Washington Street Elementary

Summary:

Washington Street Elementary is a public elementary school in Rockingham, North Carolina, serving 434 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Richmond County Schools district, which is ranked 172 out of 242 districts in the state.

Washington Street Elementary faces significant challenges, with a consistently low academic performance that ranks it in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools. The school has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, and its proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science are significantly lower than the state and district averages. This is particularly concerning as the school serves a student population that is 54.84% African American, significantly higher than the nearby schools, and over 96% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, its performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 890 out of 1,473 schools in 2018-2019 to 1,122 out of 1,505 schools in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools in the Richmond County Schools district, Washington Street Elementary consistently performs worse, with the highest-performing nearby school, Mineral Springs Elementary, ranking 726 out of 1,505 North Carolina elementary schools in 2023-2024, compared to Washington Street Elementary's 1,122 ranking. The school's struggles to meet the needs of its diverse student population, particularly African American students and students with disabilities, highlight the need for comprehensive interventions and support to improve outcomes for the students and community it serves.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 566 E Washington St Ext
       Rockingham, NC  28379


(910) 997-9836

District: Richmond County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1122nd of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,981 Help


Students who attend Washington Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Rockingham Middle
High:    Richmond Early College High
    Richmond Senior High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  434

Racial breakdown:

African American:
54.8%
White:
28.6%
Hispanic:
6.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Washington Street Elementary ranks worse than 74.6% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 5th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Richmond County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.92. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (54.8%), White (28.6%), Hispanic (6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Richmond County Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington Street Elementary is 15.5. 4 elementary schools in the Richmond County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington Street Elementary is $9,981. 4 elementary schools in the Richmond County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Street Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Street Elementary 1122nd of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Washington Street Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Richmond County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Richmond County Schools 172nd of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Washington Street Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Washington Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 39.51 870th 1276 31.8%
2007 35.27 961st 1293 25.7%
2008 34.61 937th 1324 29.2%
2009 17.18 1195th 1354 11.7%
2010 28.91 1073rd 1363 21.3%
2011 47.19 834th 1381 39.6%
2012 37.30 983rd 1388 29.2%
2013 33.52 971st 1403 30.8%
2014 38.73 868th 1390 37.6%
2015 32.54 1046th 1440 27.4%
2016 43.47 864th 1425 39.4%
2017 31.99 1047th 1429 26.7%
2018 39.79 928th 1434 35.3%
2019 41.82 890th 1473 39.6%
2021 24.11 1117th 1489 25.0%
2022 21.97 1226th 1514 19.0%
2023 22.06 1230th 1502 18.1%
2024 28.92 1122nd 1505 25.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Washington Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 29.35 613th 801 23.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Washington Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.41 848th 1332 36.3%
2019 47.79 729th 1361 46.4%
2021 34.68 872nd 1329 34.4%
2022 33.82 950th 1366 30.5%
2023 26.78 1143rd 1437 20.5%
2024 34.20 1037th 1450 28.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Washington Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.93 895th 1405 36.3%
2019 43.63 847th 1424 40.5%
2021 26.72 1063rd 1440 26.2%
2022 24.26 1180th 1458 19.1%
2023 23.34 1190th 1459 18.4%
2024 29.42 1099th 1455 24.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Washington Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.31 182nd 897 79.7%
2019 31.61 654th 878 25.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Washington Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.24 890th 1413 37.0%
2019 44.62 832nd 1430 41.8%
2021 23.60 1113th 1444 22.9%
2022 23.15 1177th 1464 19.6%
2023 24.14 1161st 1461 20.5%
2024 30.92 1061st 1464 27.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Washington Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.19 582nd 927 37.2%
2019 39.14 608th 949 35.9%
2021 31.65 626th 896 30.1%
2022 30.95 684th 927 26.2%
2023 37.00 606th 933 35.0%
2024 45.00 496th 924 46.3%
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Rank History for White students at Washington Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.35 659th 1178 44.1%
2019 49.49 623rd 1183 47.3%
2021 32.07 840th 1172 28.3%
2022 26.96 965th 1194 19.2%
2023 23.55 1003rd 1183 15.2%
2024 21.31 1005th 1166 13.8%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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by a teacher
Friday, November 26, 2021

Open Quote This is my first year there and I see a lot of positive action and interaction going on within the school body. I am an advocate of student who want to and don't want to achieve. If you want to i WILL PUSH you as much and as far as I can and if you don't want too I will try to find out why and try to be a part of solving the problem. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Washington Street Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 322 230 10 1 1 n/a n/a 0 564
1992 332 216 15 3 2 n/a n/a 0 568
1993 304 213 16 3 3 n/a n/a 0 539
1994 291 246 12 4 3 n/a n/a 0 556
1995 335 220 11 3 2 n/a n/a 0 571
1996 335 220 11 3 2 n/a n/a 0 571
1997 335 224 11 2 2 n/a n/a 0 574
1998 325 223 8 4 4 n/a n/a 0 564
1999 327 252 7 4 3 n/a n/a 0 593
2000 342 240 9 5 5 n/a n/a 0 601
2001 321 252 10 7 3 n/a n/a 0 593
2002 276 262 9 7 8 n/a n/a 0 562
2003 276 262 9 7 8 n/a n/a 0 562
2004 285 251 12 8 8 n/a n/a 0 564
2005 319 255 14 11 18 n/a n/a 0 617
2006 329 225 19 12 14 n/a n/a 0 599
2007 331 226 12 14 7 n/a n/a 8 598
2008 338 245 12 13 20 n/a n/a 9 637
2009 242 229 8 20 12 n/a n/a 0 511
2010 242 238 6 27 10 n/a n/a 0 523
2011 239 224 5 34 6 0 16 0 524
2012 249 228 8 35 13 0 17 0 550
2013 233 233 8 37 9 0 22 0 542
2014 220 225 6 33 11 1 40 0 536
2015 224 217 6 42 14 3 31 0 537
2016 204 230 4 40 19 3 29 0 529
2017 207 260 3 38 12 3 26 0 549
2018 192 263 4 34 11 3 29 0 536
2019 179 262 8 29 16 2 26 0 522
2020 173 254 9 25 14 3 30 0 508
2021 153 244 12 20 9 1 22 0 461
2022 146 253 9 19 8 3 22 0 460
2023 124 238 5 26 12 3 26 0 434

