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Rocky Mount Preparatory

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 4% of North Carolina alternative schools

Summary

Rocky Mount Preparatory is a public charter school serving 863 students in grades K-12 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The school has a high percentage of students from lower-income backgrounds, with 65.26% to 98.96% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

While Rocky Mount Preparatory has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 86.5% to 90.7%, its test scores have been consistently lower than the state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Math and Reading were significantly below the state averages, often by 20-30 percentage points. In comparison, nearby charter schools like Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School, Wilson Preparatory Academy, and North East Carolina Prep generally outperform Rocky Mount Preparatory on test scores, particularly in Math and Reading.

The high student-teacher ratio at Rocky Mount Preparatory, ranging from 20.3 to 21.4 over the past few years, may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance. The socioeconomic factors of the student population, with a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, could also play a role in the school's challenges. Despite these performance gaps, Rocky Mount Preparatory has maintained strong graduation rates, which is a positive indicator of the school's ability to support students in completing their high school education.

854

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3334 Bishop Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804

(252) 443-9923

District: Rocky Mount Preparatory

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.2%

White:

5.4%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2022 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (31% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Biology scores 33 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

North Carolina avg55%

Elementary school

1,435^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

721^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

433^rd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1435 of 1490	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1469 of 1505	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1439 of 1502	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1425 of 1514	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	1424 of 1489	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1309 of 1473	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1284 of 1434	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	1247 of 1429	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.9	1343 of 1425	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.0	1380 of 1440	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.4	1274 of 1390	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	1146 of 1403	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.5	762 of 1388	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.7	505 of 1381	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.9	575 of 1363	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.1	900 of 1354	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.0	1022 of 1324	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.5	1113 of 1293	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.5	1194 of 1276	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	804 of 918	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	869 of 924	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	840 of 933	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	755 of 927	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	850 of 896	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	664 of 949	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	721 of 927	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	32.5	451 of 646	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	681 of 878	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	812 of 897	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1388 of 1451	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	1446 of 1455	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1414 of 1459	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1385 of 1458	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1350 of 1440	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1297 of 1424	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1291 of 1405	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1379 of 1437	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1409 of 1450	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1341 of 1437	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1239 of 1366	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1300 of 1329	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1134 of 1361	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1148 of 1332	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1397 of 1450	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1337 of 1464	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1392 of 1461	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1333 of 1464	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1406 of 1444	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1249 of 1430	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1247 of 1413	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	59.7	491 of 1178	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	721 of 773	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	758 of 793	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	734 of 784	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	733 of 786	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	669 of 741	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	670 of 737	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	632 of 691	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.8	577 of 694	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.5	522 of 692	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.2	500 of 705	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.2	439 of 627	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.1	381 of 673	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.7	221 of 662	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.2	198 of 648	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.9	292 of 640	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.0	415 of 630	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.4	460 of 620	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.7	488 of 606	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.6	459 of 598	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	474 of 546	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	522 of 560	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	526 of 559	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	478 of 550	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	394 of 533	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	438 of 519	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	426 of 494	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	27.5	347 of 449	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	278 of 478	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	325 of 504	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	212 of 475	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	698 of 733	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	721 of 738	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	704 of 731	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	692 of 733	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	635 of 706	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	646 of 684	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	634 of 656	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	643 of 729	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	717 of 743	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	687 of 735	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	610 of 689	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	541 of 633	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	587 of 639	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	545 of 604	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	684 of 733	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	697 of 751	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	703 of 747	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	703 of 748	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	648 of 711	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	637 of 697	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	599 of 665	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	9.0	570 of 596	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	433 of 641	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.7	594 of 640	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	542 of 626	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	585 of 621	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	564 of 594	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	452 of 514	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	372 of 469	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	371 of 476	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	442 of 507	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.7	401 of 531	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	337 of 451	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	426 of 505	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.6	356 of 502	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	51.2	278 of 506	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.9	146 of 499	70.7%	★★★★☆
2009	34.7	369 of 490	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.9	384 of 477	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.0	349 of 453	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.1	324 of 431	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	191 of 440	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.9	364 of 437	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	313 of 434	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	392 of 430	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	303 of 364	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	291 of 369	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	224 of 359	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	27.8	254 of 334	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	433 of 610	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	523 of 602	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	470 of 588	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	569 of 594	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	459 of 475	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	427 of 475	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	370 of 449	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	259 of 606	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.2	532 of 613	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	496 of 597	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	510 of 544	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	336 of 432	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	384 of 446	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	255 of 424	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	414 of 601	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	8.0	583 of 607	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	560 of 602	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	553 of 585	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	457 of 481	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	431 of 488	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	380 of 463	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	6.1	427 of 444	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	289 of 427	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2018)58th percentile+48 vs school

Disabled (2021)30th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2018)4th percentile-4 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2021)24th percentile+19 vs school

White (2019)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III61%-6 vs state

English II47%-13 vs state

Math I40%+6 vs state

Science34%-27 vs state

Reading31%-21 vs state

Mathematics25%-32 vs state

Biology15%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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	Total
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)	15.1	46.9	40.0	60.7	46.7	17.3	21.5	17.7	23.6	22.4	33.3	30.8	30.8	30.4	23.6	38.2	32.3	34.8
EDGE Academy of Health Sciences	Public, Alternative	9-11	225 Tarboro Street	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 618-6826	75	4	19.9	96.0%	10 (13.3%)	52 (69.3%)	9 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)								(n/a)	65.5	76.7		100.0
Nash Everywhere Digital Academy (NEDA)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	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%)								(n/a)	6.7	50.0	11.8	40.0		50.0		45.5	28.0	21.1		58.3		54.5	60.0	57.9		52.6
North East Carolina Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	274 Husky Trail	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	North East Carolina Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 641-0464	1,107	80	13.8	98.8%	530 (47.9%)	364 (32.9%)	150 (13.6%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.8%)								(n/a)	50.6	64.8	51.7	78.3	51.5	70.0	50.0	38.8	63.0	63.1	50.0	71.3	62.1	51.9	64.0	68.2	57.6	72.9
Wilson Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2755 Tilghman Rd N	Wilson	27896	Wilson County	Wilson Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 294-2533	725	41	17.6	98.6%	39 (5.4%)	566 (78.1%)	65 (9.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.8%)								(n/a)	35.7	63.2	55.3	91.1	50.8	58.9	46.7	63.3	68.9	49.2	29.2	66.1	63.3	59.2	65.6	47.5	73.3	60.7
Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 Haliwa-Saponi Trail	Hollister	27844	Warren County	Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-5853	140	10	14.4	97.9%	3 (2.1%)	23 (16.4%)	10 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (15.0%)								(n/a)	6.3	12.5		14.3			30.0	23.1	15.4	35.3			30.0	30.8	38.5	41.2	30.0	29.4

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What is the racial makeup of Rocky Mount Preparatory?

Students at Rocky Mount Preparatory are 82% African American, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Rocky Mount Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 854 students attended Rocky Mount Preparatory.

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Rocky Mount Preparatory ranks in the bottom 3.7% of North Carolina alternative schools.

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