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Benvenue Elementary

Q: Is Benvenue Elementary a good school?

Benvenue Elementary ranks 890 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

890^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Benvenue Elementary is a K–5 school in Rocky Mount, NC, serving 562 students in Nash County Public Schools, where nearly all students (99.47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The most important story for parents is the school's direction: after years spent in the bottom 7th–17th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools, it has climbed steadily from the 9th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 29th in 2023–2024 and now to the 40th percentile in the 2025–2026 rankings (890th of 1,492 statewide). That kind of sustained upward movement is rare for a school serving this level of poverty.

The school's strongest subjects are math and science. Its 5th-grade math proficiency (62.7%) nearly matches the state average, and its 5th-grade science proficiency (70.7%) exceeds both the district and state averages; math proficiency has jumped roughly 30 percentage points per grade since 2022–2023. Reading is the clearest concern, especially in 3rd grade, where only 34.5% of students are proficient versus 55.6% statewide — the largest gap between this school and its local peers. Upper-grade reading scores are much closer to district averages, but early literacy is the area most in need of support.

In the local landscape, Benvenue sits between the top and bottom. It trails Nash County's highest-performing schools — Coopers Elementary (69th percentile), Nashville Elementary (66th), and Red Oak Elementary (65th) — while clearly outperforming nearby Englewood Elementary, M B Hubbard Elementary, Winstead Avenue Elementary, and G R Edwards Elementary. Attendance has improved dramatically, with chronic absenteeism dropping from 41.6% to 22.5% — now better than the state average. Subgroup results are also encouraging: English Learners, low-income students, and students with disabilities all rank at or above the school's overall percentile, with special education jumping from the 5th percentile to the 67th in just two years.

562

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2700 Nicodemus Mile Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-8774

(252) 462-2835

District: Nash County Public Schools

Students who attend Benvenue Elementary usually attend:

High:

Rocky Mount High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.6%

Hispanic:

8.5%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (55% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Reading scores 12 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg61%

890^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	890 of 1492	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	1058 of 1490	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1075 of 1505	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1374 of 1502	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1350 of 1514	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1364 of 1489	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1342 of 1473	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1336 of 1434	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	1237 of 1429	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.0	1189 of 1425	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.1	1163 of 1440	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.1	1070 of 1390	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	1035 of 1403	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.2	957 of 1388	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.9	963 of 1381	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.9	1060 of 1363	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.9	1033 of 1354	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.3	915 of 1324	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.3	829 of 1293	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.8	628 of 1276	50.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	258 of 903	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	55.6	330 of 918	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	463 of 924	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.0	706 of 933	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	715 of 927	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	715 of 896	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	687 of 949	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	739 of 927	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	16.8	615 of 634	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	272 of 646	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	421 of 878	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	479 of 897	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	106 of 519	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	48 of 533	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	47.2	230 of 497	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	863 of 1447	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	1014 of 1451	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	911 of 1455	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1316 of 1459	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1258 of 1458	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1280 of 1440	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1269 of 1424	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1310 of 1405	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	823 of 981	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.2	614 of 961	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	616 of 951	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	683 of 915	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	716 of 865	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	616 of 851	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	585 of 1434	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.3	681 of 1437	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	794 of 1450	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1232 of 1437	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1222 of 1366	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1191 of 1329	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1171 of 1361	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1175 of 1332	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	885 of 1451	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.6	1028 of 1450	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1192 of 1464	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1363 of 1461	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1341 of 1464	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1329 of 1444	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	1332 of 1430	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1274 of 1413	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	270 of 815	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	26.3	679 of 821	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	758 of 801	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	82.9	152 of 1166	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	16.2	1091 of 1194	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1128 of 1172	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1156 of 1183	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1144 of 1178	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)87th percentile+58 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)80th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2026)71st percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile~ school

Male (2026)39th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science71%+3 vs state

Mathematics60%-3 vs state

Reading45%-12 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Red Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5603 Red Oak Road	Red Oak	27868	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2496	696	39	18.0	99.6%	287 (41.2%)	269 (38.6%)	66 (9.5%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.5%)	64.1	517^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.3%		55.8	639^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.1%	122	65.1	70.3	71.2	53.8	60.9	60.0	74.4	$11,073	$1,057	$10,016
Nashville Elementary	Public	K-5	209 East Virginia Avenue	Nashville	27856	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-2877	593	30	19.7	99.5%	206 (34.7%)	285 (48.1%)	50 (8.4%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.9%)	64.7	510^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.8%		63.2	509^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.8%	1	78.9	70.5	72.9	55.6	54.7	54.1	75.3	$8,696	$1,010	$7,686

Frequently Asked Questions about Benvenue Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Benvenue Elementary?

Students at Benvenue Elementary are 73% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% White, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Benvenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Benvenue Elementary.

Is Benvenue Elementary a good school?

Benvenue Elementary ranks 890^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Benvenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Benvenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Rocky Mount High

What district is Benvenue Elementary in?

Nash County Public Schools

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