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North Edgecombe High

Public Grades 9-12

616^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 4% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

North Edgecombe High is a public high school located in Tarboro, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 200 students. The school is part of the Edgecombe County Public Schools district, which is ranked 218 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Edgecombe High consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on end-of-course (EOC) exams. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 8.5% of students were proficient or better in Biology EOC, compared to 23.7% for the district and 48.3% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rates, ranging from 78.9% to 87.7% over the past few years, are also below the state average. Additionally, North Edgecombe High has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 98.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

When comparing North Edgecombe High to other nearby high schools in the Edgecombe County Public Schools district, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming. For instance, Edgecombe Early College High, located just 7.61 miles away, has significantly higher academic performance, with 81.3% of students proficient or better in Biology EOC and 96.9% in English II EOC in the 2024-2025 school year. Despite the higher spending of $16,211 per student at North Edgecombe High, compared to $9,044 per student at SouthWest Edgecombe High and $11,401 per student at Tarboro High, the school's academic outcomes remain poor.

358

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,211

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7589 Nc 33-Nw
Tarboro, NC 27886

(252) 823-3562

District: Edgecombe County Public Schools

Feeder schools for North Edgecombe High:

Elementary:	Coker-Wimberly Elementary
	Princeville Elementary
Middle:	Phillips Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.0%

Hispanic:

14.2%

White:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (16% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (79% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg28%

North Carolina avg53%

616^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Edgecombe County Public Schools

218^th of 242Edgecombe County Public Schools among North Carolina districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	616 of 641	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	567 of 640	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	551 of 626	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	559 of 621	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	574 of 594	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	412 of 514	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	428 of 469	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	433 of 476	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.4	469 of 507	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.5	462 of 531	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.3	437 of 451	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	448 of 505	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.6	416 of 502	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	439 of 506	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.8	399 of 499	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.2	409 of 490	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.3	353 of 477	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.8	332 of 453	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.9	291 of 431	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	428 of 440	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	331 of 437	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	359 of 434	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	312 of 430	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	331 of 364	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	193 of 369	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	305 of 359	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	28.5	277 of 364	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	335 of 349	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	589 of 610	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	518 of 602	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	526 of 588	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	465 of 594	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	465 of 475	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	358 of 475	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	435 of 449	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	335 of 462	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	260 of 449	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	303 of 436	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	589 of 606	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	487 of 613	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	525 of 597	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	503 of 544	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	424 of 432	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	286 of 446	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.0	379 of 424	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	587 of 601	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	562 of 607	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	530 of 602	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	556 of 585	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	471 of 481	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	415 of 488	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	424 of 463	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	88 of 352	75.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+71 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2019)24th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II27%-32 vs state

Math III18%-49 vs state

Math I12%-22 vs state

Biology8%-40 vs state

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Schools Near North Edgecombe High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Edgecombe High	Public	9-12	7589 Nc 33-Nw	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-3562	358	21	17.0	99.2%	20 (5.6%)	272 (76.0%)	51 (14.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	6	616^th of 641 public high schools	3.9%		13	567^th of 640 public high schools	11.4%	49	8.5	27.3	12.2	17.7	$16,211	$2,225	$13,986
Tarboro High	Public	9-12	1400 Howard Avenue	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 823-4284	496	26	19.2	99.4%	58 (11.7%)	378 (76.2%)	44 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	3.3	629^th of 641 public high schools	1.9%		5.6	614^th of 640 public high schools	4.1%	15	9.6	15.6		22.6	$11,401	$1,160	$10,241
NE Carolina Prep School Remote Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	274 Husky Trail	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	North East Carolina Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(252) 641-0464	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Edgecombe Early College High	Public	9-12	2009 West Wilson St	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 618-6554	171	8	21.9	98.2%	65 (38.0%)	55 (32.2%)	43 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	93.2	47^th of 641 public high schools	92.7%		90.5	69^th of 640 public high schools	89.2%	22	81.3	96.9		100.0	$9,262	$487	$8,775
SouthWest Edgecombe High	Public	9-12	5912 NC 43 North	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 827-5016	798	36	22.0	99.5%	208 (26.1%)	449 (56.3%)	101 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.5%)	9	602^nd of 641 public high schools	6.1%		12	576^th of 640 public high schools	10.0%	26	23.6	27.1	6.1	33.7	$9,044	$1,025	$8,019
Tar River Academy	Public	9-12	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%)	2.7	634^th of 641 public high schools	1.1%					(n/a)	10.3	22.2		10.5	$22,339	$2,188	$20,151
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%)	16.4	551^st of 641 public high schools	14.0%		16.6	541^st of 640 public high schools	15.5%	10	28.0	38.6	21.8	36.0	$9,474	$733	$8,740
Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy	Public	9-12	16683 Hwy 125	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-2027	204	20	10.2	98.5%	3 (1.5%)	176 (86.3%)	20 (9.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	14	572^nd of 641 public high schools	10.8%		7.4	611^th of 640 public high schools	4.5%	39	25.9	21.4	29.3	23.4	$16,987	$2,312	$14,676
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	99.7%	308 (29.8%)	564 (54.5%)	93 (9.0%)	15 (1.4%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.9%)	49.4	306^th of 641 public high schools	52.3%		36	400^th of 640 public high schools	37.5%	94	39.3	54.8	39.4	83.5	$9,163	$811	$8,352
NRM 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	99.2%	124 (33.0%)	132 (35.1%)	86 (22.9%)	14 (3.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	93.8	42^nd of 641 public high schools	93.4%		90.2	73^rd of 640 public high schools	88.6%	31	83.6	96.8	89.5	99.0	$6,841	$367	$6,474

Frequently Asked Questions about North Edgecombe High

What is the racial makeup of North Edgecombe High?

Students at North Edgecombe High are 76% African American, 14% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend North Edgecombe High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended North Edgecombe High.

What district is North Edgecombe High in?

Edgecombe County Public Schools

What schools feed into North Edgecombe High?

North Edgecombe High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Coker-Wimberly Elementary
Elementary : Princeville Elementary
Middle : Phillips Middle

Is North Edgecombe High a good school?

North Edgecombe High ranks in the bottom 3.9% of North Carolina high schools.

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