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Nash Central High

4279 Nash Central High Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804 · (252) 451-2860 · Nash County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL703 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% 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

Enrollment
703
High
DISTRICT 621 · STATE 761
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
700 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K10%
Grade 918727%
Grade 1017325%
Grade 1116023%
Grade 1218226%
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
24034%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
7310%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
35150%
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
304%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
37553%
Female
32847%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
64.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.7%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% 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 Nash Central High

Nash Central High's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Nash Central High this school70399.6%50.1%
Shelby High
Shelby
79299.6%29.7%
John A Holmes High
Edenton
55499.5%41.7%
SouthWest Edgecombe High
Pinetops
79899.5%19.2%
Pasquotank County High
Elizabeth City
65399.5%29.4%
Bartlett Yancey High
Yanceyville
63599.5%35.5%
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 Nash Central High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Nash County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.1%#207 of 468N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
55.7%#106 of 464N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.8%#162 of 448N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
703#285 of 598#4 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
21.8:1#357 of 473N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.1%#218 of 474N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.6%#107 of 527N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-30.8%#12 of 277N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
703
-226 (-24%) vs 2020
-44% since 2010-11, when it was 1,247
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2570332.221.8:1100% (700)
2023-249005117.6:165% (587)
2022-2392152.517.6:164% (586)
2020-219295317.5:140% (369)
2017-181,01662.516.3:156% (568)
2015-161,0306316.4:162% (639)
2010-111,2477317.1:158% (719)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nash Central High.

Since 2017-18: students down 31% (1,016 to 703); teachers down 48% (62.5 to 32.2).

About Nash Central High

Nash Central High is a public high school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Total enrollment is 703 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12.

The district, Nash County Public Schools, operates 28 schools serving 14,587 students.

No group is above 50% at Nash Central High; the largest is Black, at 50%. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% White, 10% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 40%. The diversity index for Nash Central High is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Nash Central High reports a ratio of 21.8 students per teacher, from 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in North Carolina is 19.6:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Nash Central High, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Nash County is close, at 98%.

Nash Central High earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 62% of North Carolina public high schools.

Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.4%. Nash Central High scores 50.1%.

In Nash County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $62,426 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Nash County number 27, with about 14,285 students.

NRM Early College High School, about 1.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Nash Central High, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.8%; Nash Central High's is 50.1%, ranking 5th of 9.

The NCES locale for Nash Central High is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 703, from 929 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 17.5 to 21.8 over 4 years.

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Nash County at a glance

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Population
96,216
Census ACS
Median income
$62,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
14,285 students

Quick facts

School name
Nash Central High
District
Nash County Public Schools
Address
4279 Nash Central High Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Phone
(252) 451-2860
County
Nash County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
703
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
21.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
700 (100%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
370327002643
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Nash Central High
What is the total enrollment at Nash Central High?
Nash Central High enrolls approximately 703 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Nash Central High serve?
Nash Central High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nash Central High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nash Central High is approximately 21.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nash Central High?
At Nash Central High, the student body is approximately 34% White, 10% Hispanic, 50% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Nash Central High public or private?
Nash Central High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nash County Public Schools.
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