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Schools in Middlesex

Middlesex’s public schools

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Middlesex. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/19schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
33%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 5% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.3
NC 16.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
12,845 students on the public path
In brief

Middlesex’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Middlesex’s 19 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. NRM Early College High School places highest (better than 97%); Rocky Mount Middle lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

11 elementary schools serve Middlesex, graded from D to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and six high schools: Southern Nash High, Northern Nash High, Rocky Mount High, Nash Central High, NRM Early College High School and CITI High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Middlesex, with each school’s own grade.

11 schools teach K in Middlesex’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to C+, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
K–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Nash-Rocky Mount Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 49.9% · 7598 students tested
Math29%
State average 50.8% · 7194 students tested

Middlesex vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Middlesex’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Middlesex—Nash-Rocky Mount Schools

Every school in Middlesex

21 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Middlesexin other towns
Red Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Red Oak
696 students18:1Rate it →
Coopers Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elm City
C+
591 students18:1Rate it →
Bailey Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bailey
C−
580 students18:1Rate it →
Spring Hope Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spring Hope
D
378 students20:1Rate it →
Middlesex Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
333 students15:1Rate it →
G R Edwards Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rocky Mount
C−
632 students19:1Rate it →
Nashville Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Nashville
C−
593 students20:1Rate it →
Benvenue Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rocky Mount
D
562 students19:1Rate it →
Winstead Avenue Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rocky Mount
555 students23:1Rate it →
M B Hubbard Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Battleboro
D
412 students18:1Rate it →
Englewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rocky Mount
D
383 students17:1Rate it →
Red Oak Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Battleboro
C
840 students20:1Rate it →
Southern Nash Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spring Hope
C−
795 students20:1Rate it →
Rocky Mount Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rocky Mount
D
692 students20:1Rate it →
Nash Central Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Nashville
C
531 students18:1Rate it →
Southern Nash High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bailey
C+
1,048 students24:1Rate it →
Northern Nash High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rocky Mount
C+
1,035 students25:1Rate it →
Rocky Mount High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rocky Mount
C
1,023 students24:1Rate it →
Nash Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rocky Mount
C
703 students22:1Rate it →
NRM Early College High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rocky Mount
A+
376 students31:1Rate it →
CITI High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rocky Mount
C
87 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Middlesex’s schools

Are Middlesex’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Middlesex. Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Middlesex. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 19 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Middlesex in?

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools.

Where do Middlesex kids go to high school?

One of six high schools, depending on your address: Southern Nash High, Northern Nash High, Rocky Mount High, Nash Central High, NRM Early College High School and CITI High School.

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What Middlesex families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.