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Winstead Avenue Elementary

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Winstead Avenue Elementary ranks 1021 st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1021^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Winstead Avenue Elementary is a K–5 school in Rocky Mount, NC, serving 555 students as part of Nash County Public Schools. The school currently ranks in the 32nd percentile of North Carolina elementary schools (two stars), a modest step up from its 27th-percentile ranking the previous year. Winstead Avenue Elementary serves a student body that is almost entirely economically disadvantaged — 99.1% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-2025 — a profile shared by most schools in this part of Nash County.

One of Winstead's clearest strengths is attendance. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 43.8% in 2020-2021 to 19.4% in 2024-2025, now below both the district average (25.9%) and the state average (24.2%). Academic results are more uneven. Third-grade math (63% proficient) and reading (48%) are at or above district averages, and 5th-grade science jumped from 45.9% to 61.6% proficiency. Special education students also improved dramatically, moving from the 8th to the 46th percentile statewide. However, 4th-grade math is a notable weak spot at just 39.6% proficient — a 23-point drop from 3rd-grade math in the same year, far steeper than the typical state decline. There is also a significant gender gap: boys rank at the 44th percentile statewide while girls rank at the 21st percentile.

Winstead also faces a higher student-teacher ratio (22.5) than any comparable school in the area — up sharply from 14.9 the year before. These challenges matter because nearby schools serving similarly high-poverty populations show stronger results. Nashville Elementary (66th percentile), Red Oak Elementary (65th), and Coopers Elementary (69th) all outperform Winstead by wide margins on key measures; for example, 4th-grade math proficiency is roughly 70% at Nashville and Red Oak versus 39.6% at Winstead. The encouraging news is that momentum appears to be building — between improving attendance, rising subgroup scores, and this year's overall rank improvement, Winstead shows signs of moving in the right direction even as it continues to lag its highest-performing district peers.

555

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

991 South Winstead Avenue
Rocky Mount, NC 27804

(252) 462-2845

District: Nash County Public Schools

Students who attend Winstead Avenue Elementary usually attend:

High:

Nash Central High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.2%

White:

28.5%

Hispanic:

16.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2006 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (52% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2006

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg61%

1,021^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 5 pts since 2025

From bottom 27% (2025) to bottom 32% (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	34.4	1021 of 1492	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.8	1093 of 1490	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.7	787 of 1293	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.0	760 of 1276	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	476 of 903	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.3	436 of 918	52.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	548 of 563	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	1144 of 1447	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	1101 of 1451	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	698 of 743	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	716 of 981	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	812 of 961	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	1109 of 1434	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	1218 of 1437	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	817 of 1451	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.3	1034 of 1450	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	441 of 815	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.8	756 of 821	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	547 of 1146	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.8	656 of 1172	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)52nd percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)6th percentile-26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science62%-6 vs state

Mathematics52%-11 vs state

Reading48%-8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Winstead Avenue Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Winstead Avenue Elementary?

Students at Winstead Avenue Elementary are 45% African American, 28% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Winstead Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Winstead Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Nash Central High

How many students attend Winstead Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Winstead Avenue Elementary.

What district is Winstead Avenue Elementary in?

Nash County Public Schools

Is Winstead Avenue Elementary a good school?

Winstead Avenue Elementary ranks 1021^st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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