Western Rockingham Middle

Summary:

Western Rockingham Middle is a public middle school in Madison, North Carolina, serving 556 students in grades 6-8. This school stands out as a strong performer within the Rockingham County Schools district, consistently outpacing the district and state averages in academic achievement.

One of the key factors that sets Western Rockingham Middle apart is its exceptional performance among specific student subgroups. The school's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students rank among the top in the state, with Hispanic students ranking 180 out of 564 middle schools and ELL students ranking 41 out of 356 middle schools. Additionally, despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the school's performance among this group is also strong, ranking 183 out of 743 middle schools in North Carolina.

Western Rockingham Middle's diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 62.23% White, 9.17% African American, 20.32% Hispanic, and 7.73% two or more races, is not reflected in the nearby schools, which tend to have a higher percentage of either White or African American students. The school also boasts a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.3 students per teacher, lower than the nearby Kernersville Middle, Kernodle Middle, and Walkertown Middle schools, which have ratios ranging from 15.1 to 18.8 students per teacher.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 915 NW Ayersville Rd
       Madison, NC  27025-1912


(336) 548-2168

District: Rockingham County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
306th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,960 Help


Students who attend Western Rockingham Middle usually attend:

High:    Dalton McMichael High

Feeder schools for Western Rockingham Middle:

Elementary:    Huntsville Elementary
    Stoneville Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.3 Help
Number of students:  556

Racial breakdown:

White:
62.2%
Hispanic:
20.3%
African American:
9.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.8% Help


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Compare Details Western Rockingham Middle ranks better than 61.4% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 2nd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Rockingham County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.96. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Western Rockingham Middle has the smallest middle school student body size in the Rockingham County Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (62.2%), Hispanic (20.3%), African American (9.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Western Rockingham Middle is 14.3, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Rockingham County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Western Rockingham Middle is $8,960, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Rockingham County Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Western Rockingham Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Western Rockingham Middle 306th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Western Rockingham Middle in the ranking list.)

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Rockingham County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Rockingham County Schools 160th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Western Rockingham Middle

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Rank History for all students at Western Rockingham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 52.76 337th 598 43.6%
2007 51.72 344th 606 43.2%
2008 45.70 378th 620 39.0%
2009 45.12 409th 630 35.1%
2010 49.52 394th 640 38.4%
2011 44.87 428th 648 34.0%
2012 45.85 428th 662 35.3%
2013 44.94 361st 673 46.4%
2014 42.67 356th 627 43.2%
2015 50.09 368th 705 47.8%
2016 49.81 359th 692 48.1%
2017 62.70 253rd 694 63.5%
2018 66.96 226th 691 67.3%
2019 54.95 338th 737 54.1%
2021 46.95 378th 741 49.0%
2022 55.08 338th 786 57.0%
2023 58.85 297th 784 62.1%
2024 57.96 306th 793 61.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Western Rockingham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.04 134th 237 43.5%
2021 15.17 234th 248 5.6%
2022 25.54 226th 283 20.1%
2023 49.12 142nd 302 53.0%
2024 45.36 166th 306 45.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Western Rockingham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 54.35 56th 236 76.3%
2022 64.46 54th 312 82.7%
2023 46.89 129th 318 59.4%
2024 72.77 41st 356 88.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Western Rockingham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 63.53 88th 473 81.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Western Rockingham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.86 69th 604 88.6%
2019 54.53 265th 639 58.5%
2021 61.33 185th 633 70.8%
2022 59.65 227th 689 67.1%
2023 68.48 166th 735 77.4%
2024 66.84 183rd 743 75.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Western Rockingham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.11 252nd 656 61.6%
2019 51.91 342nd 684 50.0%
2021 44.91 375th 706 46.9%
2022 55.47 298th 733 59.3%
2023 61.68 254th 731 65.3%
2024 59.17 281st 738 61.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Western Rockingham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.94 251st 475 47.2%
2019 53.96 172nd 504 65.9%
2021 53.50 152nd 478 68.2%
2022 56.99 110th 449 75.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Western Rockingham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.35 46th 127 63.8%
2019 28.58 377th 416 9.4%
2021 31.18 384th 448 14.3%
2022 56.57 236th 450 47.6%
2023 56.74 247th 452 45.4%
2024 68.86 98th 461 78.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Western Rockingham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.97 195th 665 70.7%
2019 55.07 313th 697 55.1%
2021 47.92 350th 711 50.8%
2022 53.41 332nd 748 55.6%
2023 54.57 313th 747 58.1%
2024 54.01 320th 751 57.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Western Rockingham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.91 56th 494 88.7%
2019 53.89 192nd 519 63.0%
2021 66.12 100th 533 81.2%
2022 63.87 131st 550 76.2%
2023 44.36 288th 559 48.5%
2024 41.79 317th 560 43.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Western Rockingham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.98 96th 472 79.7%
2019 65.89 112th 493 77.3%
2021 51.38 228th 522 56.3%
2022 67.82 120th 541 77.8%
2023 65.42 144th 553 74.0%
2024 60.01 180th 564 68.1%
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Rank History for White students at Western Rockingham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.77 312th 596 47.7%
2019 37.78 414th 624 33.7%
2021 31.30 456th 632 27.8%
2022 36.67 434th 658 34.0%
2023 43.93 370th 656 43.6%
2024 42.49 386th 652 40.8%
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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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Enrollment information for Western Rockingham Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 616 137 4 23 1 n/a n/a 0 781
1995 563 121 0 23 6 n/a n/a 0 713
1996 563 121 0 23 6 n/a n/a 0 713
1997 586 122 0 19 8 n/a n/a 0 735
1998 622 126 0 25 2 n/a n/a 45 820
1999 650 119 2 28 1 n/a n/a 0 800
2000 633 127 1 29 4 n/a n/a 0 794
2001 659 142 0 32 4 n/a n/a 0 837
2002 661 167 2 43 2 n/a n/a 0 875
2003 661 167 2 43 2 n/a n/a 0 875
2004 660 157 1 46 2 n/a n/a 0 866
2005 637 155 1 44 2 n/a n/a 0 839
2006 627 150 1 49 3 n/a n/a 0 830
2007 606 118 2 57 1 n/a n/a 20 804
2008 586 101 2 73 0 n/a n/a 24 786
2009 579 120 2 82 1 n/a n/a 0 784
2010 545 104 6 76 1 n/a n/a 0 732
2011 514 74 4 84 2 2 42 0 722
2012 491 71 3 107 3 1 36 0 712
2013 513 61 6 114 6 1 36 0 737
2014 522 61 5 126 6 0 35 0 755
2015 517 55 5 120 6 0 31 0 734
2016 466 47 3 110 5 0 33 0 664
2017 413 51 3 102 5 0 31 0 605
2018 395 64 3 109 3 1 30 0 605
2019 389 74 2 115 2 2 36 0 620
2020 397 68 4 126 3 1 38 0 637
2021 390 69 1 125 1 0 39 0 625
2022 369 66 1 111 1 0 36 0 584
2023 346 51 1 113 1 1 43 0 556

