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%)	25.3	1177^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.0%		41.3	904^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.9%	273	48.3	38.0	41.7		40.2	44.0	37.5		52.8	$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%)	25.7	1164^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.9%		24.3	1203^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	20.1%	39	55.6	34.6	50.0		40.0	30.8	39.1		54.3	$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%)	22.2	1241^st of 1490 public elementary schools	16.7%		32.4	1057^th of 1505 public elementary schools	29.8%	184	50.0	42.2	41.2		32.1	44.4	39.2		47.1	$9,437	$1,296	$8,141
C B Eller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1288 CB Eller School Rd	Elkin	28621	Wilkes 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%)	57.7	599^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.8%		49.5	754^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.9%	155	66.7	47.1	51.4		43.6	67.6	67.6		70.3	$8,944	$1,129	$7,815
Elkin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	54.5	659^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.8%		53.4	694^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.9%	35	53.9	55.3	52.9	67.7	46.1	58.8	54.8	61.3	63.5	$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%)	33.6	1025^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.2%		28.6	1129^th of 1505 public elementary schools	25.0%	104	36.4	53.7	57.5		31.8	48.8	45.0		60.0	$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%)	42.5	871^st of 1490 public elementary schools	41.5%		48.9	765^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.2%	106	46.2	80.0	50.0		30.8	50.0	50.0		66.7	$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%)	67.7	435^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.8%		77.3	292^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	80.6%	143	90.4	74.3	66.7		75.0	52.7	48.1		61.1	$10,621	$1,175	$9,446

Frequently Asked Questions about Roaring River Elementary School

What district is Roaring River Elementary School in?

Wilkes County Schools

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.

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

Is Roaring River Elementary School a good school?

Roaring River Elementary School ranks 513^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Roaring River Elementary School?

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

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