Is Rocky Mount High a good school?

Rocky Mount High ranks in the bottom 10.5% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Rocky Mount High?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,072 students attended Rocky Mount High.

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Mount High?

Students at Rocky Mount High are 76% African American, 11% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% 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

Rocky Mount High

Public 9-12

1400 Bethlehem Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27803

(252) 937-9050

District: Nash County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
560^th of 626 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,474

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

Student/teacher ratio: 17.4

Number of students: 1,072

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.6%

White:

11.1%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rocky Mount High ranks worse than 89.5% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 6^th among 7 ranked high schools in the Nash County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.88. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Rocky Mount High has the largest high school student body size in the Nash County Public Schools District. Racial makeup is: African American (75.6%), White (11.1%), Hispanic (7.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 75.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rocky Mount High is 17.4, which is the 2^nd best among 7 high schools in the Nash County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Rocky Mount High employs 61.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rocky Mount High is $9,474, which is the 3^rd highest among 7 high schools in the Nash County Public Schools District.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Rocky Mount High:

SchoolDigger ranks Rocky Mount High 560^th of 626 North Carolina public high schools. (See Rocky Mount High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Nash County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Nash County Public Schools 193^rd of 243 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rocky Mount High

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Rank History for all students at Rocky Mount High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2006	46.38	262^nd	431	39.2%
2007	48.41	240^th	453	47.0%
2008	40.04	321^st	477	32.7%
2009	46.20	289^th	490	41.0%
2010	49.48	285^th	499	42.9%
2011	42.96	338^th	506	33.2%
2012	24.60	403^rd	502	19.7%
2013	20.40	387^th	505	23.4%
2014	7.11	430^th	451	4.7%
2015	16.90	423^rd	531	20.3%
2016	19.99	385^th	507	24.1%
2017	23.01	351^st	476	26.3%
2018	14.51	400^th	469	14.7%
2019	15.54	436^th	514	15.2%
2021	12.63	540^th	594	9.1%
2022	12.50	561^st	621	9.7%
2023	11.88	560^th	626	10.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Rocky Mount High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	13.19	229^th	249	8.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rocky Mount High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	11.24	395^th	424	6.8%
2019	11.48	416^th	446	6.7%
2021	11.47	422^nd	432	2.3%
2022	14.61	514^th	544	5.5%
2023	14.13	553^rd	597	7.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Rocky Mount High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	10.72	416^th	449	7.3%
2019	12.70	430^th	475	9.5%
2021	10.75	440^th	475	7.4%
2022	8.84	555^th	594	6.6%
2023	12.20	537^th	588	8.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Rocky Mount High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	19.76	320^th	349	8.3%
2019	34.47	238^th	364	34.6%
2022	16.16	325^th	330	1.5%

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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Rocky Mount High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	58.21	42^nd	100	58.0%
2019	4.88	316^th	325	2.8%
2021	43.56	230^th	337	31.8%
2022	59.84	189^th	398	52.5%
2023	27.94	350^th	403	13.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Rocky Mount High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	14.11	404^th	463	12.7%
2019	13.80	436^th	488	10.7%
2021	12.35	439^th	481	8.7%
2022	14.46	524^th	585	10.4%
2023	10.24	557^th	602	7.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Rocky Mount High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	19.10	315^th	359	12.3%
2019	21.04	314^th	369	14.9%
2021	17.54	338^th	364	7.1%
2022	20.97	372^nd	430	13.5%
2023	18.65	387^th	434	10.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rocky Mount High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	40.44	185^th	340	45.6%
2019	41.93	163^rd	354	54.0%
2021	14.65	350^th	370	5.4%
2022	40.93	230^th	436	47.2%
2023	25.75	353^rd	449	21.4%

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Rank History for White students at Rocky Mount High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	70.54	103^rd	427	75.9%
2019	42.09	236^th	444	46.8%
2021	55.41	153^rd	439	65.1%
2022	34.44	360^th	534	32.6%
2023	40.58	322^nd	537	40.0%

