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Rocky Mount Middle

Q: Is Rocky Mount Middle a good school?

Rocky Mount Middle ranks in the bottom 13.1% of North Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Rocky Mount Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 692 students attended Rocky Mount Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rocky Mount Middle?

Students at Rocky Mount Middle are 72% African American, 12% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Rocky Mount Middle attend?

Students who attend Rocky Mount Middle usually go on to attend Rocky Mount High

Public Grades 6-8

676^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 13% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Rocky Mount Middle serves 692 students in grades 6-8 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and is part of the Nash County Public Schools district. The school ranked 676th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 13th percentile and earning a one-star rating—a modest step forward after years spent in the bottom 5–9 percentiles. Virtually the entire student body (around 99%) qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Rocky Mount Middle is the lowest-performing middle school in its district, despite having strong peers nearby. Red Oak Middle ranks in the 38th percentile, and Nash Central Middle ranks in the 60th. Proficiency gaps are steep: 6th-grade math proficiency is 32.7%, versus 50% at Red Oak and 65% at Nash Central. However, 8th-grade science is a clear strength, with 58.2% proficiency—far exceeding the school's math and reading scores (around 35%) and nearing the state average. Rocky Mount Middle spends more per pupil ($10,165) than higher-performing nearby schools like Elm City Middle ($7,994), though its 20:1 student-teacher ratio is among the highest in the area.

Chronic absenteeism has improved sharply, dropping from 46.5% in 2020–21 to 29.6% recently, though it remains above district and state averages. The school also produces uneven outcomes across different student groups, revealing opportunity gaps within the building. Most importantly, several nearby schools serve virtually identical high-poverty populations yet achieve far stronger results. This proves that high poverty is not destiny and that Rocky Mount Middle has meaningful room to grow by studying the practices already working in its own region.

692

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

841 Nash Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27804

(252) 462-2010

District: Nash County Public Schools

Students who attend Rocky Mount Middle usually attend:

High:

Rocky Mount High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.4%

Hispanic:

11.8%

White:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (37% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg58%

676^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 13% (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	16.0	676 of 778	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	706 of 773	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	750 of 793	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	729 of 784	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	728 of 786	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	701 of 741	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	673 of 737	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	652 of 691	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	652 of 694	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	650 of 692	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	617 of 705	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	449 of 553	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	476 of 546	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	512 of 560	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	511 of 559	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	470 of 550	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	466 of 533	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	444 of 519	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	440 of 494	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	8.6	503 of 504	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	464 of 475	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	149 of 363	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.0	162 of 371	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	635 of 731	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	685 of 733	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	680 of 738	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	688 of 731	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	659 of 733	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	682 of 706	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	641 of 684	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	643 of 656	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	212 of 465	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.6	251 of 458	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	3.5	445 of 448	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	453 of 566	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	426 of 562	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.4	213 of 553	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	651 of 725	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	676 of 729	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	709 of 743	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	695 of 735	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	647 of 689	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	591 of 633	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	606 of 639	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	575 of 604	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	668 of 736	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	675 of 733	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	735 of 751	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	711 of 747	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	714 of 748	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	651 of 711	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	655 of 697	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	615 of 665	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	293 of 333	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	320 of 328	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	367 of 500	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	140 of 644	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	53.6	291 of 649	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	3.6	625 of 632	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	562 of 624	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)78th percentile+65 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)59th percentile+46 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)54th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science58%-10 vs state

Reading36%-19 vs state

Mathematics31%-25 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 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
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%)	16	676^th of 778 public middle schools	13.1%		12.1	706^th of 773 public middle schools	8.7%	30	32.7	25.7	34.7	37.6	36.2	35.0	58.2	$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%)	2.7	764^th of 778 public middle schools	1.8%					(n/a)	11.4	16.3	6.9	23.3	29.6	13.7	36.3
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%)	22.5	630^th of 778 public middle schools	19.0%		14.8	689^th of 773 public middle schools	10.9%	59	36.0	44.0	32.9	33.7	34.1	45.2	67.1	$10,069	$1,755	$8,314
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%)	10.8	718^th of 778 public middle schools	7.7%		17.1	672^nd of 773 public middle schools	13.1%	46	25.6	41.9	6.3	30.8	40.9	28.1	31.3	$13,631	$2,688	$10,943
Red Oak Middle	Public	6-8	3170 Red Oak-Battleboro Road	Battleboro	27809	Edgecombe 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%)	39	485^th of 778 public middle schools	37.7%		25.9	583^rd of 773 public middle schools	24.6%	98	50.0	47.9	45.3	47.8	55.1	49.0	60.4	$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%)	59	315^th of 778 public middle schools	59.5%		46.7	420^th of 773 public middle schools	45.7%	105	65.0	53.2	49.7	62.8	60.8	57.7	70.3	$8,981	$1,407	$7,574
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%)	73.8	184^th of 778 public middle schools	76.3%		77.1	157^th of 773 public middle schools	79.7%	27	77.4	71.3	55.8	69.2	67.4	58.0	76.8	$7,994	$522	$7,472
South Edgecombe Middle	Public	6-8	230 Pinetops-Crisp Road	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 827-5083	271	19	14.0	98.9%	111 (41.0%)	93 (34.3%)	50 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	45.2	433^rd of 778 public middle schools	44.3%		38.5	478^th of 773 public middle schools	38.2%	45	65.7	50.0	45.1	51.4	55.4	43.9	65.9	$9,619	$1,193	$8,426
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%)	18.3	665^th of 778 public middle schools	14.5%		18	660^th of 773 public middle schools	14.6%	5	40.8	30.7	18.9	34.2	50.9	44.5	46.4	$12,284	$3,499	$8,785
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%)	57.1	331^st of 778 public middle schools	57.5%		52	367^th of 773 public middle schools	52.5%	36	47.1	53.3	67.6	57.2	58.3	57.5	76.0	$8,665	$708	$7,958

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Mount Middle

How many students attend Rocky Mount Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 692 students attended Rocky Mount Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Mount Middle?

Students at Rocky Mount Middle are 72% African American, 12% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Rocky Mount Middle attend?

Students who attend Rocky Mount Middle usually go on to attend Rocky Mount High

Is Rocky Mount Middle a good school?

Rocky Mount Middle ranks in the bottom 13.1% of North Carolina middle schools.

What district is Rocky Mount Middle in?

Nash County Public Schools

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