River Dell Elementary School

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) has released its 2024-2025 school year performance data, as reported by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI), noting t...

The 2025-2026 school year was ushered in with enthusiasm and optimism for the thousands of Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) students and staff. On Monday, August 25, 2025, th...

On April 22, 2025, William Marshall, an American History and Economics and Personal Finance teacher at West Johnston High, was named Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) 2025 Tea...

On Thursday, April 10, 2025, Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) held its second annual teacher signing day. The event, mirrored after a sports contract signing ceremony, recogn...

On Saturday, March 1, 2025, Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) held its annual job fair at Smithfield-Selma High. The event welcomed more than 200 people from as close as John...

Johnston County Public Schools is pleased to announce graduation ceremony dates for our high schools for the 2024-2025 school year. For questions regarding a specific ceremony, pl...

We are proud to announce the 54 recipients of the 17th annual Leading with the Heart Award! The award, inspired by legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski’s book, “Leading with the He...

Mrs. Loan Such was named the JCPS Classified Employee of the Month for January 2025! Since 1995, Mrs. Such has been an invaluable asset to the school district and community. As a...

We are so thankful for our continued partnership with Revolution Modern Martial Arts! Our September fundraiser raised over $800 to support the school. Big thanks to Instructor Mr....

In February, we celebrated students that were recognized by their teachers for the character trait of DEPENDABILITY: Keeping your promises. Congratulations!! ...

Congratulations to RDE School Counselor, Mrs. Raeanne Headley Allen, RDE’s Leading With The Heart Award Recipient for the 23/24 school year! The JCPS Leading with the Heart Award ...

Way to go Charlotte Parker!! This young lady went for an amazing TWENTY TWO ROUNDS at the JCPS Elementary Spelling Bee! She is the 2nd place speller for 2024, and we couldn’t be m...

Congratulations to RDE 5th grader, Ozzy Blais! He was recognized at this evening’s Johnston County Board of Education meeting for being the Student of the Month character educatio...

In this season of giving, we wanted to thank everyone who graciously donated gifts to our Angel Tree families. You have truly made the holiday lovely for so many. Also, we wanted ...

Our 5th grade teachers go above and beyond every year to make this such a magical experience for their students! And…did you know that the Grinch showed up too?? But not for long...

A big shout out to Ms. Raiford's amazing preschool class for their THREE years of supporting the Golden Wishes Program! Your thoughtful donations of hygiene items and handmade ca...

Everyone had so much fun at our Holiday Festival…thank you to our wonderful PTA and all of our fantastic volunteers for their hard work to make this a success!

The RDE Spelling Bee was outstanding. Each 4th & 5th grade class sent the winner from their homeroom Spelling Bees, and these were some talented spellers!! Congratulations to our...

Our Student Government Association is doing an awesome job leading with their hearts! Their first fundraiser of collecting clothing was a huge success. Thank you RDE Families fo...

Fifth grade students and teachers dressed in colonial clothing and participated in activities that children in colonial times would do. Dr. Bracy even joined in on the fun! ...