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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Rocky Mount High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1993	271	859	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	1137
1994	329	852	8	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	1193
1995	402	794	18	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	1218
1996	402	794	18	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	1218
1997	390	778	13	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	1186
1998	401	805	13	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	1226
1999	378	816	15	4	3	n/a	n/a	0	1216
2000	389	759	20	4	4	n/a	n/a	0	1176
2001	359	762	14	5	5	n/a	n/a	0	1145
2002	404	1025	24	5	3	n/a	n/a	0	1461
2003	404	1025	24	5	3	n/a	n/a	0	1461
2004	368	999	24	11	3	n/a	n/a	0	1405
2005	329	938	25	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	1306
2006	304	895	27	16	3	n/a	n/a	0	1245
2007	308	868	26	22	3	n/a	n/a	24	1251
2008	272	843	27	25	4	n/a	n/a	19	1190
2009	282	884	29	24	7	n/a	n/a	0	1226
2010	266	891	29	22	7	n/a	n/a	0	1215
2011	266	770	15	36	7	0	83	0	1177
2012	234	785	14	44	10	0	80	0	1167
2013	238	842	14	51	5	4	69	0	1223
2014	226	940	14	53	9	5	63	0	1310
2015	221	926	14	52	9	7	51	0	1280
2016	227	942	11	56	4	6	48	0	1294
2017	217	938	15	50	2	2	35	0	1259
2018	208	882	13	54	1	1	32	0	1191
2019	199	837	14	50	2	0	24	0	1126
2020	195	870	14	61	3	0	35	0	1178
2021	159	806	14	67	3	0	30	0	1079
2022	136	782	15	68	6	1	32	0	1040
2023	119	810	16	78	4	0	45	0	1072

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rocky Mount High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	1137	71.0	16.0	36.1
1994	1193	75.0	15.9	28.2
1995	1218	81.0	15.0	24.6
1996	1218	81.0	15.0	24.6
1997	1186	74.0	16.0	19.7
1998	1226	85.0	14.4	23.6
1999	1216	85.0	14.3	30
2000	1176	85.0	13.8	35.3
2001	1145	85.0	13.5	34.4
2002	1461	85.0	17.2	0
2003	1461	85.0	17.2	0
2004	1405	81.0	17.3	43
2005	1306	91.0	14.4	42.1
2006	1245	91.0	13.7	44.6
2007	1251	88.5	14.1	51.1
2008	1190	84.9	14.0	49.7
2009	1226	84.7	14.5	0.1
2010	1215	80.9	15.0	53.7
2011	1177	80.8	14.5	61.7
2012	1167	73.5	15.8	60.6
2013	1223	72.0	16.9	64.6
2014	1310	76.5	17.1	67.9
2015	1280	71.0	18.0	65.8
2016	1294	77.0	16.8	66.1
2017	1259	77.3	16.2	67.2
2018	1191	74.5	15.9	98.5
2019	1126	70.3	15.9	99.7
2020	1178	71.4	16.4	98.9
2021	1079	69.1	15.6	99.7
2022	1040	66.0	15.7	53
2023	1072	61.5	17.4	75.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rocky Mount High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	1137	71.0	16.0	36.1
1994	1193	75.0	15.9	28.2
1995	1218	81.0	15.0	24.6
1996	1218	81.0	15.0	24.6
1997	1186	74.0	16.0	19.7
1998	1226	85.0	14.4	23.6
1999	1216	85.0	14.3	30
2000	1176	85.0	13.8	35.3
2001	1145	85.0	13.5	34.4
2002	1461	85.0	17.2	0
2003	1461	85.0	17.2	0
2004	1405	81.0	17.3	43
2005	1306	91.0	14.4	42.1
2006	1245	91.0	13.7	44.6
2007	1251	88.5	14.1	51.1
2008	1190	84.9	14.0	49.7
2009	1226	84.7	14.5	0.1
2010	1215	80.9	15.0	53.7
2011	1177	80.8	14.5	61.7
2012	1167	73.5	15.8	60.6
2013	1223	72.0	16.9	64.6
2014	1310	76.5	17.1	67.9
2015	1280	71.0	18.0	65.8
2016	1294	77.0	16.8	66.1
2017	1259	77.3	16.2	67.2
2018	1191	74.5	15.9	98.5
2019	1126	70.3	15.9	99.7
2020	1178	71.4	16.4	98.9
2021	1079	69.1	15.6	99.7
2022	1040	66.0	15.7	53
2023	1072	61.5	17.4	75.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Rocky Mount High

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$733 (7.7%)	$8,740 (92.3%)	$9,474

