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Benvenue Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2700 Nicodemus Mile Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804 · (252) 462-2835 · Part of Nash-Rocky Mount Schools

Rocky Mount’s School Grade C− better than 21% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
562
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Benvenue Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Rocky Mount kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Rocky Mount kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Benvenue ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts25%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, D, 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 ↗

2700 Nicodemus Mile Road, Rocky Mount

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten94
Grade 197
Grade 292
Grade 398
Grade 493
Grade 588
Enrollment over time
606’20
530’21
580’22
613’23
562’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 73%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 8%White 8%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Benvenue Elementary from Rocky Mount 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; Rocky Mount’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.