Rocky Point Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Rocky Point, North Carolina
Rocky Point Elementary in Rocky Point, North Carolina enrolled 403 students in 2024-25 with 29.3 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program 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 fell 21%
399 students in 2022-23, 402 students in 2023-24, 403 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.2 to 29.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 399 | 37.2 | 10.7 |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 36.1 | 11.1 |
| 2024-25 | 403 | 29.3 | 13.8 |
13.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 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 366 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rocky Point Elementary enrolled 366 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 366 of the 366 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent21.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.9% of students were Hispanic, 36.0% White, 13.6% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic46.9%
- White36.0%
- Black13.6%
- Two or more races3.5%
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 Rocky Point
2 public elementary schools in Rocky Point report 2024-25 enrollment; Rocky Point Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Fear Elementary | 533 | 14.5 | 99.4% |
| Rocky Point Elementary | 403 | 13.8 | 99.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Rocky Point Elementary
- Cape Fear ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 533 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Castle Hayne ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.4 miles away: 531 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.4 mi
- Compare Rocky Point Elementary with Cape Fear ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pender County Schools spends per student$11,425 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,425
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaRocky Point Elementary is the number 883 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#883 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.8:1
- 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 Rocky Point Elementary
How many students attend Rocky Point Elementary?
403 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 399 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Rocky Point, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Rocky Point Elementary?
13.8 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 Rocky Point Elementary a Title I school?
Rocky Point Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Rocky Point Elementary in?
Pender County Schools, NCES district ID 3703570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370357001468 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.