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Enrollment
1,568
High
DISTRICT 1,002 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001202142
Junius H Rose High
600 W Arlington Blvd, Greenville, NC 27834 · (252) 321-3640 · Pitt County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,568 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of North Carolina public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,565 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 492 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 386 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 382 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 308 | 20% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
59.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
28.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Junius H Rose High
Junius H Rose High's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junius H Rose High this school | 1,568 | 99.8% | 46.6% |
| Northern Nash High Rocky Mount | 1,035 | 99.7% | 44.2% |
| Scotland High School Laurinburg | 1,294 | 99.8% | 29.2% |
| Page High Greensboro | 1,648 | 99.8% | 45.7% |
| Grimsley High Greensboro | 1,967 | 99.6% | 51.8% |
| Shelby High Shelby | 792 | 99.6% | 29.7% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Junius H Rose High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #233 of 468 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #295 of 464 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #193 of 448 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,568 | #81 of 598 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #261 of 473 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #212 of 474 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #18 of 527 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #130 of 164 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,568
+189 (+14%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 1,110
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,568 | 82.6 | 19.0:1 | 100% (1,565) |
| 2023-24 | 1,565 | 78.5 | 19.9:1 | 100% (1,562) |
| 2022-23 | 1,525 | 80.6 | 18.9:1 | 50% (759) |
| 2020-21 | 1,379 | 82 | 16.8:1 | 39% (537) |
| 2017-18 | 1,516 | 86.4 | 17.6:1 | 46% (704) |
| 2015-16 | 1,512 | 90 | 16.8:1 | 52% (789) |
| 2010-11 | 1,589 | 97 | 16.4:1 | 43% (691) |
| 2000-01 | 1,795 | 111 | 16.2:1 | 31% (563) |
| 1990-91 | 1,110 | 73 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Junius H Rose High.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,516 to 1,568); teachers down 4% (86.4 to 82.6).
About Junius H Rose High
At 600 W Arlington Blvd in Greenville, North Carolina, Junius H Rose High operates as a large high school. The school's 1,568 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 106% higher than the average for high schools in North Carolina, which is about 761.
Junius H Rose High is one school in a 40-school district, Pitt County Schools, which enrolls 24,470 students.
Junius H Rose High is 51% Black by enrollment. Smaller groups are 33% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 35% of Pitt County residents are Black. Junius H Rose High's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 82.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Junius H Rose High and a ratio of 19.0:1. That matches the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students.
Junius H Rose High is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Junius H Rose High is 48.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.6%.
Within Pitt County, the median household income is $58,188, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Junius H Rose High, Pitt County has 42 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is South Greenville Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Junius H Rose High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Junius H Rose High ranks 3rd of 5 nearby schools, at 46.6% versus a 54.4% average.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has grown by 189 students since 2020-21, to 1,568. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.8 to 19.0 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Pitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
177,193
Census ACS
Median income
$58,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
25,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pitt County Schools
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- North Pitt HighHigh · 854 students
- Eastern ElementaryElementary · 833 students
Other schools in Greenville
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- Eastern ElementaryElementary · 833 students
- Lakeforest ElementaryElementary · 821 students
- Wintergreen IntermediateElementary · 821 students
Nearby schools
- South Greenville Elementary0.3 mi · 251
- ECU Community School0.3 mi · 108
- Sadie Saulter1.1 mi · 300
- Elmhurst Elementary1.2 mi · 454
- C M Eppes Middle1.4 mi · 631
- Vidant Health1.4 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About Junius H Rose HighHow large is Junius H Rose High?
Junius H Rose High enrolls approximately 1,568 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Junius H Rose High serve?
Junius H Rose High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Junius H Rose High?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Junius H Rose High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Junius H Rose High?
At Junius H Rose High, the student body is approximately 33% White, 7% Hispanic, 51% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Junius H Rose High?
Junius H Rose High is overseen by Pitt County Schools in Pitt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.