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Tarboro High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1400 Howard Avenue, Tarboro, NC 27886 · (252) 823-4284 · Part of Edgecombe County Schools

Tarboro’s School Grade C− better than 15% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
496
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Tarboro High

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state

On the path

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

PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Tarboro HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

1400 Howard Avenue, Tarboro

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9141
Grade 10114
Grade 11124
Grade 12117
Enrollment over time
481’20
519’21
518’22
506’23
496’24

Up 3.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 76%White 12%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tarboro High from Tarboro families.

Other schools in Edgecombe County Schools

The district →
G W Carver Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pinetops
C+
550 students15:1
G W Bulluck Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rocky Mount
D
535 students15:1
Stocks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tarboro
D−
389 students16:1
Fairview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Rocky Mount
255 students13:1
Coker-Wimberly Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Battleboro
D
236 students17:1
Princeville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tarboro
C−
205 students15:1

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; Tarboro’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.