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Northern Nash High

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Northern Nash High ranks 306 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 52% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Northern Nash High is a public high school located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,029 students. It is part of the Nash County Public Schools district, which is ranked 147 out of 242 districts in the state.

Northern Nash High has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 331 out of 476 high schools in 2016-2017 to 306 out of 641 high schools in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also declined, from 2 stars out of 5 in 2016-2017 to 1 star out of 5 in recent years, before improving to 3 stars in 2024-2025. The school performs relatively well for its African American, Hispanic, and White student subgroups, ranking in the top 50% of North Carolina high schools for these groups in 2024-2025. However, the school struggles with its Multi-racial, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Disabled student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of North Carolina high schools for these groups.

Nearby schools in the district, such as Southern Nash High, perform similarly to Northern Nash High, while CITI High School and NRM Early College High School significantly outperform Northern Nash High in academic measures. The school's high rate of economic disadvantage, with 55.88% to 57.98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, may be a contributing factor to its academic performance.

1,035

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,163

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4230 Green Hills Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9805

(252) 937-9040

District: Nash County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.5%

White:

29.8%

Hispanic:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg53%

306^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	49.4	306 of 641	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	400 of 640	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	474 of 626	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	541 of 621	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	479 of 594	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	433 of 514	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	363 of 469	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.4	331 of 476	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	17.9	397 of 507	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.2	392 of 531	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.3	360 of 451	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.5	332 of 505	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.0	325 of 502	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.4	377 of 506	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.7	270 of 499	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.6	207 of 490	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.3	192 of 477	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.1	232 of 453	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.1	254 of 431	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	136 of 440	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	179 of 437	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.2	311 of 434	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	386 of 430	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	249 of 364	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.6	335 of 369	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	292 of 359	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	22.0	301 of 334	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	321 of 349	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	38.8	144 of 262	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	293 of 610	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.7	405 of 602	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	474 of 588	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	534 of 594	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	393 of 475	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	432 of 475	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	388 of 449	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	224 of 412	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.1	188 of 403	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	145 of 403	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	112 of 398	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	38.4	246 of 337	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	275 of 325	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	53 of 100	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	142 of 462	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	275 of 454	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.0	415 of 449	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	248 of 436	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	272 of 370	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	293 of 354	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	255 of 340	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	253 of 606	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.6	363 of 613	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	460 of 597	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	520 of 544	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	357 of 432	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	407 of 446	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	360 of 424	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	302 of 601	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	380 of 607	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	437 of 602	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	517 of 585	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	372 of 481	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	421 of 488	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	349 of 463	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	37.7	166 of 249	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	205 of 226	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	187 of 199	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	166 of 195	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	217 of 352	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.0	324 of 349	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	217 of 542	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	314 of 553	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	304 of 537	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	445 of 534	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	334 of 439	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	394 of 444	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	340 of 427	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)69th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)46th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2021)10th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III84%+17 vs state

English II55%-5 vs state

Math I39%+5 vs state

Biology39%-9 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
Southern Nash High	Public	9-12	6446 Southern Nash High Road	Bailey	27807	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 451-8520	1,048	44	23.8	99.0%	384 (36.6%)	215 (20.5%)	399 (38.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.3%)	41.1	370^th of 641 public high schools	42.3%		38.7	378^th of 640 public high schools	40.9%	8	40.8	52.2	36.2	66.3	$9,274	$717	$8,556
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Northern Nash High

Is Northern Nash High a good school?

Northern Nash High ranks 306^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Northern Nash High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,035 students attended Northern Nash High.

What district is Northern Nash High in?

Nash County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Northern Nash High?

Students at Northern Nash High are 54% African American, 30% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Northern Nash High?

Northern Nash High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : M B Hubbard Elementary
Elementary : Nashville Elementary
Elementary : Red Oak Elementary
Middle : Red Oak Middle

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