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Phillips Middle

Public Grades 6-8

672^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 13% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Phillips Middle is a public middle school located in Battleboro, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 111 students. The school is part of the Edgecombe County Public Schools district, which is ranked 218 out of 242 districts in the state.

Academically, Phillips Middle consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of North Carolina middle schools, with significantly below-average performance on state standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Math ranged from 23.3% (8th grade) to 34.2% (6th grade), compared to the state averages of 48.7% to 57.2%. The school's Reading proficiency rates were also low, ranging from 31.6% (6th grade) to 41.9% (8th grade), compared to the state averages of 52.3% to 54.2%.

Interestingly, the nearby Nash County Public Schools district, such as Elm City Middle and Nash Central Middle, perform significantly better than Phillips Middle and the other Edgecombe County schools, with proficiency rates often exceeding the state averages. This suggests that factors beyond the school's control, such as socioeconomic status, may be contributing to the academic challenges faced by Phillips Middle and its surrounding schools.

118

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,631

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4371 Battleboro-Leggett Road
Battleboro, NC 27809

(252) 446-2031

District: Edgecombe County Public Schools

Students who attend Phillips Middle usually attend:

High:	Edgecombe Early College High
	North Edgecombe High

Feeder schools for Phillips Middle:

Elementary:

Coker-Wimberly Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.7%

Hispanic:

16.9%

White:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 20th percentile in 2022 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 20th-percentile peak (2022) to 13th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg33%

North Carolina avg54%

672^nd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle 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	17.1	672 of 773	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	655 of 793	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	663 of 784	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	629 of 786	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	709 of 741	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	715 of 737	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	661 of 691	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.1	672 of 694	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	618 of 692	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	5.3	662 of 705	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.2	619 of 627	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.8	641 of 673	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	610 of 662	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	566 of 648	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.0	557 of 640	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.4	549 of 630	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.0	551 of 620	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.3	547 of 606	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.6	514 of 598	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	396 of 546	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	367 of 560	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	485 of 559	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	329 of 550	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	434 of 533	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	498 of 519	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	455 of 494	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	595 of 733	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	538 of 738	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	609 of 731	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	515 of 733	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	633 of 706	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	675 of 684	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	612 of 656	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	60.9	169 of 564	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	593 of 729	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	602 of 743	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	581 of 735	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	539 of 689	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	580 of 633	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	617 of 639	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	556 of 604	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	626 of 733	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	682 of 751	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	660 of 747	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	653 of 748	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	705 of 711	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	682 of 697	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	652 of 665	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)70th percentile+53 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science44%-16 vs state

Reading37%-16 vs state

Mathematics29%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (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	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Phillips Middle	Public	6-8	4371 Battleboro-Leggett Road	Battleboro	27809	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 446-2031	118	10	12.4	97.5%	6 (5.1%)	87 (73.7%)	20 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	17.1	672^nd of 773 public middle schools	13.1%		20	655^th of 793 public middle schools	17.4%	17	34.2	30.6	23.3	31.6	36.1	41.9	44.2	$13,631	$2,688	$10,943
J W Parker Middle	Public	6-8	1500 E Virginia Street	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 937-9060	336	18	19.2	99.1%	3 (0.9%)	300 (89.3%)	19 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)								(n/a)
West Edgecombe Middle	Public	6-8	6301 Nobles Mill Pond Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 446-2030	249	16	15.4	96.8%	61 (24.5%)	153 (61.4%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)	14.8	689^th of 773 public middle schools	10.9%		22.1	638^th of 793 public middle schools	19.5%	51	34.7	44.3	19.2	23.5	34.3	26.9	44.9	$10,069	$1,755	$8,314
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	99.3%	59 (8.5%)	501 (72.4%)	82 (11.8%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.6%)	12.1	706^th of 773 public middle schools	8.7%		7.8	750^th of 793 public middle schools	5.4%	44	29.7	27.3	30.9	28.9	32.4	31.6	35.0	$10,165	$1,474	$8,691
W A Pattillo Middle	Public	6-8	501 East Ave	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-3812	289	20	14.3	99.0%	28 (9.7%)	218 (75.4%)	32 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	16.5	675^th of 773 public middle schools	12.7%		7.2	755^th of 793 public middle schools	4.8%	80	48.1	15.7	26.5	40.7	13.5	40.8	36.7	$11,830	$1,874	$9,956
Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy	Public	6-8	13723 Hwy 481	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-5502	177	19	9.3	98.3%	6 (3.4%)	150 (84.7%)	15 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	11.3	712^th of 773 public middle schools	7.9%		14.4	711^th of 793 public middle schools	10.3%	1	20.0	31.6	34.8	20.0	34.5	27.3	27.3	$14,324	$2,746	$11,578
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	99.6%	244 (29.0%)	445 (53.0%)	87 (10.4%)	5 (0.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.7%)	25.9	583^rd of 773 public middle schools	24.6%		39.1	492^nd of 793 public middle schools	38.0%	91	33.3	32.8	34.3	37.0	38.8	43.3	61.0	$8,118	$762	$7,357
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	99.2%	167 (31.5%)	278 (52.4%)	56 (10.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	46.7	420^th of 773 public middle schools	45.7%		47.6	418^th of 793 public middle schools	47.3%	2	52.3	46.3	46.6	48.0	45.5	56.2	65.8	$8,981	$1,407	$7,574
South Edgecombe Middle	Public	6-8	230 Pinetops-Crisp Road	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 827-5083	271	19	14.0	98.9%	111 (41.0%)	93 (34.3%)	50 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	38.5	478^th of 773 public middle schools	38.2%		30.5	561^st of 793 public middle schools	29.3%	83	55.4	46.4	42.4	43.5	45.2	47.1	50.6	$9,619	$1,193	$8,426
Elm City Middle	Public	6-8	215 E Church St	Elm City	27822	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 236-4148	399	26	15.5	99.2%	197 (49.4%)	115 (28.8%)	56 (14.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.0%)	77.1	157^th of 773 public middle schools	79.7%		74.2	178^th of 793 public middle schools	77.6%	21	68.9	65.9	66.9	65.2	52.2	76.9	76.0	$7,994	$522	$7,472

Frequently Asked Questions about Phillips Middle

What is the racial makeup of Phillips Middle?

Students at Phillips Middle are 74% African American, 17% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Phillips Middle in?

Edgecombe County Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Phillips Middle attend?

Students who attend Phillips Middle usually go on to attend Edgecombe Early College High

How many students attend Phillips Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 118 students attended Phillips Middle.

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Phillips Middle ranks in the bottom 13.1% of North Carolina middle schools.

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