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Rocky Mount High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 436^th of 514 High schools	Ranks 560^th of 626 High schools	4.6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Rocky Mount High)	37.4	23.3	14.1%
End of Course Biology (Nash County Public Schools)	40.3	42.2	1.9%
End of Course Biology (North Carolina)	59.6	54.1	5.5%
End of Course English II (Rocky Mount High)	41.3	44.6	3.3%
End of Course English II (Nash County Public Schools)	43.9	46.7	2.8%
End of Course English II (North Carolina)	59.7	58.5	1.2%
End of Course Math I (Rocky Mount High)	13.1	8.6	4.5%
End of Course Math I (Nash County Public Schools)	18.8	23.3	4.5%
End of Course Math I (North Carolina)	41.2	35.9	5.3%
End of Course Math III (Rocky Mount High)	20.5	23.6	3.1%
End of Course Math III (Nash County Public Schools)	27.5	43.1	15.6%
End of Course Math III (North Carolina)	46.8	58.3	11.5%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	1126	1072	4.8%
African American	837	810	3.2%
American Indian	2	4	100%
Asian	14	16	14.3%
Hispanic	50	78	56%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	199	119	40.2%
Two or More Races	24	45	87.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	99.7%	75.5%	24.3%

Schools Near Rocky Mount High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				EOC Biology (2023)	EOC English II (2023)	EOC Math I (2023)	EOC Math III (2023)	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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 937-9050	1,072	62	17.4	75.5%	119 (11.1%)	810 (75.6%)	78 (7.3%)	16 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.2%)	11.9	560^th of 626 public high schools	10.5%		12.5	561^st of 621 public high schools	9.7%	1	23.3	44.6	8.6	23.6	$9,474	$733	$8,740
Tar River Academy	Public	9-12	906 Hammond Street	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 451-2875	89	10	8.6	93.3%	10 (11.2%)	57 (64.0%)	15 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.9%)	2.3	621^st of 626 public high schools	0.8%					(n/a)	14.3			6.1	$22,339	$2,188	$20,151
CITI High School	Public	9-13	846 Hammond St	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 462-2842	115	6	19.1	75.7%	20 (17.4%)	59 (51.3%)	34 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	49.8	291^st of 626 public high schools	53.5%		55.6	255^th of 621 public high schools	58.9%	36	47.1	41.7	75.0	61.1	$14,539	$900	$13,639
Nash Central High	Public	9-12	4279 Nash Central High Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 451-2860	921	52	17.5	63.6%	288 (31.3%)	512 (55.6%)	71 (7.7%)	6 (0.7%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.0%)	23	496^th of 626 public high schools	20.8%		10.2	573^rd of 621 public high schools	7.7%	77	32.2	39.5	29.1	47.2	$9,453	$925	$8,529
NRM Early College High School	Public	9-13	530 North Old Carriage Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 451-2890	388	16	25.0	48.5%	146 (37.6%)	120 (30.9%)	93 (24.0%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	88.9	82^nd of 626 public high schools	86.9%		85.4	103^rd of 621 public high schools	83.4%	21	84.3	89.5	59.4	89.5	$6,841	$367	$6,474
Northern Nash High	Public	9-12	4230 Green Hills Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 937-9040	1,059	59	17.8	58.0%	344 (32.5%)	580 (54.8%)	77 (7.3%)	12 (1.1%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.7%)	25.7	474^th of 626 public high schools	24.3%		14.9	541^st of 621 public high schools	12.9%	67	42.7	41.8	20.7	47.6	$9,163	$811	$8,352
SouthWest Edgecombe High	Public	9-12	5912 NC 43 North	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 827-5016	802	46	17.5	99.6%	285 (35.5%)	394 (49.1%)	90 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	26	466^th of 626 public high schools	25.6%		20.1	501^st of 621 public high schools	19.3%	35	39.0	29.6	31.0	54.4	$9,044	$1,025	$8,019
Fike High	Public	9-12	500 Harrison Dr N	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 399-7905	1,046	59	17.7	99.7%	326 (31.2%)	464 (44.4%)	197 (18.8%)	22 (2.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.8%)	37.7	372^nd of 626 public high schools	40.6%		33	411^th of 621 public high schools	33.8%	39	51.2	59.5	18.6	47.8	$8,482	$699	$7,783
North Edgecombe High	Public	9-12	7589 Nc 33-Nw	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 823-3562	229	19	11.9	98.7%	18 (7.9%)	157 (68.6%)	50 (21.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	12.9	551^st of 626 public high schools	12.0%		12.9	559^th of 621 public high schools	10.0%	8	9.0	25.4	34.0	32.6	$16,211	$2,225	$13,986
Wilson Early College Academy	Public	9-13	902 Herring St	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 246-1418	245	12	20.0	42.9%	96 (39.2%)	88 (35.9%)	41 (16.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.1%)	93.7	42^nd of 626 public high schools	93.3%		95.6	23^rd of 621 public high schools	96.3%	19	87.3	95.8	100.0	91.7	$6,572	$272	$6,300

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