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Best Public Schools in Nash County, NC

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Schools

14,032

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedNash Early College High School26^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Benvenue Elementary up 168 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Middlesex Elementary 14.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

G R Edwards Elementary

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rocky Mount Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3334 Bishop Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Rocky Mount Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 443-9923	854	35	24.1	97.7%	46 (5.4%)	702 (82.2%)	42 (4.9%)	10 (1.2%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.3%)								(n/a)	57.1	58.3	68.8	72.3	28.3	35.5	25.9	31.6	20.8	20.3	46.7	35.5	33.3	41.8	31.9	39.7	35.2	36.5	92.2%	0%
Englewood Elementary	Public	K-5	101 South Englewood Drive	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2501	383	23	16.7	—	42 (11.0%)	252 (65.8%)	50 (13.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	29.9	1097^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.5%		42.5	870^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.6%	227					46.6	59.2	62.2				37.0	46.1	39.2				57.5		95.2%	3.2%	$8,315	$963	$7,353
G R Edwards Elementary	Public	K-5	720 Edwards Street	Rocky Mount	27803	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 937-9025	632	33	19.2	97.8%	28 (4.4%)	508 (80.4%)	39 (6.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.1%)	5.3	1462^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	2.0%					(n/a)					41.7	28.1	30.6				32.3	25.8	24.5				37.8		95.1%	1.9%	$9,564	$1,325	$8,239
Rocky Mount High	Public	9-12	1400 Bethlehem Road	Rocky Mount	27803	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9050	1,023	43	23.9	97.7%	78 (7.6%)	791 (77.3%)	98 (9.6%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.4%)	13.3	591^st of 662 public high schools	10.7%		16.4	551^st of 641 public high schools	14.0%	40	35.4	42.6	16.4	40.9																	$9,474	$733	$8,740
Tar River Academy	Public	6-12	906 Hammond Street	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-2875	74	6	12.3	95.9%	10 (13.5%)	43 (58.1%)	15 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.1%)	3.6	640^th of 662 public high schools	3.3%		2.7	634^th of 641 public high schools	1.1%	6	21.3	22.7	6.3	23.6						< 5%						28.6		21.4			$22,339	$2,188	$20,151
Bailey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6288 Pine Street	Bailey	27807	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-2892	580	32	18.3	—	181 (31.2%)	117 (20.2%)	248 (42.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	33.3	1040^th of 1492 public elementary schools	30.3%		57	610^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.1%	430					60.4	51.2	51.3				42.3	53.7	39.5				63.2		96.4%	1.8%	$9,761	$1,076	$8,685
Benvenue Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Nicodemus Mile Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2835	562	30	18.7	—	43 (7.7%)	408 (72.6%)	48 (8.5%)	15 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.2%)	41.2	890^th of 1492 public elementary schools	40.3%		32.1	1058^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.0%	168					62.1	55.6	62.7				34.5	48.8	52.0				70.7		96%	1.3%	$9,425	$1,241	$8,184
Nash Central Middle	Public	6-8	1638 South First Street	Nashville	27856	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9065	531	29	18.1	—	167 (31.5%)	278 (52.4%)	56 (10.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	59	315^th of 778 public middle schools	59.5%		46.7	420^th of 773 public middle schools	45.7%	105								65.0	53.2	49.7				62.8	60.8	57.7		70.3			$8,981	$1,407	$7,574
Coopers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6833 NC Highway 58	Elm City	27822	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 937-9035	591	33	17.9	—	360 (60.9%)	120 (20.3%)	79 (13.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	67.8	457^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.4%		74.6	324^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.3%	133					79.5	66.7	68.8				63.9	50.4	66.7				81.7		94.3%	3.4%	$9,621	$1,245	$8,377
Middlesex Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13081 West Hanes Avenue	Middlesex	27557	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2815	333	23	14.7	—	114 (34.2%)	50 (15.0%)	144 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	30.1	1094^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.7%		43.8	854^th of 1490 public elementary schools	42.7%	240					51.0	55.7	54.4				41.2	52.5	38.6				56.1		96.4%	1.8%	$10,998	$1,807	$9,191
Nashville Elementary	Public	K-5	209 East Virginia Avenue	Nashville	27856	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-2877	593	30	19.7	—	206 (34.7%)	285 (48.1%)	50 (8.4%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.9%)	64.7	510^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.8%		63.2	509^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.8%	1					78.9	70.5	72.9				55.6	54.7	54.1				75.3		95.5%	2.2%	$8,696	$1,010	$7,686