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

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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 Western Rockingham Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 781 47.0 16.6 20.2
1995 713 48.0 14.9 20.5
1996 713 48.0 14.9 20.5
1997 735 47.0 15.6 21.8
1998 820 56.0 14.6 20.4
1999 800 53.0 15.1 27.1
2000 794 53.0 15.0 28.2
2001 837 53.0 15.8 30.9
2002 875 53.0 16.5 45.3
2003 875 53.0 16.5 45.3
2004 866 53.0 16.3 48.2
2005 839 53.0 15.8 49.2
2006 830 53.0 15.7 48.4
2007 804 51.0 15.8 52.2
2008 786 51.0 15.4 51.8
2009 784 52.0 15.1 53.6
2010 732 50.0 14.6 57.5
2011 722 47.3 15.2 59.4
2012 712 48.0 14.8 60.1
2013 737 46.0 16.0 58.3
2014 755 46.8 16.1 60
2015 734 47.0 15.6 99.3
2016 664 46.0 14.4 99.5
2017 605 39.9 15.1 47.8
2018 605 38.0 15.9 53.7
2019 620 40.8 15.1 60.8
2020 637 39.8 15.9 58.6
2021 625 39.0 16.0 48.6
2022 584 37.0 15.7 39.9
2023 556 38.8 14.3 62.8

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 Western Rockingham Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 781 47.0 16.6 20.2
1995 713 48.0 14.9 20.5
1996 713 48.0 14.9 20.5
1997 735 47.0 15.6 21.8
1998 820 56.0 14.6 20.4
1999 800 53.0 15.1 27.1
2000 794 53.0 15.0 28.2
2001 837 53.0 15.8 30.9
2002 875 53.0 16.5 45.3
2003 875 53.0 16.5 45.3
2004 866 53.0 16.3 48.2
2005 839 53.0 15.8 49.2
2006 830 53.0 15.7 48.4
2007 804 51.0 15.8 52.2
2008 786 51.0 15.4 51.8
2009 784 52.0 15.1 53.6
2010 732 50.0 14.6 57.5
2011 722 47.3 15.2 59.4
2012 712 48.0 14.8 60.1
2013 737 46.0 16.0 58.3
2014 755 46.8 16.1 60
2015 734 47.0 15.6 99.3
2016 664 46.0 14.4 99.5
2017 605 39.9 15.1 47.8
2018 605 38.0 15.9 53.7
2019 620 40.8 15.1 60.8
2020 637 39.8 15.9 58.6
2021 625 39.0 16.0 48.6
2022 584 37.0 15.7 39.9
2023 556 38.8 14.3 62.8

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 Western Rockingham Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $915 (10.2%) $8,044 (89.8%) $8,960

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Western Rockingham Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 338th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 297th of 784 Middle schools
 8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Western Rockingham Middle)54.459.5
 5.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Rockingham County Schools)55.152.6
 2.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Western Rockingham Middle)56.848.1
 8.7%
   6th Grade Reading (Rockingham County Schools)54.343.6
 10.7%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Western Rockingham Middle)59.648.2
 11.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Rockingham County Schools)57.846.9
 10.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Western Rockingham Middle)55.745.8
 9.9%
   7th Grade Reading (Rockingham County Schools)54.945.8
 9.1%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Western Rockingham Middle)53.551.3
 2.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Rockingham County Schools)53.841.5
 12.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Western Rockingham Middle)5550.8
 4.2%
   8th Grade Reading (Rockingham County Schools)47.845.3
 2.5%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Western Rockingham Middle)89.582.9
 6.6%
   8th Grade Science (Rockingham County Schools)75.568.1
 7.4%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students620556
 10.3%
African American7451
 31.1%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic115113
 1.7%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White389346
 11.1%
Two or More Races3643
 19.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients60.8%62.8%
 2%


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Students at Western Rockingham Middle are 62% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Students who attend Western Rockingham Middle usually go on to attend Dalton McMichael High

Western Rockingham Middle ranks 306th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 556 students attended Western Rockingham Middle.


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