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W A Pattillo Middle

Q: Is W A Pattillo Middle a good school?

W A Pattillo Middle ranks in the bottom 12.7% of North Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend W A Pattillo Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended W A Pattillo Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of W A Pattillo Middle?

Students at W A Pattillo Middle are 75% African American, 11% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-8

675^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 13% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

W A Pattillo Middle is a public middle school in Tarboro, North Carolina, serving 304 students in grades 6-8. 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.

Academically, W A Pattillo Middle consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of North Carolina middle schools, with performance on state assessments significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's special education students have shown some bright spots, ranking in the top 10% and top 25% among North Carolina middle schools in certain years. However, the performance gaps between W A Pattillo Middle and the state and district averages have been widening over time, with the school's projected 6th-grade math proficiency rate for 2024-2025 being 48.1% compared to the state average of 57.2% and the district average of 36.2%.

The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, which has ranged from 98-99% in recent years, may be indicative of broader resource and staffing challenges within the Edgecombe County Public Schools district. While the school's strong performance with its special education students suggests that targeted interventions could potentially help improve outcomes for other student subgroups, addressing the systemic challenges within the district may be necessary to drive more substantial and sustainable improvements at W A Pattillo Middle.

289

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,830

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 East Ave
Tarboro, NC 27886

(252) 823-3812

District: Edgecombe County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.4%

Hispanic:

11.1%

White:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2017 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (32% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

North Carolina avg54%

675^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 5 pts since 2017

From bottom 8% (2017) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	16.5	675 of 773	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	755 of 793	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	743 of 784	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	769 of 786	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	692 of 741	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	624 of 737	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	635 of 691	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	639 of 694	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	429 of 546	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	516 of 560	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	535 of 559	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	537 of 550	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	499 of 533	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	396 of 519	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	442 of 494	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	11.6	449 of 449	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	61.4	99 of 478	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	46 of 504	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	54.6	157 of 475	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	655 of 733	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	720 of 738	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	716 of 731	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	727 of 733	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	690 of 706	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	608 of 684	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	621 of 656	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	232 of 562	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.4	457 of 564	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.3	167 of 522	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	553 of 729	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	703 of 743	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	699 of 735	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	680 of 689	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	613 of 633	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	537 of 639	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	546 of 604	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	634 of 733	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	718 of 751	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	709 of 747	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	737 of 748	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	640 of 711	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	593 of 697	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	621 of 665	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	16.0	465 of 473	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	6.3	647 of 658	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	621 of 632	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	481 of 624	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	505 of 596	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science37%-23 vs state

Reading32%-21 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
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
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
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
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
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)
South Creek Middle	Public	6-8	21077 NC Hwy 903	Robersonville	27871	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 795-4081	146	12	12.1	96.6%	19 (13.0%)	90 (61.6%)	30 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	13.7	695^th of 773 public middle schools	10.1%		19.9	657^th of 793 public middle schools	17.2%	38	31.3	27.3	12.5	35.4	38.6	35.4	39.6
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
Wellcome Middle	Public	6-8	3101 N Memorial Drive	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-5938	391	27	14.2	99.2%	30 (7.7%)	170 (43.5%)	178 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	22.3	616^th of 773 public middle schools	20.3%		20.5	652^nd of 793 public middle schools	17.8%	36	44.9	44.6	38.4	30.7	35.0	34.1	39.7	$11,038	$1,557	$9,481
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 W A Pattillo Middle

Is W A Pattillo Middle a good school?

W A Pattillo Middle ranks in the bottom 12.7% of North Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend W A Pattillo Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended W A Pattillo Middle.

What district is W A Pattillo Middle in?

Edgecombe County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of W A Pattillo Middle?

Students at W A Pattillo Middle are 75% African American, 11% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% Two or more races.

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