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Roanoke Rapids High School

Public Grades 9-12

561^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 12% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Roanoke Rapids High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, with an enrollment of 819 students. The school is part of the Roanoke Rapids City Schools district, which is ranked 118 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its location, Roanoke Rapids High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of the state for female, male, African American, Hispanic, and white student performance. Its 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 84.4% to 87.7%, are slightly below the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on End-of-Course exams are significantly below state and district averages across all subject areas, typically 10-30 percentage points lower.

Interestingly, the nearby Roanoke Rapids Early College High School is ranked in the top 15% of North Carolina high schools and has much higher academic proficiency rates. This suggests that the challenges faced by Roanoke Rapids High School may be systemic, as the Roanoke Rapids City Schools district and the broader region face similar socioeconomic and academic hurdles. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach targeting the root causes of the school's underperformance.

776

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,511

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Hamilton Street
Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870-2735

(252) 519-7200

District: Roanoke Rapids City Schools

Feeder schools for Roanoke Rapids High School:

Elementary:	Belmont Elementary School
	Manning Elementary School
Middle:	Chaloner Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.3%

African American:

31.7%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (30% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg38%

North Carolina avg53%

561^st of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Roanoke Rapids City Schools

118^th of 242Roanoke Rapids City 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	14.9	561 of 641	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	531 of 640	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	522 of 626	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	493 of 621	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	490 of 594	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	373 of 514	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	350 of 469	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.5	350 of 476	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.3	332 of 507	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.8	299 of 531	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.7	242 of 451	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.9	326 of 505	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.1	310 of 502	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.8	303 of 506	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.8	321 of 499	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.0	273 of 490	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.5	237 of 477	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.6	285 of 453	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.7	285 of 431	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	410 of 440	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	425 of 437	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	417 of 434	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	419 of 430	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	339 of 364	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	316 of 369	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	333 of 359	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	17.6	318 of 330	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	249 of 364	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.5	340 of 349	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	81 of 273	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	49 of 262	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	16.4	224 of 226	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	535 of 610	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	495 of 602	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	509 of 588	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	450 of 594	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	399 of 475	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	379 of 475	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	346 of 449	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	387 of 412	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	304 of 403	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.0	236 of 403	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	323 of 398	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	274 of 337	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	293 of 325	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	80.9	2 of 100	98.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	401 of 462	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	363 of 454	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	421 of 449	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	345 of 436	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	369 of 370	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	351 of 354	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	329 of 340	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	542 of 606	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	546 of 613	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	544 of 597	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	468 of 544	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	395 of 432	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	325 of 446	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	313 of 424	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	544 of 601	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	528 of 607	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	511 of 602	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	494 of 585	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	401 of 481	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	350 of 488	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	368 of 463	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	150 of 253	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.4	218 of 249	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	30.8	246 of 349	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	510 of 542	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	490 of 553	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	481 of 537	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	462 of 534	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	406 of 439	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	353 of 444	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	374 of 427	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+58 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2024)30th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III35%-31 vs state

Math I30%-4 vs state

English II30%-30 vs state

Biology24%-24 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Hey my name is Steven Wright and I attend Roanoke Rapids High school in North Carolina. I think this school is a really good school and has great teachers that really care about the students. Close Quote

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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
Roanoke Rapids High School	Public	9-12	800 Hamilton Street	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 519-7200	776	48	16.3	99.6%	390 (50.3%)	246 (31.7%)	80 (10.3%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	14.9	561^st of 641 public high schools	12.5%		17.8	531^st of 640 public high schools	17.0%	30	24.5	29.9	30.0	35.1	$9,511	$641	$8,870
Roanoke Rapids Early College High	Public	9-12	844 Hamilton St	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 519-7205	119	5	23.8	97.5%	58 (48.7%)	37 (31.1%)	11 (9.2%)	5 (4.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	91.2	66^th of 641 public high schools	89.7%		89.8	79^th of 640 public high schools	87.7%	13	75.9	96.5	74.2	96.0	$10,292	$309	$9,983
Halifax County Early College High	Public	9-12	100 College Drive	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-5461	126	3	39.3	97.6%	1 (0.8%)	102 (81.0%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	66.6	192^nd of 641 public high schools	70.0%		63.7	212^th of 640 public high schools	66.9%	20	37.5	79.5	79.3	79.2
Northampton Early College	Public	9-12	100 College Dr.	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 585-1900	148	6	24.6	98.0%	9 (6.1%)	118 (79.7%)	11 (7.4%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	53.4	271^st of 641 public high schools	57.7%		56.6	249^th of 640 public high schools	61.1%	22	35.5	71.0	50.0	71.1	$11,161	$688	$10,474
Roanoke Valley Early College	Public	9-12	100 College Dr	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Weldon City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-6364	114	2	52.2	97.4%	5 (4.4%)	104 (91.2%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	51.7	283^rd of 641 public high schools	55.9%		43.2	347^th of 640 public high schools	45.8%	64	38.5	53.3	55.0	85.2	$10,910	$689	$10,222
Northampton County High School	Public	9-12	152 Hurricane Drive	Gaston	27832	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 537-1910	265	19	14.1	98.9%	15 (5.7%)	222 (83.8%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	3.8	626^th of 641 public high schools	2.3%		7.9	609^th of 640 public high schools	4.8%	17	6.0	12.7	9.5	23.7	$17,040	$1,791	$15,249
Weldon STEM High School Career Academies	Public	9-12	4489 Highway 301	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	Weldon City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-4829	145	12	11.7	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	143 (98.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	7.7	607^th of 641 public high schools	5.3%		9.6	595^th of 640 public high schools	7.0%	12	18.2	11.8	18.5	28.6	$18,405	$2,475	$15,931
Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic	Public	9-12	8492 Hwy 48	Littleton	27850	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 586-4125	321	13	24.5	99.1%	11 (3.4%)	247 (76.9%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.2%)	7.2	608^th of 641 public high schools	5.1%		7.4	610^th of 640 public high schools	4.7%	2	13.3	24.3	17.5	24.4	$15,602	$2,497	$13,105
Northampton Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	701 N Church St	Jackson	27845	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(252) 585-1900	12	0		58.3%	1 (8.3%)	9 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)
Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy	Public	9-12	16683 Hwy 125	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-2027	204	20	10.2	98.5%	3 (1.5%)	176 (86.3%)	20 (9.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	14	572^nd of 641 public high schools	10.8%		7.4	611^th of 640 public high schools	4.5%	39	25.9	21.4	29.3	23.4	$16,987	$2,312	$14,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Roanoke Rapids High School

What is the racial makeup of Roanoke Rapids High School?

Students at Roanoke Rapids High School are 50% White, 32% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Roanoke Rapids High School in?

Roanoke Rapids City Schools

Is Roanoke Rapids High School a good school?

Roanoke Rapids High School ranks in the bottom 12.5% of North Carolina high schools.

What schools feed into Roanoke Rapids High School?

Roanoke Rapids High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belmont Elementary School
Elementary : Manning Elementary School
Middle : Chaloner Middle School

How many students attend Roanoke Rapids High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 776 students attended Roanoke Rapids High School.

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