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Red Oak Middle

Public Grades 6-8

583^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 25% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Red Oak Middle is a public middle school located in Battleboro, North Carolina, serving 808 students in grades 6-8. 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.

Red Oak Middle has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages in standardized test scores for mathematics, reading, and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in EOG/Mathematics ranged from 32.8% to 34.3%, while the state average was 48.7% to 57.2%. Similarly, in reading, the school's proficiency rates were 37% to 43.3%, compared to the state's 51.9% to 52.3%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with multi-racial and English Language Learner students performing relatively well, while African American, Hispanic, and students with disabilities have struggled.

Compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Southern Nash Middle and J.W. Parker Middle, Red Oak Middle consistently underperforms in academic measures. However, when compared to schools in other districts, such as Elm City Middle and Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy, Red Oak Middle's performance is more on par or even slightly better. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Red Oak Middle may be a significant factor contributing to the school's academic challenges.

840

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,118

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3170 Red Oak-Battleboro Road
Battleboro, NC 27809

(252) 462-2000

District: Nash County Public Schools

Students who attend Red Oak Middle usually attend:

High:

Northern Nash High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.0%

White:

29.0%

Hispanic:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg43%

North Carolina avg54%

583^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	25.9	583 of 773	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	492 of 793	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	451 of 784	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	619 of 786	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	527 of 741	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	502 of 737	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	443 of 691	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.5	506 of 694	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.4	538 of 692	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.3	468 of 705	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.8	442 of 627	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	54.3	293 of 673	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.2	282 of 662	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.4	284 of 648	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.2	326 of 640	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.7	261 of 630	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.2	329 of 620	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.7	330 of 606	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.1	297 of 598	50.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	389 of 546	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.1	266 of 560	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	231 of 559	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	378 of 550	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	293 of 533	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	240 of 519	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	205 of 494	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	28.5	383 of 478	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	411 of 504	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	214 of 475	54.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	194 of 371	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	124 of 356	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	65 of 318	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	35.7	206 of 312	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	48 of 211	77.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	571 of 733	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	461 of 738	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	453 of 731	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.9	625 of 733	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	541 of 706	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	533 of 684	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	458 of 656	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	387 of 458	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.8	166 of 461	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	254 of 452	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	355 of 450	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	383 of 448	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	247 of 416	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.8	6 of 127	95.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	469 of 562	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.6	280 of 564	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	252 of 553	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.7	433 of 541	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	468 of 522	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	378 of 493	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	234 of 472	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	573 of 729	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	447 of 743	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	403 of 735	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	552 of 689	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	461 of 633	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	443 of 639	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	370 of 604	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	553 of 733	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	465 of 751	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	425 of 747	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	556 of 748	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	494 of 711	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	441 of 697	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	411 of 665	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	164 of 328	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	139 of 306	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	135 of 302	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.2	197 of 248	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	222 of 237	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	188 of 221	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	347 of 478	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	364 of 473	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	428 of 649	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	365 of 652	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	366 of 656	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	534 of 658	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	420 of 632	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	427 of 624	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	364 of 596	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2021)20th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science61%~ state avg

Reading40%-13 vs state

Mathematics33%-20 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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy	Public	6-8	13723 Hwy 481	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-5502	177	19	9.3	98.3%	6 (3.4%)	150 (84.7%)	15 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	11.3	712^th of 773 public middle schools	7.9%		14.4	711^th of 793 public middle schools	10.3%	1	20.0	31.6	34.8	20.0	34.5	27.3	27.3	$14,324	$2,746	$11,578
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Oak Middle

What high school do graduates of Red Oak Middle attend?

Students who attend Red Oak Middle usually go on to attend Northern Nash High

Is Red Oak Middle a good school?

Red Oak Middle ranks in the bottom 24.6% of North Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Red Oak Middle?

Students at Red Oak Middle are 53% African American, 29% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Red Oak Middle in?

Nash County Public Schools

How many students attend Red Oak Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 840 students attended Red Oak Middle.

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