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Rock Ridge Elementary

Public Grades K-5

66^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Rock Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school in Wilson, North Carolina, serving 449 students in grades K-5. This school has consistently performed exceptionally well, ranking among the top elementary schools in the state and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rock Ridge Elementary has demonstrated remarkable academic achievement, consistently outperforming the Wilson County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science were significantly higher than the district and state averages. This high performance has been sustained over the past several years, with the school ranking in the top 5% of North Carolina elementary schools since the 2017-2018 school year.

Despite experiencing a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 21.25% in 2021-2022 to 99.33% in 2023-2024, Rock Ridge Elementary has maintained its exceptional academic performance. This is particularly noteworthy, as the school's success in supporting the academic growth of traditionally underserved populations, including African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, provides valuable insights for other schools seeking to improve outcomes for these students. While nearby schools within the Wilson County Schools district have more varied performance, Rock Ridge Elementary stands out as an exceptional example of how a school can deliver outstanding academic results, even in the face of increasing economic challenges faced by its student population.

476

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,909

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6605 Rock Ridge School Rd
Wilson, NC 27893-7758

(252) 399-7955

District: Wilson County Schools

Students who attend Rock Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Springfield Middle
High:	James Hunt High
	Wilson Early College Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

Hispanic:

31.3%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (84% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg57%

66^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 13Elementary Schools in the Wilson County Schools

93^rd of 242Wilson 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	93.5	66 of 1490	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	39 of 1505	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	27 of 1502	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	64 of 1514	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	119 of 1489	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	39 of 1473	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	42 of 1434	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	88.6	101 of 1429	92.9%	★★★★★
2016	86.9	128 of 1425	91.0%	★★★★★
2015	78.5	267 of 1440	81.5%	★★★★☆
2014	89.6	106 of 1390	92.4%	★★★★★
2013	78.7	245 of 1403	82.5%	★★★★☆
2012	87.1	82 of 1388	94.1%	★★★★★
2011	89.2	47 of 1381	96.6%	★★★★★
2010	86.1	105 of 1363	92.3%	★★★★★
2009	79.9	207 of 1354	84.7%	★★★★☆
2008	84.8	125 of 1324	90.6%	★★★★★
2007	84.4	98 of 1293	92.4%	★★★★★
2006	76.1	230 of 1276	82.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	12 of 918	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	76.7	123 of 927	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	70 of 896	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	48 of 949	94.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	26 of 563	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	7 of 485	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	9 of 497	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	72 of 1451	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	57 of 1455	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	80 of 1459	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	127 of 1458	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	84.8	165 of 1440	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	94.1	25 of 1424	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	13 of 1405	99.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	188 of 710	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	237 of 669	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	33 of 582	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	69.7	78 of 500	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	87 of 494	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	36 of 961	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	7 of 951	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	20 of 915	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	4 of 893	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	49 of 843	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	14 of 865	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	4 of 851	99.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	23 of 1437	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	3 of 1450	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	6 of 1437	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	11 of 1366	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	124 of 1329	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	8 of 1361	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	4 of 1332	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	68 of 1450	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	30 of 1464	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	10 of 1461	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	22 of 1464	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	90 of 1444	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	63 of 1430	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	83 of 1413	94.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	18 of 821	97.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	50 of 1172	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	76 of 1166	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	30 of 1183	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	54 of 1194	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	65 of 1172	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	26 of 1183	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	86 of 1178	92.7%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)74th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics91%+30 vs state

Reading80%+28 vs state

Science75%+13 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 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
Rock Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	6605 Rock Ridge School Rd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7955	476	29	16.6	99.4%	251 (52.7%)	49 (10.3%)	149 (31.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	93.5	66^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.6%		95.9	39^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.4%	27	100.0	81.2	89.5	79.8	84.1	77.6	75.0	$8,909	$1,031	$7,878
John W Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4028 Highway 42 West	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 265-4020	601	36	16.8	99.5%	120 (20.0%)	319 (53.1%)	100 (16.6%)	26 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.3%)	41.1	896^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.9%		55.6	653^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	56.6%	243	46.9	49.3	60.3	38.1	55.6	52.7	61.6	$10,499	$2,342	$8,156
Lucama Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6260 Blalock Road	Lucama	27851	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 239-1257	431	24	18.1	99.3%	199 (46.2%)	74 (17.2%)	135 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	90.2	107^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.8%		94.1	58^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.1%	49	85.7	90.6	86.4	54.0	84.9	78.0	84.7	$9,021	$1,340	$7,681
Bailey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6288 Pine Street	Bailey	27807	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-2892	580	32	18.3	99.5%	181 (31.2%)	117 (20.2%)	248 (42.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	57	610^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.1%		61.5	551^st of 1505 public elementary schools	63.4%	59	72.0	60.0	55.1	50.0	59.5	55.1	59.6	$9,761	$1,076	$8,685
Vinson-Bynum Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 Tarboro St SW	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7981	458	29	15.8	99.3%	63 (13.8%)	294 (64.2%)	69 (15.1%)	12 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	58.7	585^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.7%		54.4	673^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	55.3%	88	74.2	74.1	43.1	46.2	77.6	47.2	62.5	$11,625	$1,594	$10,030
Glendale-Kenly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Bay Valley Rd	Kenly	27542	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 284-2821	433	30	14.4	99.3%	217 (50.1%)	53 (12.2%)	135 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	48.3	773^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	48.1%		55.2	657^th of 1505 public elementary schools	56.3%	116	76.5	52.9	44.2	49.4	64.7	46.3	53.7	$10,347	$1,266	$9,081
Lee Woodard Elementary	Public	K-5	103 Church St	Black Creek	27813	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7940	173	10	17.3	97.1%	73 (42.2%)	40 (23.1%)	48 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)	55.4	646^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.6%		61.6	549^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.5%	97	51.7	45.5	74.2	44.8	59.1	74.2	58.1	$11,686	$1,635	$10,051
New Hope Elementary	Public	K-5	4826 Packhouse Rd	Wilson	27896	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7950	460	29	15.6	99.3%	210 (45.7%)	111 (24.1%)	83 (18.0%)	30 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	95.3	51^st of 1490 public elementary schools	96.6%		92.2	84^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.4%	33	92.5	91.7	93.7	75.3	81.9	87.3	79.4	$9,265	$666	$8,598
Wells Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Grove St N	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7986	383	23	16.7	95.8%	69 (18.0%)	227 (59.3%)	58 (15.1%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	46.8	805^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.0%		55.4	655^th of 1505 public elementary schools	56.5%	150	70.0	47.3	48.9	45.0	56.4	57.4	51.1	$9,928	$1,749	$8,179
Margaret Hearne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 W Gold St	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7925	423	27	15.9	99.3%	19 (4.5%)	242 (57.2%)	138 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	22.8	1224^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.9%		26.7	1166^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.5%	58	50.0	22.6	46.6	34.6	41.9	39.7	53.4	$10,414	$2,422	$7,993

Frequently Asked Questions about Rock Ridge Elementary

How many students attend Rock Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Rock Ridge Elementary.

What district is Rock Ridge Elementary in?

Wilson County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Rock Ridge Elementary?

Students at Rock Ridge Elementary are 53% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Rock Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rock Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Springfield Middle
High : James Hunt High
High : Wilson Early College Academy

Is Rock Ridge Elementary a good school?

Yes! Rock Ridge Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 66^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

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