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Roanoke Rapids City Schools

Halifax County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
536 Hamilton St, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870
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NCES agency ID
3703900
State LEA ID
NC-421
5
Schools
2,557
Students
182
Teachers (FTE)
15.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
1
Low-performing schools
50.5%
EL making progress

Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.

School calendar

Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Roanoke Rapids City Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.

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NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).

Schools by type

School typeSchoolsAverage students
Elementary2545
High2435
Middle1598
All schools5--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A120.0%
B00.0%
C360.0%
D120.0%
F00.0%
All graded schools5100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded360.0%
Met120.0%
Not Met120.0%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)60.6%37.6%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)58.2%34%
Reading (grades 3–8)48%22.7%
NC Math 342.4%25.7%
English II39.2%21.2%
NC Math 137.8%12.8%
Biology31.5%18.5%

Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Outcomes

MeasureResult
4-year cohort graduation rate86.6%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned44.6%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments41%
Students promoted to the next grade65%
Students retained in grade35%
English learners making progress (of 204)50.5%
Schools identified as low-performing1 of 5
First page of the Roanoke Rapids City Schools report card PDF

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The Roanoke Rapids City Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Student Demographics

White 50.95%Black 29.96%Hispanic 10.57%Two+ Races 5.65%Asian 2.55%Native Am. 0.29%Pacific Isl. 0.04%
White: 50.95% (1,398) Black: 29.96% (822) Hispanic: 10.57% (290) Two+ Races: 5.65% (155) Asian: 2.55% (70) Native Am.: 0.29% (8) Pacific Isl.: 0.04% (1)
White50.95%
Black29.96%
Hispanic10.57%
Two+ Races5.65%
Asian2.55%
Native Am.0.29%
Pacific Isl.0.04%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 2,744
48.32%1,326 Female
51.68%1,418 Male

Student counts for Roanoke Rapids City Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 2,744 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 68.24%Chronically absent 31.76%
Regular attendance: 68.24% (1,751) Chronically absent: 31.76% (815)
Regular attendance68.24%
Chronically absent31.76%

Student Population

Students Counted: 2,566
7.25%199 English learners

Student indicators for Roanoke Rapids City Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 2,566 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 85.88%Beginning 14.12%
Experienced: 85.88% (132) Beginning: 14.12% (22)
Experienced85.88%
Beginning14.12%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 153.7 FTE
96.68%Fully licensed
3.32%Emergency or provisional
13.66%21 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Roanoke Rapids City Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 153.7 FTE.

Roanoke Rapids City Schools boundary map

5 campuses

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Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.

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