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Rockfish Elementary

Cumberland County Schools · Cumberland County

Address
5763 Rockfish Road, Hope Mills, NC 28348
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370001100430
682
Students
43.1
Teachers (FTE)
15.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
70
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
24.6%
Chronically absent
57.7%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Rockfish Elementary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Cumberland County Schools

The area Cumberland County Schools assigns to Rockfish Elementary. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Cumberland County Schools as “BoardofEducation/SchoolLocator”, last updated 2026-09-08.

How Rockfish Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 70 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools72nd percentile
Higher than 72% · rank 640 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools75th percentile
Higher than 75% · rank 322 of 1,419
Cumberland County Schools75th percentile
Higher than 75% · rank 17 of 81

Chronic absence is lower here than at 41% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 3 points since 2014 (73 → 70). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202570BMet66.4
202464CMet60.2
202366CMet61.6
202263CExceeded55.1
201972BMet70.3
201870BMet69.1
201774BMet72
201673BMet73
201574BMet73
201473BMet72

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Cumberland County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 34.6%White 29.91%Hispanic 19.21%Two+ Races 11.88%Native Am. 2.49%Asian 1.32%Pacific Isl. 0.59%
Black: 34.6% (236) White: 29.91% (204) Hispanic: 19.21% (131) Two+ Races: 11.88% (81) Native Am.: 2.49% (17) Asian: 1.32% (9) Pacific Isl.: 0.59% (4)
Black34.6%
White29.91%
Hispanic19.21%
Two+ Races11.88%
Native Am.2.49%
Asian1.32%
Pacific Isl.0.59%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 682
52.2%356 Female
47.8%326 Male

Student counts for Rockfish Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 682 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 75.4%Chronically absent 24.6%
Regular attendance: 75.4% (555) Chronically absent: 24.6% (181)
Regular attendance75.4%
Chronically absent24.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 736
57.7%Economically disadvantaged
2.35%16 English learners

Student indicators for Rockfish Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 736 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 77.39%Beginning 22.61%
Experienced: 77.39% (31) Beginning: 22.61% (9)
Experienced77.39%
Beginning22.61%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 40.7 FTE
90.91%Fully licensed
9.09%Emergency or provisional
2.46%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Rockfish Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 40.7 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)68.5%40.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)67.4%41.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)60%41.2%

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

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)32.6%25.9%32.4%9.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)40%18.8%28.5%12.6%
Science (grades 5 & 8)31.5%27.8%33.3%7.4%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.0282.5

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers40.69
Experienced teachers31.49 (77%)
Beginning teachers9.2 (23%)
Holding a standard license36.99 (91%)
Emergency or provisional licenses3.7 (9%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (181 of 736)24.6%
Economically disadvantaged57.7%
English learners making progress (of 16)43.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.73
Library books per student28.09
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.89

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Rockfish Elementary report card PDF

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Rockfish Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.