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Nash Central High

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Nash Central High ranks 290 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 55% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Nash Central High is a public high school located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, serving around 900 students in grades 9-12. It 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.

Nash Central High has seen a declining statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 290 out of 641 high schools in 2024-2025 to 573 out of 621 in 2021-2022, with a corresponding drop in its SchoolDigger rating from 3 stars to 0 stars. The school's test scores are generally lower than the state and district averages across various End-of-Course (EOC) exams, and its four-year graduation rate has declined from 87.7% in 2024-2025 to 80.5% in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with the rate increasing from 41.06% in 2021-2022 to 65.22% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools in the Nash County Public Schools district, CITI High School outperforms Nash Central High across multiple subject areas and has a higher statewide ranking. However, Tar River Academy, another nearby school, also struggles with low test scores and a low statewide ranking, similar to Nash Central High.

703

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,453

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4279 Nash Central High Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804

(252) 451-2860

District: Nash County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.9%

White:

34.1%

Hispanic:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (80% vs 88%)

!Biology scores 19 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg53%

290^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	50.8	290 of 641	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	406 of 640	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	496 of 626	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	573 of 621	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	549 of 594	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	457 of 514	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	368 of 469	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	394 of 476	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	416 of 507	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.0	444 of 531	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.2	399 of 451	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.7	413 of 505	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.9	397 of 502	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.2	359 of 506	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.8	307 of 499	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.9	275 of 490	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.9	289 of 477	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.2	282 of 453	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.1	323 of 431	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	170 of 440	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	219 of 437	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.3	294 of 434	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	365 of 430	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	347 of 364	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	347 of 369	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	329 of 359	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	15.5	327 of 330	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	331 of 334	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	333 of 364	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	317 of 349	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	62.2	48 of 226	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	313 of 610	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	409 of 602	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.7	496 of 588	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	563 of 594	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	431 of 475	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	445 of 475	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	393 of 449	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	55.5	231 of 403	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	326 of 403	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	383 of 398	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	301 of 337	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	302 of 325	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	63 of 100	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	152 of 462	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	203 of 454	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	275 of 449	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.4	429 of 436	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	326 of 370	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	342 of 354	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	243 of 340	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	244 of 606	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	325 of 613	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	449 of 597	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	502 of 544	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	420 of 432	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	414 of 446	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	386 of 424	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	275 of 601	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	393 of 607	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	450 of 602	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	547 of 585	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	462 of 481	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	453 of 488	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	365 of 463	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	56.2	97 of 249	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	4.1	199 of 199	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	12 of 352	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	39.9	185 of 349	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	208 of 542	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	333 of 553	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	445 of 537	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	520 of 534	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	419 of 439	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	404 of 444	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	287 of 427	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)79th percentile+58 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)61st percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III72%+5 vs state

English II65%+5 vs state

Math I55%+21 vs state

Biology30%-19 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
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
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
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
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
Wilson Early College Academy	Public	9-12	902 Herring St	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 246-1418	268	13	20.4	37.3%	103 (38.4%)	89 (33.2%)	61 (22.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	95.6	14^th of 641 public high schools	97.8%		94.3	32^nd of 640 public high schools	95.0%	18	91.3	98.5	96.5	100.0	$6,572	$272	$6,300
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Nash Central High

How many students attend Nash Central High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 703 students attended Nash Central High.

What district is Nash Central High in?

Nash County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Nash Central High?

Students at Nash Central High are 50% African American, 34% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Nash Central High a good school?

Nash Central High ranks 290^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Nash Central High?

Nash Central High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Englewood Elementary
Elementary : Winstead Avenue Elementary
Middle : Nash Central Middle

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