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Schools in Zip Code 27804

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At a glance

Schools

5,512

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedNash Early College High School26^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Benvenue Elementary up 168 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Our Lady Perpetual Help Catholic School 10.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 27804 serves the Rocky Mount area of Nash County, North Carolina, with 10 schools: three elementary schools (Benvenue Elementary, Winstead Avenue Elementary, Englewood Elementary), one middle school (Rocky Mount Middle), five high schools (Northern Nash High, Nash Central High, Nash Early College High School, CITI High School, Tar River Academy), and one alternative K-12 school (Rocky Mount Preparatory). Every school serves a highly economically disadvantaged community, with free/reduced lunch eligibility ranging from roughly 96% to 99.7%, which makes the wide range of academic outcomes especially striking. Nine of the ten schools belong to Nash County Public Schools, a district ranked in the 36th percentile statewide.

Nash Early College High School is the clear academic standout, ranking 26th of 662 North Carolina high schools with a 5-star rating and near-universal proficiency in Biology (93.7%), English II (99.0%), Math I (90.0%), and Math III (99.9%) despite a 99.2% poverty rate. CITI High School also excels in math and science with 100% Math III proficiency and 84.2% Biology proficiency, but lags in English II at 40.9% versus 64.6% statewide. Tar River Academy sits at the opposite extreme, ranking in the 3rd percentile with just 6.3% Math I proficiency and 76.1% chronic absenteeism. Among the traditional high schools, Nash Central High outperforms Northern Nash High in every End-of-Course subject and improved from the 37th to the 58th percentile, while Northern Nash slipped from the 52nd to the 38th percentile.

Reading proficiency is the biggest systemic issue, trailing state averages in nearly every elementary grade and leaving Rocky Mount Middle between 35% and 38% proficiency versus roughly 55% statewide. Math is closer to state averages at the elementary level, and several high schools meet or exceed the state average in Math III. Rocky Mount Middle is the lowest-performing middle school in the 13th percentile, while Benvenue Elementary is the strongest elementary option, matching the state average in 5th-grade math. Overall, ZIP 27804 is uniformly high-poverty yet produces vastly different outcomes, so school model and academic supports play a major role in determining student success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rocky Mount Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3334 Bishop Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Rocky Mount Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 443-9923	854	35	24.1	97.7%	46 (5.4%)	702 (82.2%)	42 (4.9%)	10 (1.2%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.3%)								(n/a)	57.1	58.3	68.8	72.3	28.3	35.5	25.9	31.6	20.8	20.3	46.7	35.5	33.3	41.8	31.9	39.7	35.2	36.5
Englewood Elementary	Public	K-5	101 South Englewood Drive	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2501	383	23	16.7	99.2%	42 (11.0%)	252 (65.8%)	50 (13.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	29.9	1097^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.5%		42.5	870^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.6%	227					46.6	59.2	62.2				37.0	46.1	39.2				57.5		$8,315	$963	$7,353
Tar River Academy	Public	6-12	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%)	3.6	640^th of 662 public high schools	3.3%		2.7	634^th of 641 public high schools	1.1%	6	21.3	22.7	6.3	23.6												28.6		21.4	$22,339	$2,188	$20,151
Benvenue Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Nicodemus Mile Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2835	562	30	18.7	99.5%	43 (7.7%)	408 (72.6%)	48 (8.5%)	15 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.2%)	41.2	890^th of 1492 public elementary schools	40.3%		32.1	1058^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.0%	168					62.1	55.6	62.7				34.5	48.8	52.0				70.7		$9,425	$1,241	$8,184
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%)	38.8	411^th of 662 public high schools	37.9%		49.4	306^th of 641 public high schools	52.3%	105	45.0	56.4	34.3	74.9															$9,163	$811	$8,352
Winstead Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	991 South Winstead Avenue	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2845	555	25	22.5	99.1%	158 (28.5%)	251 (45.2%)	92 (16.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.5%)	34.4	1021^st of 1492 public elementary schools	31.6%		29.8	1093^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	26.6%	72					63.0	39.6	53.5				48.0	47.3	50.0				61.6		$10,740	$1,403	$9,337
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%)	56.7	275^th of 662 public high schools	58.5%		50.8	290^th of 641 public high schools	54.8%	15	56.6	64.9	62.6	75.9															$9,453	$925	$8,529
Nash 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%)	93.3	26^th of 662 public high schools	96.1%		93.8	42^nd of 641 public high schools	93.4%	16	93.7	99.0	90.0	99.9															$6,841	$367	$6,474
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
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%)	66.5	207^th of 662 public high schools	68.7%		80.3	134^th of 641 public high schools	79.1%	73	84.2	40.9	86.7	100.0															$14,539	$900	$13,639
1st United Methodist Preschool & Kindergarten	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	100 S Church St	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(252) 977-0475																			(n/a)
St Andrew's Espiscopal School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK-K	301 S Cir Dr	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(252) 443-2070	39	1	4.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
New Life Christian Academy	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	812 Instrument Dr	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(252) 443-6560																			(n/a)
Chosen Generation Childcare Center	Private, Other	PK, KG-7	411 Falls Rd	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(252) 210-2637	32	3	8.6		3 (9.4%)	22 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)
Our Lady Perpetual Help Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	315 Hammond St	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(252) 972-1971	120	11	10.4		29 (24.2%)	35 (29.2%)	41 (34.2%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 27804

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rocky Mount	0.42 mi	24	388^th
Battleboro	4.46 mi	4	433^rd
Red Oak	6.07 mi	1	185^th
Nashville	7.12 mi	2	199^th
Elm City	8.96 mi	3	49^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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