📍 283 White Plains Rd, Roaring River, Wilkes County, 28669
Roaring River Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Roaring River, Wilkes County. The school has 177 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wilkes County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Roaring River Elementary School enrolls 177 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 140 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
173 of the school's 177 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Roaring River Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-50, state senate district 45, state house district 90.
Roaring River Elementary School is one of 22 schools in Wilkes County Schools, based in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The district serves 8,547 students district-wide and employs 567 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 177 students, Roaring River Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 389 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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