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Rocky Mount Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

841 Nash Street, Rocky Mount, NC 27804 · (252) 462-2010 · Part of Nash-Rocky Mount Schools

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

Directions
Students
692
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Rocky Mount Middle

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 35 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 74.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Rocky Mount kids: 3 high schools

On the path

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

K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Rocky Mount MiddleYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts26%
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 ↗

841 Nash Street, Rocky Mount

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6227
Grade 7254
Grade 8211
Enrollment over time
396’20
388’21
407’22
448’23
692’24

Up 74.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 72%Hispanic 12%White 9%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rocky Mount Middle 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.