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Rocky Mount High

Public Grades 9-12

551^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 14% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Rocky Mount High is a public high school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, serving 997 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Nash County Public Schools district, which is ranked 147 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rocky Mount High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools over the past several years, with its ranking ranging from 351 to 561 out of the state's high schools. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, with a brief 0-star rating in 2021-2022. Its academic performance, as measured by end-of-course test scores, is significantly lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in EOC/Math I was 21.8% at Rocky Mount High, compared to 35.2% for the Nash County Public Schools district and 34.4% for the state of North Carolina.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Northern Nash High, Nash Central High, and NRM Early College High School, generally perform better than Rocky Mount High across various metrics, including academic performance, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance. For example, NRM Early College High School, which is located within the same district, consistently ranks among the top 5% of North Carolina high schools and has significantly higher academic performance than Rocky Mount High.

1,023

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,474

Per pupil spending ?

97.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Bethlehem Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27803

(252) 937-9050

District: Nash County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Rocky Mount High:

Elementary:	Baskerville Elementary
	Benvenue Elementary
	D S Johnson Elementary
	Fairview Elementary
Middle:	J W Parker Middle
	Rocky Mount Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.3%

Hispanic:

9.6%

White:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (31% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (77% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg53%

551^st of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High Schools in the Nash County Public Schools

147^th of 242Nash 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	16.4	551 of 641	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	541 of 640	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	560 of 626	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	561 of 621	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	540 of 594	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	436 of 514	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	400 of 469	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	351 of 476	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	385 of 507	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.9	423 of 531	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.1	430 of 451	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.4	387 of 505	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	403 of 502	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.0	338 of 506	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.5	285 of 499	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.2	289 of 490	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.0	321 of 477	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.4	240 of 453	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.4	262 of 431	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	344 of 440	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	311 of 437	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	387 of 434	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	372 of 430	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	338 of 364	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	314 of 369	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	315 of 359	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	16.2	325 of 330	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	238 of 364	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.8	320 of 349	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	184 of 273	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	539 of 610	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	517 of 602	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	537 of 588	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	555 of 594	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	440 of 475	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	430 of 475	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	416 of 449	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	51.6	259 of 403	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	350 of 403	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.8	189 of 398	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	230 of 337	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	4.9	316 of 325	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	58.2	42 of 100	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	344 of 462	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	347 of 454	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	353 of 449	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	230 of 436	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.7	350 of 370	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	163 of 354	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	185 of 340	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	534 of 606	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	506 of 613	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	553 of 597	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	514 of 544	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	422 of 432	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	416 of 446	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	395 of 424	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	526 of 601	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	531 of 607	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	557 of 602	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	524 of 585	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	439 of 481	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	436 of 488	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	404 of 463	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	24.4	219 of 261	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	229 of 249	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	327 of 352	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	286 of 349	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	246 of 542	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	296 of 553	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	322 of 537	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	360 of 534	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	153 of 439	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	236 of 444	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.5	103 of 427	75.9%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)55th percentile+41 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)36th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II39%-21 vs state

Math III36%-30 vs state

Biology28%-20 vs state

Math I22%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Rocky Mount 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
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
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
Nash Central High	Public	9-12	4279 Nash Central High Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 451-2860	703	32	21.8	99.6%	240 (34.1%)	351 (49.9%)	73 (10.4%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	50.8	290^th of 641 public high schools	54.8%		34.8	406^th of 640 public high schools	36.6%	116	29.5	64.7	55.3	71.7	$9,453	$925	$8,529
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
CITI High School	Public	9-12	530-A North Old Carriage Rd	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2842	87	5	15.9	96.6%	20 (23.0%)	39 (44.8%)	22 (25.3%)	3 (3.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	80.3	134^th of 641 public high schools	79.1%		73.2	162^nd of 640 public high schools	74.7%	28	80.0	63.2	65.0	95.0	$14,539	$900	$13,639
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
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
Fike High	Public	9-12	500 Harrison Dr N	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7905	1,028	55	18.7	98.8%	309 (30.1%)	468 (45.5%)	200 (19.5%)	11 (1.1%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.2%)	32.5	429^th of 641 public high schools	33.1%		40.3	367^th of 640 public high schools	42.7%	62	39.4	50.2	27.2	58.7	$8,482	$699	$7,783
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
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Mount High

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Mount High?

Students at Rocky Mount High are 77% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Rocky Mount High?

Rocky Mount High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Baskerville Elementary
Elementary : Benvenue Elementary
Elementary : D S Johnson Elementary
Elementary : Fairview Elementary
Middle : J W Parker Middle
Middle : Rocky Mount Middle

How many students attend Rocky Mount High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,023 students attended Rocky Mount High.

What district is Rocky Mount High in?

Nash County Public Schools

Is Rocky Mount High a good school?

Rocky Mount High ranks in the bottom 14.0% of North Carolina high schools.

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