Northern Nash High	Public	9-12	4230 Green Hills Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9040	1,035	42	24.7	—	308 (29.8%)	564 (54.5%)	93 (9.0%)	15 (1.4%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.9%)	38.8	411^th of 662 public high schools	37.9%		49.4	306^th of 641 public high schools	52.3%	105	45.0	56.4	34.3	74.9																	$9,163	$811	$8,352
Red Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5603 Red Oak Road	Red Oak	27868	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2496	696	39	18.0	—	287 (41.2%)	269 (38.6%)	66 (9.5%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.5%)	64.1	517^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.3%		55.8	639^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.1%	122					65.1	70.3	71.2				53.8	60.9	60.0				74.4				$11,073	$1,057	$10,016
Southern Nash Middle	Public	6-8	5301 South NC Highway 581	Spring Hope	27882	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9020	795	40	20.1	—	280 (35.2%)	166 (20.9%)	308 (38.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.5%)	56	339^th of 778 public middle schools	56.4%		45.4	429^th of 773 public middle schools	44.5%	90								63.4	52.7	46.4				62.9	52.9	56.0		77.2			$7,877	$815	$7,062
Southern Nash High	Public	9-12	6446 Southern Nash High Road	Bailey	27807	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 451-8520	1,048	44	23.8	—	384 (36.6%)	215 (20.5%)	399 (38.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.3%)	52	321^st of 662 public high schools	51.5%		41.1	370^th of 641 public high schools	42.3%	49	53.2	58.7	57.5	78.7																	$9,274	$717	$8,556
Spring Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 McLean Street	Spring Hope	27882	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-8530	378	19	20.2	97.9%	137 (36.2%)	116 (30.7%)	99 (26.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	28.5	1126^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.5%		38.1	950^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.2%	176					50.8	53.0	52.6				40.7	43.9	44.7				59.2		96%	0%	$10,423	$1,776	$8,647
M B Hubbard Elementary	Public	K-5	7921 Red Oak Battleboro Road	Battleboro	27809	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-8515	412	23	17.9	—	42 (10.2%)	253 (61.4%)	80 (19.4%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	34.5	1018^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.8%		39.1	937^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.1%	81					58.2	28.8	72.4				45.6	38.8	51.7				69.0		96.2%	0%	$9,744	$1,291	$8,454
Red Oak Middle	Public	6-8	3170 Red Oak-Battleboro Road	Battleboro	27809	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 462-2000	840	41	20.4	—	244 (29.0%)	445 (53.0%)	87 (10.4%)	5 (0.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.7%)	39	485^th of 778 public middle schools	37.7%		25.9	583^rd of 773 public middle schools	24.6%	98								50.0	47.9	45.3				47.8	55.1	49.0		60.4			$8,118	$762	$7,357
Winstead Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	991 South Winstead Avenue	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2845	555	25	22.5	—	158 (28.5%)	251 (45.2%)	92 (16.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.5%)	34.4	1021^st of 1492 public elementary schools	31.6%		29.8	1093^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	26.6%	72					63.0	39.6	53.5				48.0	47.3	50.0				61.6		98.9%	0%	$10,740	$1,403	$9,337
Nash Central High	Public	9-12	4279 Nash Central High Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 451-2860	703	32	21.8	—	240 (34.1%)	351 (49.9%)	73 (10.4%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	56.7	275^th of 662 public high schools	58.5%		50.8	290^th of 641 public high schools	54.8%	15	56.6	64.9	62.6	75.9																	$9,453	$925	$8,529
Nash Early College High School	Public	9-12	530 North Old Carriage Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 451-2890	376	12	30.4	—	124 (33.0%)	132 (35.1%)	86 (22.9%)	14 (3.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	93.3	26^th of 662 public high schools	96.1%		93.8	42^nd of 641 public high schools	93.4%	16	93.7	99.0	90.0	99.9																	$6,841	$367	$6,474
Rocky Mount Middle	Public	6-8	841 Nash Street	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2010	692	35	20.0	—	59 (8.5%)	501 (72.4%)	82 (11.8%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.6%)	16	676^th of 778 public middle schools	13.1%		12.1	706^th of 773 public middle schools	8.7%	30								32.7	25.7	34.7				37.6	36.2	35.0		58.2			$10,165	$1,474	$8,691
CITI High School	Public	9-12	530-A North Old Carriage Rd	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2842	87	5	15.9	96.6%	20 (23.0%)	39 (44.8%)	22 (25.3%)	3 (3.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	66.5	207^th of 662 public high schools	68.7%		80.3	134^th of 641 public high schools	79.1%	73	84.2	40.9	86.7	100.0																	$14,539	$900	$13,639
Nash Everywhere Digital Academy (NEDA)	Public, Virtual	6-12	801 Williford St	Rocky Mount	27803	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(252) 462-2855	259	11	24.1	74.1%	62 (23.9%)	145 (56.0%)	32 (12.4%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	16.1	577^th of 662 public high schools	12.8%		14.7	565^th of 641 public high schools	11.9%	12	38.5	50.0	6.7	42.9				53.3	30.8	37.5				66.7	53.8	50.0		41.7

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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