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Rock Springs Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 3633 Hwy 16 N, Denver, Lincoln County, 28037

647
Pupils
16.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Rock Springs Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Denver, Lincoln County. The school has 647 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lincoln County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 78% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Lincoln County Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Rock Springs Elementary enrolls 647 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.

Male students
347 (54%)
Female students
300 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
38.9
Student-teacher ratio
16.6:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White54684%
Hispanic or Latino355.4%
Two or more races314.8%
Black or African American233.6%
Asian101.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

141 of the school's 647 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 130 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental Virtual

Rock Springs Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 97.

School district: Lincoln County Schools

Rock Springs Elementary is one of 23 schools in Lincoln County Schools, based in Lincolnton, North Carolina. The district serves 11,710 students district-wide and employs 738 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 647 students, Rock Springs Elementary is larger than the district average of about 509 students per school.

11,710
District students
23
Schools
738
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

72%
Reading proficient
78%
Math proficient
7%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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