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Rocky River Elementary

Mooresville City Schools · Iredell County

Address
483 Rocky River Rd, Mooresville, NC 28115
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Grades served
PK-2
NCES school ID
370312003140
460
Students
37.0
Teachers (FTE)
12.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
72
Performance score
16.8%
Chronically absent
41.8%
Economically disadvantaged

Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Rocky River ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Mooresville IntermediateElementary · Grades 3-50.3 mi
  2. Mooresville MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-80.5 mi
  3. South ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-21.5 mi
  4. Mooresville High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-122.3 mi
  5. Coddle Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Iredell-Statesville Schools2.7 mi
  6. Park View ElementaryElementary · Grades K-23.0 mi
  7. NF Woods CampusHigh · Grades 6-123.5 mi
  8. East Mooresville IntermediateElementary · Grades 3-53.6 mi
  9. Pine Lake PreparatoryOther · Grades K-12 · Pine Lake Preparatory · Charter3.7 mi
  10. Selma Burke MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-84.6 mi

How Rocky River Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 72 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools76th percentile
Higher than 76% · rank 548 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools79th percentile
Higher than 79% · rank 265 of 1,419
Mooresville Graded School District13th percentile
Higher than 13% · rank 4 of 8

Chronic absence is lower here than at 69% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 11 points since 2014 (83 → 72). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 8 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202572B----
202462C----
202372BMet69
202277BMet75.4
201986AMet87.5
201881BMet81.7
201786A+NGMet86
201673BMet71
201582BNot Met85
201483BMet83

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 Mooresville Graded School District for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 63.91%Black 13.91%Hispanic 12.39%Two+ Races 8.48%Asian 1.09%Native Am. 0.22%
White: 63.91% (294) Black: 13.91% (64) Hispanic: 12.39% (57) Two+ Races: 8.48% (39) Asian: 1.09% (5) Native Am.: 0.22% (1)
White63.91%
Black13.91%
Hispanic12.39%
Two+ Races8.48%
Asian1.09%
Native Am.0.22%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 460
43.91%202 Female
56.09%258 Male

Student counts for Rocky River Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 460 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 83.2%Chronically absent 16.8%
Regular attendance: 83.2% (357) Chronically absent: 16.8% (72)
Regular attendance83.2%
Chronically absent16.8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 429
41.8%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Rocky River Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 429 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 88.45%Beginning 11.55%
Experienced: 88.45% (30) Beginning: 11.55% (4)
Experienced88.45%
Beginning11.55%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 33.8 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Rocky River 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 33.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers33.78
Experienced teachers29.88 (88%)
Beginning teachers3.9 (12%)
Holding a standard license33.78 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (72 of 429)16.8%
Economically disadvantaged41.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student1
Library books per student34.82
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom2.28

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 Rocky River Elementary report card PDF

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Rocky River 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.