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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at River Road Middle this year?
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Enrollment
414
Middle
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH CITY-PASQUOTANK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370354002345
River Road Middle
1701 River Road, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 · (252) 333-1454 · Pasquotank County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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
15.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
411 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 | 141 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 143 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 31% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
42.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
42.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 River Road Middle
River Road Middle's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Road Middle this school | 414 | 99.3% | 42.9% |
| Anson Middle Wadesboro | 414 | 99.3% | 31.6% |
| Riverside Middle Williamston | 335 | 99.1% | 38.3% |
| Nash Central Middle Nashville | 531 | 99.2% | 52.3% |
| Farmville Middle Farmville | 552 | 99.5% | 44.6% |
| Elizabeth City Middle Elizabeth City | 484 | 99.4% | 49.7% |
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 River Road Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #321 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #307 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #303 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #369 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #136 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #194 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #179 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.0% | #31 of 300 |
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
414
-172 (-29%) vs 2020
-44% since 2000-01, when it was 739
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 414 | 27.5 | 15.1:1 | 99% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 26.8 | 16.0:1 | 99% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 31.3 | 14.8:1 | 99% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 586 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 99% (583) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 31.7 | 17.9:1 | 64% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 63% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | 46 | 14.9:1 | 54% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 739 | 49 | 15.1:1 | 53% (389) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River Road Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (567 to 414); teachers down 13% (31.7 to 27.5).
About River Road Middle
The public middle-grades school River Road Middle is located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 414 students. It has 32% fewer students than the average for middle schools in North Carolina (about 605).
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools runs River Road Middle along with 12 other schools, enrolling 5,014 students in total.
The share of Black students at River Road Middle is 53%, a majority. The remaining students are 23% White, 13% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Census figures show Pasquotank County is about 35% Black. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at River Road Middle are from different groups.
For every teacher at River Road Middle, there are about 15.1 students; the school has 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 99%. The average for public schools in Pasquotank County is 91%.
River Road Middle earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, River Road Middle would be expected to post about 48.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.9%.
In the wider Pasquotank County area, median household income comes to about $66,589, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pasquotank County's 14 public schools enroll about 5,774 students and include River Road Middle.
H L Trigg Community sits about 1.1 miles from River Road Middle. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, River Road Middle ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 29%, from 586 to 414. The school's ratio dropped from 16.7:1 to 15.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Pasquotank County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,834
Census ACS
Median income
$66,589
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,774 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
- Northeastern HighHigh · 658 students
- Pasquotank County HighHigh · 653 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Elizabeth City MiddleMiddle · 484 students
- Sheep-Harney ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 419 students
Other schools in Elizabeth City
- Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTechHigh · 760 students
- Northeastern HighHigh · 658 students
- Pasquotank County HighHigh · 653 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Elizabeth City MiddleMiddle · 484 students
- Sheep-Harney ElementaryElementary · 441 students
Other River Road Middle schools
One other US public school is named River Road Middle. River Road Middle is the largest of the 2.
- River Road Middle SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 294 students
Nearby schools
- H L Trigg Community1.1 mi · 35
- J C Sawyer Elementary1.2 mi · 400
- Pasquotank Elementary1.6 mi · 254
- P W Moore Elementary2.0 mi · 353
- Sheep-Harney Elementary2.4 mi · 441
- Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech2.7 mi · 760
Frequently asked questions
About River Road MiddleHow large is River Road Middle?
River Road Middle enrolls approximately 414 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does River Road Middle serve?
River Road Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does River Road Middle have?
River Road Middle employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at River Road Middle?
At River Road Middle, the student body is approximately 23% White, 13% Hispanic, 53% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is River Road Middle public or private?
River Road Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.