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Rocky Point Elementary

Pender County Schools · Pender County

Address
255 Elementary School Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370357001468
403
Students
29.3
Teachers (FTE)
13.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
66
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
23.2%
Chronically absent
70.6%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Rocky Point ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Heide Trask HighHigh · Grades 9-121.1 mi
  2. Cape Fear MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.7 mi
  3. Pender Innovative Learning AcademyOther · Grades K-122.7 mi
  4. Cape Fear ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.7 mi
  5. Castle Hayne ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · New Hanover County Schools5.4 mi
  6. Holly Shelter MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · New Hanover County Schools5.5 mi
  7. SEA-TechHigh · Grades 9-13 · New Hanover County Schools6.7 mi
  8. Wilmington Early College HighHigh · Grades 9-13 · New Hanover County Schools7.3 mi
  9. Pender Early College HighHigh · Grades 9-138.4 mi
  10. Burgaw MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-88.5 mi

How Rocky Point Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 66 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools63rd percentile
Higher than 63% · rank 863 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools65th percentile
Higher than 65% · rank 451 of 1,419
Pender County Schools54th percentile
Higher than 54% · rank 6 of 13

Chronic absence is lower here than at 46% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 26 points since 2014 (40 → 66). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 5. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202566CMet61.9
202465CExceeded59.3
202363CExceeded56.8
202252DMet45.2
201963CExceeded57.2
201853DMet48
201759CMet53
201657CExceeded50
201552DExceeded43
201440DNot Met34

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 Pender County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 46.9%White 35.98%Black 13.65%Two+ Races 3.47%
Hispanic: 46.9% (189) White: 35.98% (145) Black: 13.65% (55) Two+ Races: 3.47% (14)
Hispanic46.9%
White35.98%
Black13.65%
Two+ Races3.47%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 403
46.4%187 Female
53.6%216 Male

Student counts for Rocky Point Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 403 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 76.8%Chronically absent 23.2%
Regular attendance: 76.8% (294) Chronically absent: 23.2% (89)
Regular attendance76.8%
Chronically absent23.2%

Student Population

Students Counted: 383
70.6%Economically disadvantaged
20.35%82 English learners

Student indicators for Rocky Point Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 383 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 78.87%Beginning 21.13%
Experienced: 78.87% (25) Beginning: 21.13% (7)
Experienced78.87%
Beginning21.13%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 31.7 FTE
98.42%Fully licensed
1.58%Emergency or provisional
6.31%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Rocky Point 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 31.7 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)72.3%40%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)71.9%47.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)49%25%

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)28.1%24.5%40.1%7.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)51%24%19.3%5.7%
Science (grades 5 & 8)27.7%32.3%33.8%6.2%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.8982.2

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers31.71
Experienced teachers25.01 (79%)
Beginning teachers6.7 (21%)
Holding a standard license31.21 (98%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.5 (2%)
National Board certified2

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (89 of 383)23.2%
Economically disadvantaged70.6%
English learners making progress (of 82)48.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.6
Library books per student33.02
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.43

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

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

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First page of the Rocky Point Elementary report card PDF

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Rocky Point 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.