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River Road Middle

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River Road Middle ranks 548 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

548^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 29% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

River Road Middle is a public middle school in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, serving 428 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools district, which is ranked 148 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River Road Middle has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in standardized test scores for Mathematics, Reading, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the state and district in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Mathematics. The school's performance has been particularly weak in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 17.3% to 52% over the past few years, compared to the state's 32.7% to 57.2%. However, the school has shown some strengths in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and Gifted and Talented students, who have performed better than the state and district averages in some years.

River Road Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools and has received a low 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school has a very high percentage of students (over 99%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. In comparison, nearby schools such as Perquimans County Middle, Moyock Middle, and Currituck County Middle have higher academic achievement and are ranked much higher statewide.

414

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,187

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 River Road
Elizabeth City, NC 27909

(252) 333-1454

District: Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools

Students who attend River Road Middle usually attend:

High:

Northeastern High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.7%

White:

23.4%

Hispanic:

13.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 21st percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 21st-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg45%

North Carolina avg54%

548^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools

148^th of 242Elizabeth City-Pasquotank 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	30.2	548 of 773	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	519 of 793	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	508 of 784	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	621 of 786	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	535 of 741	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	542 of 737	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	496 of 691	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.6	519 of 694	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.4	460 of 692	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.9	462 of 705	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.2	461 of 627	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.9	430 of 673	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.1	535 of 662	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.6	491 of 648	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.9	461 of 640	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.2	462 of 630	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.4	424 of 620	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.9	356 of 606	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.6	363 of 598	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	359 of 546	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	270 of 560	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	269 of 559	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	369 of 550	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	318 of 533	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	342 of 519	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	346 of 494	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	49.5	158 of 449	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.9	364 of 478	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	476 of 504	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	387 of 475	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	70.9	43 of 356	87.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	500 of 733	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	503 of 738	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	505 of 731	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	545 of 733	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	528 of 706	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	519 of 684	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	484 of 656	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	75.3	27 of 461	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	31.8	382 of 448	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	217 of 416	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	143 of 562	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	196 of 564	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	167 of 553	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	23.0	454 of 541	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	444 of 522	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.9	90 of 493	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	191 of 472	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	506 of 729	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	443 of 743	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	490 of 735	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	566 of 689	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	433 of 633	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	403 of 639	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	417 of 604	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	558 of 733	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	477 of 751	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	486 of 747	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.8	634 of 748	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	516 of 711	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	512 of 697	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	501 of 665	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	44.6	38 of 57	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	38 of 48	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	27 of 45	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	162 of 328	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	172 of 248	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	413 of 478	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	444 of 473	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	350 of 649	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	391 of 652	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	425 of 656	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	496 of 658	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	375 of 632	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	483 of 624	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	464 of 596	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2024)94th percentile+60 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile+53 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+45 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile+44 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)51st percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Military Connected (2021)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science45%-15 vs state

Reading43%-10 vs state

Mathematics42%-11 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
River Road Middle	Public	6-8	1701 River Road	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 333-1454	414	28	15.0	99.3%	97 (23.4%)	218 (52.7%)	54 (13.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	30.2	548^th of 773 public middle schools	29.1%		36.6	519^th of 793 public middle schools	34.6%	29	52.0	44.0	27.6	41.2	44.0	43.3	45.3	$9,187	$1,100	$8,087
Camden Middle	Public	6-8	248 Scotland Road	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 338-3349	461	29	15.8	25.8%	365 (79.2%)	27 (5.9%)	30 (6.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.9%)	77.5	154^th of 773 public middle schools	80.1%		80.2	130^th of 793 public middle schools	83.6%	24	78.3	55.9	63.2	64.9	55.9	67.3	88.9	$11,655	$440	$11,215
Elizabeth City Middle	Public	6-8	1066 Northside Road	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-2974	484	30	16.1	99.4%	158 (32.6%)	212 (43.8%)	74 (15.3%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	40.7	463^rd of 773 public middle schools	40.1%		34.7	533^rd of 793 public middle schools	32.8%	70	41.2	42.3	27.9	52.9	49.7	55.1	62.6	$9,183	$802	$8,381
Currituck County Middle	Public	6-8	4263 Caratoke Hwy	Barco	27917	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 453-2171	435	27	16.4	50.3%	299 (68.7%)	19 (4.4%)	74 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.7%)	56.5	309^th of 773 public middle schools	60.0%		55.6	327^th of 793 public middle schools	58.8%	18	51.9	55.5	70.0	47.5	53.8	55.0	64.3	$10,871	$394	$10,477
Perquimans County Middle	Public	6-8	312 W Main Street	Winfall	27985	Perquimans County	Perquimans County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 426-7355	387	28	13.8	99.0%	264 (68.2%)	82 (21.2%)	22 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	56	317^th of 773 public middle schools	59.0%		59	292^nd of 793 public middle schools	63.2%	25	71.0	46.7	50.0	56.5	48.8	50.5	64.3	$11,076	$1,080	$9,996
Moyock Middle	Public	6-8	216 Survey Road	Moyock	27958	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 435-2566	635	32	19.7	29.6%	473 (74.5%)	32 (5.0%)	47 (7.4%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	69 (10.9%)	75.8	161^st of 773 public middle schools	79.2%		77.7	144^th of 793 public middle schools	81.8%	17	62.2	76.0	53.4	60.6	67.4	64.7	78.4	$8,412	$382	$8,030

Frequently Asked Questions about River Road Middle

What is the racial makeup of River Road Middle?

Students at River Road Middle are 53% African American, 23% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of River Road Middle attend?

Students who attend River Road Middle usually go on to attend Northeastern High

How many students attend River Road Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended River Road Middle.

Is River Road Middle a good school?

River Road Middle ranks 548^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is River Road Middle in?

Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools

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