Phillips Middle

Phillips Middle operates as a rural-scale intermediate school in Battleboro, North Carolina, operated by Edgecombe County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 118 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 80% leaner than typical.

Edgecombe County Public Schools runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 6,310 students. Phillips Middle is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Phillips Middle reports that the largest single group is Black, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 17% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 56% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Phillips Middle shows 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 97% of students at Phillips Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Phillips Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.8%.

Around the school, census data for Edgecombe County shows median household earnings sit near $51,265, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Phillips Middle is one of 27 public schools in Edgecombe County (combined enrollment of about 8,573 students).

Nearest neighbor: Coker-Wimberly Elementary, around 4.9 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Phillips Middle operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Phillips Middle's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 120 (now 118). White enrollment moved from 11% to 5% across the same window.

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