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Which teacher or staff member at Northern Nash High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,035
High
DISTRICT 621 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370327001351
Northern Nash High
4230 Green Hills Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804 · (252) 937-9040 · Nash County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,035 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of North Carolina public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
24.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,032 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 260 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 265 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 247 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 263 | 25% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
54.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
39.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Northern Nash High
Northern Nash High's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Nash High this school | 1,035 | 99.7% | 44.2% |
| Shelby High Shelby | 792 | 99.6% | 29.7% |
| Farmville Central High Farmville | 778 | 99.6% | 40.1% |
| SouthWest Edgecombe High Pinetops | 798 | 99.5% | 19.2% |
| Martin County High Williamston | 752 | 99.6% | 36.8% |
| Nash Central High Rocky Mount | 703 | 99.6% | 50.1% |
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 Northern Nash High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Nash County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #266 of 468 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #203 of 464 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #255 of 448 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,035 | #177 of 598 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #422 of 473 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #246 of 474 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #57 of 527 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #196 of 277 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
1,035
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 1,536
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 1,035 | 41.9 | 24.7:1 | 100% (1,032) |
| 2023-24 | 1,029 | 60.9 | 16.9:1 | 56% (575) |
| 2022-23 | 1,059 | 59.3 | 17.9:1 | 58% (614) |
| 2020-21 | 1,033 | 60 | 17.2:1 | 32% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 1,094 | 62.4 | 17.5:1 | 49% (533) |
| 2015-16 | 1,132 | 64 | 17.7:1 | 50% (562) |
| 2010-11 | 1,239 | 76 | 16.3:1 | 58% (714) |
| 2000-01 | 1,365 | 87 | 15.7:1 | 26% (352) |
| 1990-91 | 1,536 | 97 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northern Nash High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,094 to 1,035); teachers down 33% (62.4 to 41.9).
About Northern Nash High
Northern Nash High is a high school with a street address in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,035 students. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average about 761 students.
Northern Nash High is one of the 28 schools that make up Nash County Public Schools (14,587 students in total).
A majority of students at Northern Nash High, 54%, are Black. Other reported shares: 30% White, 9% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Nash County's residents are about 40% Black, 14 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Northern Nash High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
Northern Nash High operates with 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 24.7:1. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average 19.6:1. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Nash County.
allk12 grades Northern Nash High a B-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Northern Nash High scores 44.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.4%.
Within Nash County, median household income is about $62,426, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Nash County number 27 and enroll about 14,285.
NRM Early College High School is the public school closest to Northern Nash High, about 1.5 miles away. Northern Nash High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 56.8% on proficiency, and Northern Nash High is below that at 44.2%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Northern Nash High was 1,033 in 2020-21 and 1,035 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.2:1 to 24.7:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Nash County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Nash County Public Schools
- Southern Nash HighHigh · 1,048 students
- Rocky Mount HighHigh · 1,023 students
- Red Oak MiddleMiddle · 840 students
- Southern Nash MiddleMiddle · 795 students
- Nash Central HighHigh · 703 students
- Red Oak ElementaryElementary · 696 students
Other schools in Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount HighHigh · 1,023 students
- Rocky Mount PreparatoryCombined · 854 students
- Nash Central HighHigh · 703 students
- Rocky Mount MiddleMiddle · 692 students
- G R Edwards ElementaryElementary · 632 students
- Benvenue ElementaryElementary · 562 students
Nearby schools
- NRM Early College High School1.5 mi · 376
- CITI High School1.5 mi · 87
- Red Oak Middle2.7 mi · 840
- Red Oak Elementary2.9 mi · 696
- Nash Central High3.0 mi · 703
- Benvenue Elementary3.3 mi · 562
Frequently asked questions
About Northern Nash HighHow many students attend Northern Nash High?
Northern Nash High enrolls approximately 1,035 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Northern Nash High serve?
Northern Nash High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Northern Nash High?
Approximately 24.7:1 students per teacher at Northern Nash High.
What is the student diversity at Northern Nash High?
Student demographics at Northern Nash High are roughly 30% White, 9% Hispanic, 54% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Northern Nash High in?
Northern Nash High is part of Nash County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.