Englewood Elementary

Englewood Elementary is a close-knit primary school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, run under Nash County Public Schools. The school instructs 383 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 28 schools in Nash County Public Schools (14,587 students total), Englewood Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Englewood Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Hispanic, 11% White, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Nash County as a whole is about 40% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Englewood Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Englewood Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Nash County put the typical household earns roughly $62,426 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Nash County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,285 students), Englewood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Winstead Avenue Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Englewood Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Englewood Elementary at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 37.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Englewood Elementary's enrollment has contracted 27% since 2018, when it stood at 522 (now 383). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 26% to 11%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

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