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Enrollment
840
Middle
DISTRICT 620 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370327002400
Red Oak Middle
3170 Red Oak-Battleboro Road, Battleboro, NC 27809 · (252) 462-2000 · Nash County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL840 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of North Carolina public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
837 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 286 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 262 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 292 | 35% |
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%
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
40.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
33.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Red Oak Middle
Red Oak Middle's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Oak Middle this school | 840 | 99.6% | 41.9% |
| A G Cox Middle Winterville | 778 | 99.6% | 58.4% |
| Shelby Middle Shelby | 588 | 99.5% | 46.3% |
| R Max Abbott Middle Fayetteville | 704 | 98.3% | 48.6% |
| Kiser Middle Greensboro | 1,074 | 99.7% | 56.3% |
| Douglas Byrd Middle Fayetteville | 855 | 98.2% | 32.3% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Red Oak Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #331 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #371 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #336 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 840 | #85 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #450 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #233 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #23 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #108 of 143 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
840
-28 (-3%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 1,183
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 840 | 41.2 | 20.4:1 | 100% (837) |
| 2023-24 | 808 | 41.3 | 19.6:1 | 65% (526) |
| 2022-23 | 804 | 39.6 | 20.3:1 | 64% (518) |
| 2020-21 | 868 | 47 | 18.5:1 | 37% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 816 | 47 | 17.4:1 | 59% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 847 | 47 | 18.0:1 | 59% (498) |
| 2010-11 | 980 | 57 | 17.2:1 | 54% (534) |
| 2000-01 | 1,183 | 85 | 13.9:1 | 51% (600) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Oak Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (816 to 840); teachers down 12% (47 to 41.2).
About Red Oak Middle
As a medium-sized middle school, Red Oak Middle serves students in Battleboro, North Carolina. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 840 students. The average among middle schools in North Carolina is roughly 605 students; this school is 39% larger than that.
Enrollment across the 28 schools in Nash County Public Schools totals 14,587 students.
At 53%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Red Oak Middle combined. It is also 29% White, 10% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Nash County's residents are about 40% Black, 13 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Red Oak Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 20.4:1, with 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Red Oak Middle is 100%. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Nash County.
The allk12 Grade for Red Oak Middle is C. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Red Oak Middle are 6.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (41.9% actual, 48.4% predicted).
Federal survey data for Nash County show that median household income is about $62,426, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. A total of 27 public schools operate in Nash County, serving about 14,285 students.
The nearest other public school, Red Oak Elementary, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Red Oak Middle ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Red Oak Middle had 868 students in 2020-21 and 840 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.5:1 to 20.4:1 over the same years.
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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
- Northern Nash HighHigh · 1,035 students
- Rocky Mount HighHigh · 1,023 students
- Southern Nash MiddleMiddle · 795 students
- Nash Central HighHigh · 703 students
- Red Oak ElementaryElementary · 696 students
Other schools in Battleboro
- M B Hubbard ElementaryElementary · 412 students
- Coker-Wimberly ElementaryElementary · 236 students
- Phillips MiddleMiddle · 118 students
Other Red Oak Middle schools
One other US public school is named Red Oak Middle. Red Oak Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Red Oak Middle SchoolRED OAK, TX · 1,488 students
Nearby schools
- Red Oak Elementary0.3 mi · 696
- Northern Nash High2.7 mi · 1,035
- CITI High School4.1 mi · 87
- NRM Early College High School4.1 mi · 376
- M B Hubbard Elementary4.4 mi · 412
- Benvenue Elementary5.4 mi · 562
Frequently asked questions
About Red Oak MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Red Oak Middle?
Red Oak Middle enrolls approximately 840 students in grades 06-08.
Is Red Oak Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Red Oak Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Red Oak Middle have?
Red Oak Middle employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Red Oak Middle?
At Red Oak Middle, the student body is approximately 29% White, 10% Hispanic, 53% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Red Oak Middle?
Red Oak Middle is overseen by Nash County Public Schools in Nash County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.