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G R Edwards Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1462^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

G R Edwards Elementary is a K-5 school in Rocky Mount, NC serving 632 students in Nash County Public Schools, and it is one of the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state. The school ranks in the 2nd percentile statewide (1462 out of 1492 elementary schools) and serves an overwhelmingly economically disadvantaged population, with nearly 98% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Chronic absenteeism is also a major concern, affecting 39.6% of students in 2024-25.

Academic proficiency on North Carolina EOG tests is dramatically below district and state averages in every grade and subject. For example, only 30.6% of 5th graders are proficient in math, compared to 59.4% across the district and 62.9% statewide. Reading outcomes are especially weak, with proficiency below 33% in every grade level; just one in four 5th graders reads at grade level. Science proficiency (37.8%) also trails the district by nearly 27 points. Students with disabilities face the greatest challenges, with results placing the school in the bottom 1% statewide for special education.

High poverty does not tell the whole story. Nearby schools such as Coopers Elementary and Nashville Elementary serve similarly high-poverty populations (over 99% free/reduced lunch) yet rank in the 66th-69th percentiles statewide. Chronic absenteeism at G R Edwards (39.6%) is nearly double that of Winstead Avenue Elementary (19.4%), located just 1.7 miles away. This suggests that improving attendance and building foundational reading skills are the most urgent priorities for the school.

632

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

720 Edwards Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-2413

(252) 937-9025

District: Nash County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.4%

Two or more races:

8.1%

Hispanic:

6.2%

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At a glance

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (32% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg61%

1,462^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

158^th of 246Nash 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	21.3	646 of 793	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	644 of 784	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	683 of 786	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	620 of 741	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	597 of 737	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	536 of 691	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.0	542 of 694	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	517 of 692	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.1	448 of 705	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.5	453 of 627	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.3	473 of 673	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.7	565 of 662	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.7	514 of 648	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.5	500 of 640	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.6	459 of 630	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.3	439 of 620	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.2	403 of 606	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.0	388 of 598	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	444 of 560	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	411 of 559	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	471 of 550	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	430 of 533	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	430 of 519	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	360 of 494	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	31.9	305 of 449	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	215 of 478	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	295 of 504	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	254 of 475	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	51.0	126 of 356	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	13.4	674 of 738	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	661 of 731	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	670 of 733	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	593 of 706	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	570 of 684	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	536 of 656	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	64.4	160 of 461	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	138 of 452	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	310 of 450	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.2	226 of 448	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	225 of 416	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	59.8	184 of 564	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	285 of 553	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	332 of 541	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	294 of 522	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	145 of 493	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	34.7	344 of 472	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	24.6	612 of 743	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	575 of 735	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	586 of 689	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	553 of 633	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	594 of 639	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	565 of 604	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	29.5	554 of 751	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	564 of 747	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	630 of 748	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	603 of 711	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	577 of 697	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	523 of 665	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	23.9	412 of 473	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	63.9	213 of 652	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	345 of 656	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	270 of 658	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	342 of 632	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.1	210 of 624	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	145 of 596	75.7%	★★★★☆

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

African American (2026)9th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)67th percentile+49 vs school

White (2024)67th percentile+49 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)65th percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile+46 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2024)26th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2024)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)13th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2024)9th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science38%-30 vs state

Mathematics34%-30 vs state

Reading28%-29 vs state

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Saturday, April 30, 2022

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$9,564	$1,325	$8,239
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	99.1%	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	$10,740	$1,403	$9,337
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	99.2%	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	$8,315	$963	$7,353
D S Johnson Elementary	Public	3-5	600 Fairview Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 451-2895	206	11	18.9	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	185 (89.8%)	15 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	2	1488^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.3%					(n/a)	27.4	14.5	17.0	27.4	22.4	18.9	35.8
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	720 N Fairview Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 462-2005	255	20	12.7	98.8%	5 (2.0%)	225 (88.2%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)								(n/a)
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	99.5%	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	$9,425	$1,241	$8,184
Baskerville Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Stokes Street	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 451-2880	225	21	10.4	98.7%	1 (0.4%)	216 (96.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	3.2	1484^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.5%					(n/a)	39.1	20.7	21.4	26.1	20.7	11.9	40.5
G W Bulluck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3090 Bulluck School Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 985-3456	535	37	14.6	99.4%	121 (22.6%)	323 (60.4%)	47 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)	7.1	1451^st of 1492 public elementary schools	2.7%		14.5	1355^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.1%	96	22.0	29.1	34.2	20.7	38.4	35.4	44.3	$9,466	$1,793	$7,673
M B Hubbard Elementary	Public	K-5	7921 Red Oak Battleboro Road	Battleboro	27809	Edgecombe County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-8515	412	23	17.9	99.0%	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	$9,744	$1,291	$8,454
Coopers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6833 NC Highway 58	Elm City	27822	Wilson County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 937-9035	591	33	17.9	99.5%	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	$9,621	$1,245	$8,377

Frequently Asked Questions about G R Edwards Elementary

What is the racial makeup of G R Edwards Elementary?

Students at G R Edwards Elementary are 80% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% White.

How many students attend G R Edwards Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 632 students attended G R Edwards Elementary.

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Nash County Public Schools

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G R Edwards Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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