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Red Oak Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

3170 Red Oak-Battleboro Road, Battleboro, NC 27809 · (252) 462-2000 · Part of Nash-Rocky Mount Schools

Red Oak’s School Grade C− better than 23% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
840
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Red Oak Middle

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Red Oak kids: 6 high schools

On the path

Where Red Oak kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Red Oak Elementary696 students
6–8Red Oak MiddleYou are here
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3170 Red Oak-Battleboro Road, Battleboro

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6286
Grade 7262
Grade 8292
Enrollment over time
868’20
837’21
804’22
808’23
840’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 53%White 29%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Red Oak Middle from Red Oak families.

Other schools in Nash-Rocky Mount Schools

The district →
Red Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Red Oak
696 students18:1
Coopers Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elm City
C+
591 students18:1
Bailey Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bailey
C−
580 students18:1
Spring Hope Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spring Hope
D
378 students20:1
Middlesex Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Middlesex
C
333 students15:1
G R Edwards Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rocky Mount
C−
632 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Red Oak’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.