Rockvale Elementary

Summary:

Rockvale Elementary is a public elementary school in Rockvale, Tennessee, serving 906 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Rutherford County school district, which is ranked 33 out of 139 districts in the state.

Rockvale Elementary consistently ranks in the top 15-25% of Tennessee elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a higher percentage of White students (78.48%) compared to nearby schools, and its students perform well academically, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science that are generally higher than the Rutherford County and Tennessee state averages. Notably, Rockvale's 4th-grade students stand out, with significantly higher proficiency rates in Mathematics (65.3% vs. 52.4% in Rutherford County and 43.8% in Tennessee) and English Language Arts (70.1% vs. 54.2% in Rutherford County and 46.4% in Tennessee). However, the school's special education and low socioeconomic status students struggle, ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of Tennessee elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, McFadden School of Excellence consistently ranks among the top 3 elementary schools in Tennessee and outperforms Rockvale Elementary across all academic measures, while Barfield Elementary and Christiana Elementary perform similarly to Rockvale. Schools in the Murfreesboro district, such as Bradley Academy and Discovery School, show a wider range of performance, with Discovery School being one of the top-ranked schools in the state and Bradley Academy struggling academically.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6550 Hwy 99
       Rockvale, TN  37153


(615) 904-3881

District: Rutherford County

SchoolDigger Rank:
244th of 1,018 Tennessee Elementary Schools


Students who attend Rockvale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Rockvale Middle School
High:    Rockvale High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  906

Racial breakdown:

White:
78.5%
Hispanic:
9.2%
Two or more races:
6.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  20.3% Help


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Compare Details Rockvale Elementary ranks better than 76% of elementary schools in Tennessee. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.79. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rockvale Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rockvale Elementary 244th of 1018 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See Rockvale Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Rutherford County:

SchoolDigger ranks Rutherford County 33rd of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rockvale Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Rockvale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 73.91 204th 809 74.8%
2011 79.85 138th 818 83.1%
2012 69.34 255th 820 68.9%
2013 81.87 112th 846 86.8%
2014 76.21 136th 853 84.1%
2015 69.69 240th 855 71.9%
2017 73.66 98th 646 84.8%
2018 74.21 183rd 997 81.6%
2019 77.50 171st 985 82.6%
2021 80.81 134th 983 86.4%
2022 78.60 155th 1000 84.5%
2023 80.44 144th 1020 85.9%
2024 68.79 244th 1018 76.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Rockvale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 40.56 234th 447 47.7%
2023 55.91 144th 528 72.7%
2024 30.75 410th 582 29.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rockvale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.42 444th 877 49.4%
2019 62.33 207th 821 74.8%
2021 69.14 138th 823 83.2%
2022 74.33 129th 858 85.0%
2023 41.24 512th 865 40.8%
2024 30.07 641st 853 24.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Rockvale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 73.36 189th 926 79.6%
2021 76.90 145th 945 84.7%
2022 70.05 212th 975 78.3%
2023 76.91 156th 989 84.2%
2024 67.00 263rd 990 73.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Rockvale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 77.71 155th 916 83.1%
2021 79.77 137th 941 85.4%
2022 81.83 126th 980 87.1%
2023 80.37 140th 987 85.8%
2024 67.05 248th 991 75.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Rockvale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.86 141st 450 68.7%
2019 70.36 80th 404 80.2%
2021 75.08 67th 411 83.7%
2022 56.99 156th 483 67.7%
2023 71.89 99th 500 80.2%
2024 59.35 167th 498 66.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rockvale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.68 43rd 319 86.5%
2019 82.51 24th 250 90.4%
2021 73.49 52nd 324 84.0%
2022 50.08 151st 363 58.4%
2023 43.36 208th 387 46.3%
2024 57.45 151st 415 63.6%
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Rank History for White students at Rockvale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.56 180th 841 78.6%
2019 72.72 173rd 812 78.7%
2021 77.39 139th 844 83.5%
2022 72.89 168th 844 80.1%
2023 74.46 162nd 852 81.0%
2024 61.65 264th 847 68.8%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, 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: Tennessee Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Open Quote The new principal has turned the school into a prison. Students are no longer allowed to have their rocket run, special olympics, fall harvest festival. All class parties are cancelled. My two older children went under the former principal; it was a fun family school. Look at the ratings. Teachers are quitting and scores are dropping. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Rockvale Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 278 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 288
1989 303 11 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 314
1990 314 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a 2 322
1991 364 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a 100 470
1992 403 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 410
1993 485 9 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 495
1994 783 35 21 1 1 n/a n/a 0 841
1995 1034 40 24 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1098
1996 1034 40 24 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1098
1997 1136 41 26 1 0 n/a n/a -8 1196
1998 1131 113 23 13 3 n/a n/a 2 1285
1999 1107 40 17 6 0 n/a n/a -1 1169
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1019 1019
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1241 1241
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 664 664
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 664 664
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 649 649
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 767 767
2006 750 39 19 35 1 n/a n/a 0 844
2007 793 52 18 42 1 n/a n/a 0 906
2008 788 48 15 37 1 n/a n/a 0 889
2009 635 62 24 35 1 n/a n/a 0 757
2010 686 57 24 28 1 n/a n/a 0 796
2011 703 56 22 32 0 1 9 0 823
2012 678 49 18 28 1 0 11 0 785
2013 715 31 23 38 2 1 31 0 841
2014 720 50 26 36 1 2 32 0 867
2015 720 34 18 35 1 0 30 0 838
2016 746 46 24 42 1 0 40 0 899
2017 737 48 20 53 1 1 39 0 899
2018 794 58 21 50 1 2 44 0 970
2019 840 79 18 61 2 3 38 0 1041
2020 835 86 17 55 1 2 33 0 1029
2021 835 83 16 79 1 4 38 0 1056
2022 696 40 13 69 1 3 40 0 862
2023 711 44 13 83 0 1 54 0 906

