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Rocky Mount Middle

Q: Is Rocky Mount Middle a good school?

Rocky Mount Middle ranks in the bottom 8.7% 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

706^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 9% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Rocky Mount Middle is a public middle school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, serving 448 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.

Rocky Mount Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina middle schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating very poor performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 29.7% of 6th graders, 27.3% of 7th graders, and 30.9% of 8th graders were proficient in Math, compared to the state averages of 57.2%, 53.5%, and 48.7%, respectively.

The nearby schools in the Nash County Public Schools district, such as Red Oak Middle and Nash Central Middle, generally perform better than Rocky Mount Middle across academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. However, these schools still struggle to meet state averages, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. Schools in the neighboring Wilson County Schools district, such as Charles H Darden Middle and Elm City Middle, tend to outperform Rocky Mount Middle and the Nash County schools, indicating potential differences in resources, policies, or practices.

692

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,165

Per pupil spending ?

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: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (31% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Science scores 25 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg43%

North Carolina avg54%

706^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	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
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
2025	46.0	162 of 371	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
2025	9.0	320 of 328	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
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)

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+48 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile+46 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)45th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

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

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science35%-25 vs state

Reading31%-22 vs state

Mathematics29%-24 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
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)
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
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
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
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
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%)	38.5	478^th of 773 public middle schools	38.2%		30.5	561^st of 793 public middle schools	29.3%	83	55.4	46.4	42.4	43.5	45.2	47.1	50.6	$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	660^th of 773 public middle schools	14.6%		10.7	730^th of 793 public middle schools	7.9%	70	32.8	25.2	26.4	30.5	30.1	57.5	38.7	$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%)	52	367^th of 773 public middle schools	52.5%		44.5	443^rd of 793 public middle schools	44.1%	76	55.1	46.5	55.7	57.1	55.6	55.2	48.9	$8,665	$708	$7,958

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Mount Middle

What district is Rocky Mount Middle in?

Nash County Public Schools

Is Rocky Mount Middle a good school?

Rocky Mount Middle ranks in the bottom 8.7% of North Carolina middle schools.

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

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