Rolesville Elementary

Summary:

Rolesville Elementary is a public elementary school in Rolesville, North Carolina, serving 496 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 59 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Rolesville Elementary has a relatively diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 51.81% White, 23.19% African American, 18.15% Hispanic, 2.02% Asian, and 4.64% two or more races. This diversity is higher than some nearby schools like Heritage Elementary and Jones Dairy Elementary, which have a higher percentage of White students. Academically, Rolesville Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the Wake County and North Carolina averages, but the school stands out with 80.9% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in science, significantly higher than the district and state.

While Rolesville Elementary's African American students perform well, ranking in the top 65 schools in North Carolina for this subgroup, the school's performance for Hispanic students and English Language Learners is relatively lower. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 19.7% in 2021-2022 to 36.49% in 2022-2023, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. Overall, Rolesville Elementary appears to be a diverse school with some academic strengths, particularly in science, but also faces challenges in maintaining consistent performance across different student subgroups.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 307 S Main St
       Rolesville, NC  27571


(919) 554-8686

District: Wake County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
506th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,840 Help


Students who attend Rolesville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Rolesville Middle
High:    Rolesville High
    Wake Early College of Health and Science
    Wake STEM Early College High School
    Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
    More...

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  496

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.8%
African American:
23.2%
Hispanic:
18.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  36.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Rolesville Elementary ranks better than 66.4% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 65th among 115 ranked elementary schools in the Wake County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.09. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Rolesville Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.8%), African American (23.2%), Hispanic (18.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 36.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rolesville Elementary is 12.5, which is the 32nd best among 115 elementary schools in the Wake County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rolesville Elementary is $9,840. 67 elementary schools in the Wake County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rolesville Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rolesville Elementary 506th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Rolesville Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Wake County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wake County Schools 59th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rolesville Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Rolesville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 64.72 445th 1276 65.1%
2007 73.47 287th 1293 77.8%
2008 57.29 594th 1324 55.1%
2009 50.75 756th 1354 44.2%
2010 68.17 433rd 1363 68.2%
2011 72.28 358th 1381 74.1%
2012 73.31 339th 1388 75.6%
2013 84.26 170th 1403 87.9%
2014 82.41 200th 1390 85.6%
2015 79.17 258th 1440 82.1%
2016 66.56 447th 1425 68.6%
2017 73.14 350th 1429 75.5%
2018 58.75 600th 1434 58.2%
2019 57.97 620th 1473 57.9%
2021 49.91 714th 1489 52.0%
2022 64.22 511th 1514 66.2%
2023 71.79 379th 1502 74.8%
2024 64.09 506th 1505 66.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rolesville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.85 414th 514 19.5%
2024 43.75 269th 533 49.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rolesville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.82 1103rd 1332 17.2%
2019 54.44 594th 1361 56.4%
2021 32.35 918th 1329 30.9%
2022 53.37 595th 1366 56.4%
2023 46.84 769th 1437 46.5%
2024 48.89 729th 1450 49.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Rolesville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.29 605th 1405 56.9%
2019 58.78 579th 1424 59.3%
2021 48.09 705th 1440 51.0%
2022 64.59 465th 1458 68.1%
2023 75.21 290th 1459 80.1%
2024 62.31 510th 1455 64.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Rolesville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.97 738th 897 17.7%
2021 21.47 588th 646 9.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Rolesville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.32 118th 612 80.7%
2021 56.55 272nd 494 44.9%
2022 68.75 114th 500 77.2%
2023 48.53 446th 582 23.4%
2024 50.49 465th 669 30.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Rolesville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.17 606th 1413 57.1%
2019 55.23 650th 1430 54.5%
2021 50.07 686th 1444 52.5%
2022 61.77 534th 1464 63.5%
2023 64.36 481st 1461 67.1%
2024 63.13 505th 1464 65.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Rolesville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.89 287th 927 69.0%
2019 74.57 152nd 949 84.0%
2021 65.41 189th 896 78.9%
2022 60.94 280th 927 69.8%
2023 86.20 65th 933 93.0%
2024 86.67 59th 924 93.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rolesville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.29 469th 851 44.9%
2019 47.25 456th 865 47.3%
2021 42.55 458th 843 45.7%
2022 45.32 474th 893 46.9%
2023 55.41 354th 915 61.3%
2024 52.50 421st 951 55.7%
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Rank History for White students at Rolesville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.22 483rd 1178 59.0%
2019 47.63 650th 1183 45.1%
2021 37.29 762nd 1172 35.0%
2022 63.75 396th 1194 66.8%
2023 64.03 402nd 1183 66.0%
2024 51.35 588th 1166 49.6%
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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 parent
Monday, August 16, 2021

Open Quote Both of my daughters have attended Rolesville Elementary since we moved here 6 years ago. Our experience has been amazing and we love the teachers and the administration. I would highly recommend RES to incoming families! Close Quote


by a parent
Sunday, May 12, 2019

Open Quote Absolutely wonderful school. My two children have been attending Rolesville elementary for four years and there is nowhere they would rather be. The staff and administration are top notch and work so hard to help the students succeed. They also have a wonderful PTA! Close Quote


by a principal
Thursday, January 10, 2019

Open Quote This is a wonderful school! Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, June 26, 2015

