Rockfish elementary in Hope Mills is amazing! The PTA really rallies around the students and helps the school as a whole. The principle has an open door policy which is great!
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Posted by a parent on 10/07/09
We Love it at the Rock....a military town w/a family togetherness. The school loves our kids, they work together to get things done. Mrs Mimms is amazing and cares alot about our children. The town is small w/family things to do...a great rec center,a super great walking path, a beautiful dam and swimming
... Read more area.....its a safe place to raise our family and we love it here! Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/19/09
My daughter is in second grade at Rockfish. THis is the first year that she has actually wanted to go to school. We are a military family and this is her 4th school to attend. My daughter is reading at close to a 6th grade level now. The school really pushes reading! Most of the teachers seem kind and
... Read more caring. A few of the best:K-Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Hall 1st-Mrs. Watkins 2nd-Mrs. Poland and Mrs. Hanan 3rd- Mr. Ferry and Mrs. Parker 4th-Mr. Pitelli 5th-Mrs. Vasquez and Mrs. Brooks. Additional teachers were added this year to reduce class room size for 2nd and Kindergarten. My daughter is very excited to return to Rockfish for 3rd grade! Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/07/09
My child went to Rockfish for two years. During that time, she enjoyed every single day that she spent with her energetic and heartfelt teachers. I was proud to have a child so enthusiastic about going to school and I owe it all to her past teachers. If there was anything that I think could be changed
... Read more about this school would be it's discipline plan and the amount of extracurricular activities. The nation may be test driven, but out children need guidance and other activities at school to help them learn social skills. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/18/06
The school as a hole is not bad. The kinder. teachers could be nicer. I have witnessed several times the teachers telling the students to 'shut up'. The office staff is not friendly at all and always seems rushed. Hopefully with the new principle mrs mimms, things will change.
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Posted by a parent on 01/30/06
My daughter has been going to rockfish since kidnergarten, and has done well academically until this year. She is in 3rd grade and is failing in everything. I find it hard to understand why and have emailed this teacher and her teacher last year for some information and NEVER got a response back. The
... Read more teacher this year is not friendly at all, nor are the two women that work in the office, they would rather snub you than be the professional people in the jobs they hold than speak to you.I hope every year they might bust out and actually greet me with a smile but am disappointed every year. Its a real shame, my ex-husband and i are looking at other schools.The parents deserve better treatment from your office staff, they are a major turn off from this school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/21/05
Rockfish has bloomed! Our new principle is very involved....and visable! The new teachers and their ideas have been tremendously welcomed! Our new addition will open soon thus giving us more room to learn. Rockfish is the main reason families move to this area.....I would have to give them a thumbs up!
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Posted by a parent on 10/07/05
Go Tigers! Great school....Teachers are great and understanding towards us being a military family. With Dad gone most of the time they take into consideration our childs feelings and that means alot to our family. Support staff is awesome!
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Posted by a parent on 10/07/05
I am very pleased with the education my children are receiving at Rockfish. All schools have their good and bad points, but overall Rockfish has far exceeded my expectations. I have had concerns on a few occasions and the current principal handled my concerns quickly and appropriately. However, the past
... Read more principal I was not impressed with. The teachers we have had have been wonderful, helping our children become the best students they can be. I have seen many of these teachers go above and beyond the call of duty to make sure children are being taught in a way that fits them. I have also seen teachers give their students encouragement, love, and the occasional push. So far, thumbs up. The wonderful women in the office are friendly, as well as ferocious when it comes to the welfare of their students! Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/05/05
my two children attend rockfish.This is their third elementary school, I have found that Rockfish is the best for the IEP program they work well with me and my son. All of his teachers so far have went out of their way to help in anyway possible and keeping me informed. This has really made him feel
... Read more better aboout himself. Now I do not live in the school district again and I am trying to figure out what I am going to do about keeping both of my children at Rockfish. Read less
* In 2007-2008 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The EOG tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.
Student enrollment:
800
Students per teacher:
12
Full-time teachers:
65
Number of classrooms:
34
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English as Second Language
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Hope Mills schools — Rockfish Elementary School is located at 5763 Rockfish Rd, Hope Mills NC 28348. 5763 Rockfish Rd is in the 28348 ZIP code in Hope Mills, NC The school district for Rockfish Elementary School is the Cumberland County School District. Rockfish Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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