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Washington Street Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 564 36.0 15.6 0
1992 568 30.0 18.9 36.4
1993 539 31.0 17.4 35.6
1994 556 30.0 18.5 39
1995 571 33.0 17.3 41.7
1996 571 33.0 17.3 41.7
1997 574 32.0 17.9 38
1998 564 33.0 17.1 39.7
1999 593 33.0 18.0 43.5
2000 601 33.0 18.2 49.3
2001 593 33.0 18.0 47.4
2002 562 33.0 17.0 0
2003 562 33.0 17.0 0
2004 564 33.0 17.1 55.1
2005 617 33.0 18.7 56.4
2006 599 33.0 18.2 55.9
2007 598 n/a n/a 52.7
2008 637 34.0 18.7 56.7
2009 511 35.4 14.4 57.5
2010 523 32.0 16.3 66.9
2011 524 33.0 15.8 69.3
2012 550 31.5 17.4 70.9
2013 542 32.2 16.8 76.6
2014 536 34.0 15.7 79.1
2015 537 34.0 15.7 99.4
2016 529 34.0 15.5 99.2
2017 549 33.9 16.1 98.5
2018 536 34.9 15.3 99.3
2019 522 30.9 16.8 98.1
2020 508 33.0 15.3 99.4
2021 461 34.7 13.2 99.3
2022 460 29.8 15.4 99.3
2023 434 28.0 15.5 96.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Washington Street Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 564 36.0 15.6 0
1992 568 30.0 18.9 36.4
1993 539 31.0 17.4 35.6
1994 556 30.0 18.5 39
1995 571 33.0 17.3 41.7
1996 571 33.0 17.3 41.7
1997 574 32.0 17.9 38
1998 564 33.0 17.1 39.7
1999 593 33.0 18.0 43.5
2000 601 33.0 18.2 49.3
2001 593 33.0 18.0 47.4
2002 562 33.0 17.0 0
2003 562 33.0 17.0 0
2004 564 33.0 17.1 55.1
2005 617 33.0 18.7 56.4
2006 599 33.0 18.2 55.9
2007 598 n/a n/a 52.7
2008 637 34.0 18.7 56.7
2009 511 35.4 14.4 57.5
2010 523 32.0 16.3 66.9
2011 524 33.0 15.8 69.3
2012 550 31.5 17.4 70.9
2013 542 32.2 16.8 76.6
2014 536 34.0 15.7 79.1
2015 537 34.0 15.7 99.4
2016 529 34.0 15.5 99.2
2017 549 33.9 16.1 98.5
2018 536 34.9 15.3 99.3
2019 522 30.9 16.8 98.1
2020 508 33.0 15.3 99.4
2021 461 34.7 13.2 99.3
2022 460 29.8 15.4 99.3
2023 434 28.0 15.5 96.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Washington Street Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,768 (17.7%) $8,213 (82.3%) $9,981

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Washington Street Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 890th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1230th of 1502 Elementary schools
 21.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Washington Street Elementary)55.451
 4.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Richmond County Schools)61.955.3
 6.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Washington Street Elementary)56.825.5
 31.3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Richmond County Schools)50.335.9
 14.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Washington Street Elementary)38.446.4
 8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Richmond County Schools)51.650.5
 1.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Washington Street Elementary)43.434.8
 8.6%
   4th Grade Reading (Richmond County Schools)48.444.4
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Washington Street Elementary)61.536.4
 25.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Richmond County Schools)60.150.8
 9.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Washington Street Elementary)52.630.3
 22.3%
   5th Grade Reading (Richmond County Schools)57.939.3
 18.6%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Washington Street Elementary)82.151.5
 30.6%
   5th Grade Science (Richmond County Schools)79.360.8
 18.5%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students522434
 16.9%
African American262238
 9.2%
American Indian1612
 25%
Asian85
 37.5%
Hispanic2926
 10.3%
Pacific Islander23
 50%
White179124
 30.7%
Two or More Races2626
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.1%96.3%
 1.8%


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Students who attend Washington Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rockingham Middle
High : Richmond Early College High
High : Richmond Senior High

Students at Washington Street Elementary are 55% African American, 29% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 1% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 434 students attended Washington Street Elementary.

Washington Street Elementary ranks 1122nd of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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