Open Quote Awesome school from the administration down. Rolesville Elementary is like a family. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Rolesville Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 352 170 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 523
1989 390 165 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 559
1990 354 156 0 0 0 n/a n/a 12 522
1991 388 162 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 552
1992 428 168 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 598
1993 459 165 4 7 0 n/a n/a 16 651
1994 509 174 4 0 0 n/a n/a 26 713
1995 609 161 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 777
1996 609 161 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 777
1997 441 188 4 7 0 n/a n/a 0 640
1998 427 185 7 52 0 n/a n/a 9 680
1999 448 197 8 40 0 n/a n/a 0 693
2000 366 198 9 59 0 n/a n/a 0 632
2001 349 176 5 69 0 n/a n/a 0 599
2002 342 223 7 97 1 n/a n/a 0 670
2003 342 223 7 97 1 n/a n/a 0 670
2004 384 248 10 117 1 n/a n/a 0 760
2005 376 201 10 85 2 n/a n/a 0 674
2006 366 155 13 53 0 n/a n/a 0 587
2007 428 93 22 46 3 n/a n/a 32 624
2008 341 169 31 106 4 n/a n/a 26 677
2009 313 240 33 96 4 n/a n/a 0 686
2010 312 203 30 73 2 n/a n/a 0 620
2011 292 187 31 105 4 0 30 0 649
2012 318 219 27 115 3 0 23 0 705
2013 308 208 21 100 2 0 27 0 666
2014 348 226 23 102 4 1 26 0 730
2015 358 247 27 102 4 1 26 0 765
2016 360 231 37 110 3 1 17 0 759
2017 333 185 28 86 3 1 18 0 654
2018 334 156 21 80 3 0 21 0 615
2019 322 145 15 75 1 1 21 0 580
2020 325 140 16 75 1 1 29 0 587
2021 299 162 16 77 1 0 23 0 578
2022 278 132 12 86 1 0 19 0 528
2023 257 115 10 90 0 1 23 0 496

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 Rolesville Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 523 24.0 21.7 25.4
1989 559 24.0 23.2 26.3
1990 522 24.0 21.7 27
1991 552 34.0 16.2 25.5
1992 598 34.0 17.5 20.1
1993 651 40.0 16.3 24.7
1994 713 47.0 15.2 24.5
1995 777 49.0 15.9 18.9
1996 777 49.0 15.9 18.9
1997 640 40.0 16.0 24.7
1998 680 47.0 14.5 24.1
1999 693 43.0 16.1 32.8
2000 632 43.0 14.7 39.9
2001 599 42.0 14.3 45.2
2002 670 42.0 16.0 36.7
2003 670 42.0 16.0 36.7
2004 760 42.0 18.1 39.5
2005 674 50.0 13.5 32.8
2006 587 44.0 13.3 28.3
2007 624 n/a n/a 23.6
2008 677 41.1 16.5 n/a
2009 686 41.0 16.7 n/a
2010 620 37.1 16.7 38.5
2011 649 42.2 15.3 39.1
2012 705 46.1 15.2 40.6
2013 666 44.1 15.1 42
2014 730 48.8 14.9 39.2
2015 765 48.0 15.9 39.9
2016 759 50.0 15.1 37.4
2017 654 41.4 15.7 36.4
2018 615 39.1 15.7 33.7
2019 580 40.0 14.5 32.4
2020 587 40.0 14.6 27.3
2021 578 40.0 14.4 29.1
2022 528 42.0 12.5 19.7
2023 496 39.5 12.5 36.5

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 Rolesville Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 523 24.0 21.7 25.4
1989 559 24.0 23.2 26.3
1990 522 24.0 21.7 27
1991 552 34.0 16.2 25.5
1992 598 34.0 17.5 20.1
1993 651 40.0 16.3 24.7
1994 713 47.0 15.2 24.5
1995 777 49.0 15.9 18.9
1996 777 49.0 15.9 18.9
1997 640 40.0 16.0 24.7
1998 680 47.0 14.5 24.1
1999 693 43.0 16.1 32.8
2000 632 43.0 14.7 39.9
2001 599 42.0 14.3 45.2
2002 670 42.0 16.0 36.7
2003 670 42.0 16.0 36.7
2004 760 42.0 18.1 39.5
2005 674 50.0 13.5 32.8
2006 587 44.0 13.3 28.3
2007 624 n/a n/a 23.6
2008 677 41.1 16.5 n/a
2009 686 41.0 16.7 n/a
2010 620 37.1 16.7 38.5
2011 649 42.2 15.3 39.1
2012 705 46.1 15.2 40.6
2013 666 44.1 15.1 42
2014 730 48.8 14.9 39.2
2015 765 48.0 15.9 39.9
2016 759 50.0 15.1 37.4
2017 654 41.4 15.7 36.4
2018 615 39.1 15.7 33.7
2019 580 40.0 14.5 32.4
2020 587 40.0 14.6 27.3
2021 578 40.0 14.4 29.1
2022 528 42.0 12.5 19.7
2023 496 39.5 12.5 36.5

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Rolesville Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $595 (6.0%) $9,244 (93.9%) $9,840

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Rolesville Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 620th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 379th of 1502 Elementary schools
 16.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Rolesville Elementary)52.960.4
 7.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)69.467.4
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Rolesville Elementary)63.549
 14.5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)6658.7
 7.3%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Rolesville Elementary)5461
 7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)6565
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Rolesville Elementary)6369.5
 6.5%
   4th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)63.265.7
 2.5%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Rolesville Elementary)66.480.5
 14.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)6665.6
 0.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Rolesville Elementary)64.559.8
 4.7%
   5th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)60.659.1
 1.5%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Rolesville Elementary)73.680.5
 6.9%
   5th Grade Science (Wake County Schools)71.370.6
 0.7%
   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 Students580496
 14.5%
African American145115
 20.7%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian1510
 33.3%
Hispanic7590
 20%
Pacific Islander11
White322257
 20.2%
Two or More Races2123
 9.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients32.4%36.5%
 4.1%


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Rolesville Elementary ranks 506th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 496 students attended Rolesville Elementary.

Students at Rolesville Elementary are 52% White, 23% African American, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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