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Nash Central Middle

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Nash Central Middle ranks 420 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 46% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Nash Central Middle is a public middle school located in Nashville, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 525 students. The school is part of the Nash County Public Schools district, which is ranked 147 out of 242 districts in the state.

Academically, Nash Central Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading below the state and district averages. However, the school's performance on Science assessments is relatively stronger, exceeding the state average. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 65.52% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to these academic challenges. Interestingly, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and Multi-racial students performing better than the overall school, while Disabled and Special Education students perform significantly worse.

When compared to nearby schools, both within the Nash County Public Schools district and in the neighboring Wilson County Schools district, Nash Central Middle generally performs at a similar or lower level on academic measures. However, some schools outside the district, such as Elm City Middle and Forest Hills Middle, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates often exceeding the state averages.

531

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,981

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1638 South First Street
Nashville, NC 27856-9310

(252) 937-9065

District: Nash County Public Schools

Students who attend Nash Central Middle usually attend:

High:

Nash Central High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.4%

White:

31.5%

Hispanic:

10.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Nash County Public Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg43%

North Carolina avg54%

420^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle 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	46.7	420 of 773	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	418 of 793	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	585 of 784	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	565 of 786	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	507 of 741	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	533 of 737	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	491 of 691	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.6	469 of 694	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.0	430 of 692	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.9	432 of 705	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.8	467 of 627	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.3	500 of 673	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	514 of 662	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.6	535 of 648	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.6	573 of 640	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	534 of 630	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.8	493 of 620	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.0	487 of 606	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.0	481 of 598	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	232 of 546	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	252 of 560	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.9	467 of 559	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	390 of 550	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	294 of 533	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	400 of 519	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	390 of 494	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	16.9	432 of 449	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	51.1	174 of 478	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	310 of 504	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	353 of 475	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	319 of 733	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	355 of 738	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.5	580 of 731	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	586 of 733	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	500 of 706	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	506 of 684	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	460 of 656	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	244 of 458	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.1	11 of 461	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	67.0	132 of 452	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	241 of 450	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	341 of 448	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.1	210 of 416	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	93 of 127	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	81 of 562	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	162 of 564	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	37.4	368 of 553	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	343 of 541	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	251 of 522	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	248 of 493	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	233 of 472	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	361 of 729	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	345 of 743	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.4	604 of 735	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	468 of 689	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	494 of 633	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	472 of 639	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	449 of 604	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	452 of 733	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	435 of 751	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	555 of 747	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	499 of 748	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	481 of 711	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	518 of 697	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	520 of 665	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	77.4	36 of 248	85.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	270 of 478	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	381 of 473	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	253 of 649	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	227 of 652	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	391 of 656	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	369 of 658	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	490 of 632	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	458 of 624	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	400 of 596	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+40 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)85th percentile+54 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)47th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science66%+6 vs state

Reading49%-3 vs state

Mathematics48%-5 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
Nash Central Middle	Public	6-8	1638 South First Street	Nashville	27856	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9065	531	29	18.1	99.2%	167 (31.5%)	278 (52.4%)	56 (10.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	46.7	420^th of 773 public middle schools	45.7%		47.6	418^th of 793 public middle schools	47.3%	2	52.3	46.3	46.6	48.0	45.5	56.2	65.8	$8,981	$1,407	$7,574
Red Oak Middle	Public	6-8	3170 Red Oak-Battleboro Road	Battleboro	27809	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 462-2000	840	41	20.4	99.6%	244 (29.0%)	445 (53.0%)	87 (10.4%)	5 (0.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.7%)	25.9	583^rd of 773 public middle schools	24.6%		39.1	492^nd of 793 public middle schools	38.0%	91	33.3	32.8	34.3	37.0	38.8	43.3	61.0	$8,118	$762	$7,357
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
Southern Nash Middle	Public	6-8	5301 South NC Highway 581	Spring Hope	27882	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9020	795	40	20.1	98.2%	280 (35.2%)	166 (20.9%)	308 (38.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.5%)	45.4	429^th of 773 public middle schools	44.5%		40.4	481^st of 793 public middle schools	39.3%	52	55.8	44.6	43.4	51.8	44.6	50.4	62.0	$7,877	$815	$7,062
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)
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
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
Forest Hills Middle	Public	6-8	1210 Forest Hills	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7913	654	36	18.2	99.5%	79 (12.1%)	400 (61.2%)	113 (17.3%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.0%)	52	367^th of 773 public middle schools	52.5%		44.5	443^rd of 793 public middle schools	44.1%	76	55.1	46.5	55.7	57.1	55.6	55.2	48.9	$8,665	$708	$7,958
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
Charles H Darden Middle	Public	6-8	1665 Lipscomb Road	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 206-4973	378	28	13.6	99.2%	10 (2.6%)	242 (64.0%)	116 (30.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	18	660^th of 773 public middle schools	14.6%		10.7	730^th of 793 public middle schools	7.9%	70	32.8	25.2	26.4	30.5	30.1	57.5	38.7	$12,284	$3,499	$8,785

Frequently Asked Questions about Nash Central Middle

How many students attend Nash Central Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Nash Central Middle.

What high school do graduates of Nash Central Middle attend?

Students who attend Nash Central Middle usually go on to attend Nash Central High

What is the racial makeup of Nash Central Middle?

Students at Nash Central Middle are 52% African American, 31% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Nash Central Middle in?

Nash County Public Schools

Is Nash Central Middle a good school?

Nash Central Middle ranks 420^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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