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Schools in Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids City Schools, Weldon City Schools

Roanoke Rapids’s public schools score below 73% of North Carolina districts on tests and graduation

In Roanoke Rapids, 35% of tested students are proficient in math, below the North Carolina average (51%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Roanoke Rapids, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.

#260of 290 North Carolina townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 13 pts vs NC 50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▼ 16 pts vs NC 51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
▼ 0 pts vs NC 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.0K
▼ 1% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024 · Roanoke Rapids City Schools
Students per teacher
16.1
NC 16.0
Schools in town
5
2,744 students on the public path
In brief

Roanoke Rapids’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 327 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Roanoke Rapids’s, its schools beat 20%, lower than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 50% and 51% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Roanoke Rapids City Schools spends $12,967 per student and Weldon City Schools $21,407, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Roanoke Rapids’s grade

C− Test scoresC+ Graduation

C: better than 27% of North Carolina school districts, #260 of 290 North Carolina towns. Both inputs trail the North Carolina average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

North Carolina school districts we grade (325)Better than 27%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (327)Better than 20%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,670 test results and a graduating class of 202 could put Roanoke Rapids anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Roanoke Rapids’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,598 in math, 1,742 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Roanoke Rapids, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
6–8Chaloner Middle SchoolRoanoke Rapids City SchoolsC+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

Roanoke Rapids runs its own schools through grade 12 (Roanoke Rapids City Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Weldon City Schools, shared with Halifax and Weldon. Parts of Roanoke Rapids (11% of its land) are served by Halifax County Schools instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Roanoke Rapids

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Roanoke Rapids City SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,744 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$12,967NC $13,045 · FY2024
C
Weldon City SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 664 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$21,407NC $13,045 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Roanoke Rapids City Schools39%
State average 49.9% · 1404 students tested
Math · PK–12, Roanoke Rapids City Schools39%
State average 50.8% · 1305 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Weldon City Schools29%
State average 49.9% · 338 students tested
Math · PK–12, Weldon City Schools15%
State average 50.8% · 293 students tested

Roanoke Rapids vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Roanoke Rapids’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Roanoke RapidsCRoanoke Rapids City Schools PK–12 · Weldon City Schools PK–12
WeldonDWeldon City Schools

Every school in Roanoke Rapids

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Roanoke Rapidsby address
Manning Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
630 students15:1Rate it →
Belmont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
614 students16:1Rate it →
Chaloner Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
605 students18:1Rate it →
Roanoke Rapids High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
776 students16:1Rate it →
Roanoke Rapids Early College High
High · Grades 9–12
A
119 students24:1Rate it →

Questions about Roanoke Rapids’s schools

Are Roanoke Rapids’s schools good?

On North Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Roanoke Rapids children attend score below 73% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #260 of 290 North Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Roanoke Rapids in?

Two districts: Roanoke Rapids City Schools runs grades PK–12, and Weldon City Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Halifax and Weldon.

Where do Roanoke Rapids kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Roanoke Rapids High School and Roanoke Rapids Early College High.

What is Roanoke Rapids’s graduation rate?

86% of the class of 2023 in Roanoke Rapids City Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.

How much does Roanoke Rapids spend per student?

$12,967 in Roanoke Rapids City Schools and $21,407 in Weldon City Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.