Rock Ridge Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Wilson, North Carolina
Rock Ridge Elementary in Wilson, North Carolina enrolled 476 students in 2024-25 with 28.6 full-time teachers, 16.7 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
469 students in 2022-23, 449 students in 2023-24, 476 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.3 to 28.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 469 | 27.3 | 17.2 |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 27.8 | 16.2 |
| 2024-25 | 476 | 28.6 | 16.7 |
16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 446 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rock Ridge Elementary enrolled 446 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 446 of the 446 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent13.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
52.7% of students were White, 31.3% Hispanic, 10.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White52.7%
- Hispanic31.3%
- Black10.3%
- Two or more races4.8%
- Asian0.4%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Wilson
8 public elementary schools in Wilson report 2024-25 enrollment; Rock Ridge Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| John W Jones Elementary | 601 | 16.9 | 99.5% |
| Rock Ridge Elementary | 476 | 16.7 | 99.4% |
| New Hope Elementary | 460 | 15.6 | 99.3% |
| Vinson-Bynum Elementary | 458 | 15.8 | 99.3% |
| Margaret Hearne Elementary | 423 | 15.9 | 99.3% |
| Wells Elementary | 383 | 16.8 | 95.8% |
| Vick Elementary | 359 | 15.4 | 99.2% |
| B O Barnes Elementary | 274 | 11.9 | 98.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Rock Ridge Elementary
- John W Jones ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 5.1 miles away: 601 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).5.1 mi
- Lucama ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.6 miles away: 431 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
- Compare Rock Ridge Elementary with John W Jones ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wilson County Schools spends per student$12,450 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,450
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaRock Ridge Elementary is the number 675 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#675 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.16.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Rock Ridge Elementary
How many students attend Rock Ridge Elementary?
476 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 469 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wilson, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Rock Ridge Elementary?
16.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Rock Ridge Elementary a Title I school?
Rock Ridge Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Rock Ridge Elementary in?
Wilson County Schools, NCES district ID 3705020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370502002005 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.