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 Rockvale Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 288 14.0 20.5 n/a
1989 314 14.0 22.4 n/a
1990 322 14.0 23.0 n/a
1991 470 17.0 27.6 n/a
1992 410 17.0 24.1 n/a
1993 495 17.0 29.1 n/a
1994 841 34.0 24.7 n/a
1995 1098 44.0 25.0 n/a
1996 1098 44.0 25.0 n/a
1997 1196 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1285 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1169 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 1019 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 1241 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 664 n/a n/a n/a
2003 664 n/a n/a n/a
2004 649 n/a n/a n/a
2005 767 n/a n/a n/a
2006 844 49.0 17.2 n/a
2007 906 50.0 18.1 21.1
2008 889 55.0 16.2 22.9
2009 757 47.0 16.1 28
2010 796 50.0 15.9 33.3
2011 823 51.0 16.1 37.4
2012 785 53.0 14.8 33.5
2013 841 54.0 15.5 34.2
2014 867 54.1 16.0 29.3
2015 838 57.0 14.7 26.1
2016 899 58.0 15.5 24.4
2017 899 57.0 15.7 n/a
2018 970 56.0 17.3 n/a
2019 1041 64.0 16.2 n/a
2020 1029 57.1 18.0 20.3
2021 1056 62.0 17.0 n/a
2022 862 58.2 14.8 n/a
2023 906 58.4 15.5 n/a

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 Rockvale Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 288 14.0 20.5 n/a
1989 314 14.0 22.4 n/a
1990 322 14.0 23.0 n/a
1991 470 17.0 27.6 n/a
1992 410 17.0 24.1 n/a
1993 495 17.0 29.1 n/a
1994 841 34.0 24.7 n/a
1995 1098 44.0 25.0 n/a
1996 1098 44.0 25.0 n/a
1997 1196 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1285 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1169 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 1019 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 1241 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 664 n/a n/a n/a
2003 664 n/a n/a n/a
2004 649 n/a n/a n/a
2005 767 n/a n/a n/a
2006 844 49.0 17.2 n/a
2007 906 50.0 18.1 21.1
2008 889 55.0 16.2 22.9
2009 757 47.0 16.1 28
2010 796 50.0 15.9 33.3
2011 823 51.0 16.1 37.4
2012 785 53.0 14.8 33.5
2013 841 54.0 15.5 34.2
2014 867 54.1 16.0 29.3
2015 838 57.0 14.7 26.1
2016 899 58.0 15.5 24.4
2017 899 57.0 15.7 n/a
2018 970 56.0 17.3 n/a
2019 1041 64.0 16.2 n/a
2020 1029 57.1 18.0 20.3
2021 1056 62.0 17.0 n/a
2022 862 58.2 14.8 n/a
2023 906 58.4 15.5 n/a

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 Rockvale Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $305 (3.6%) $7,780 (92.0%) $8,453
2020 $225 (2.5%) $8,301 (93.7%) $8,856
2021 $437 (4.7%) $8,557 (91.8%) $9,324
2022 $580 (5.5%) $9,444 (89.7%) $10,523
2023 $620 (5.8%) $9,657 (89.7%) $10,765

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Rockvale Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 171st of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 144th of 1020 Elementary schools
 3.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Rockvale Elementary)65.355.4
 9.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Rutherford County)53.949.6
 4.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Rockvale Elementary)49.754.7
 5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Rutherford County)4045.4
 5.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)36.940.5
 3.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Rockvale Elementary)61.967.6
 5.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Rutherford County)56.451
 5.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)4643.6
 2.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Rockvale Elementary)47.163.7
 16.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Rutherford County)38.450.9
 12.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)34.343.5
 9.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Rockvale Elementary)53.361
 7.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Rutherford County)56.747.1
 9.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)46.241.3
 4.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Rockvale Elementary)39.850.3
 10.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Rutherford County)38.941.8
 2.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.237
 1.8%
All Grades Mathematics (Rockvale Elementary)59.961.4
 1.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Rutherford County)47.847.8
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Rockvale Elementary)45.356.3
 11%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Rutherford County)39.243.6
 4.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.736.6
 2.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1041906
 13%
African American7944
 44.3%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian1813
 27.8%
Hispanic6183
 36.1%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White840711
 15.4%
Two or More Races3854
 42.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Rockvale Elementary

Rockvale Elementary ranks 244th of 1018 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Rockvale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rockvale Middle School
High : Rockvale High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 906 students attended Rockvale Elementary.

Students at Rockvale Elementary are 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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