Enrollment
119
High
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE RAPIDS CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370390003481
Roanoke Rapids Early College High
844 Hamilton St, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870 · (252) 519-7205 · Halifax County
GRADES 09–13HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL119 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of North Carolina public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
23.8:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
116 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 41 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 29 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 27 | 23% |
Student demographics
65%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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)Math
74.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The North Carolina average is about 52 of 100.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Roanoke Rapids Early College High
Roanoke Rapids Early College High's state test result (75.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Rapids Early College High this school | 119 | 97.5% | 75.0% |
| Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College Elizabeth City | 115 | 97.4% | 86.2% |
| Anson Co. Early College High Polkton | 210 | 98.6% | 64.2% |
| Scotland Early College High Laurinburg | 238 | 98.7% | 84.0% |
| Franklin County Early College Louisburg | 179 | 98.3% | 80.1% |
| Philip J Weaver Ed Center Greensboro | 260 | 98.8% | 88.4% |
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 Roanoke Rapids Early College High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Halifax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #72 of 468 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #50 of 464 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 119 | #530 of 598 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.5% | #320 of 527 | #7 of 7 |
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
119
-22 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 35.3:1
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 | 119 | 5 | 23.8:1 | 97% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 108 | 5 | 21.6:1 | 97% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 124 | 5 | 24.8:1 | 98% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 141 | 4 | 35.3:1 | 55% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roanoke Rapids Early College High.
About Roanoke Rapids Early College High
Families in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, are served by Roanoke Rapids Early College High, a small high school. It enrolled 119 students in grades 9 through 13 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in North Carolina average about 761 students each.
A total of 5 schools make up Roanoke Rapids City Schools, with 2,744 students enrolled.
The most common group at Roanoke Rapids Early College High is White students, at 49%. Enrollment also includes 31% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's White share is 12 points above the 37% share among Halifax County residents. Roanoke Rapids Early College High's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 23.8 students per teacher and 5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 4.2 above the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 97%. For comparison, public schools in Halifax County average 99%.
Roanoke Rapids Early College High is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Roanoke Rapids Early College High would score about 49.1%. It scores 75.0%, a top-10% result among North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Halifax County has about 47,675 residents, and the median household income is $45,590, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Roanoke Rapids Early College High, Halifax County has 22 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Roanoke Rapids High School, is about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Roanoke Rapids Early College High is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Roanoke Rapids Early College High in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Roanoke Rapids Early College High's enrollment dropped from 141 in 2020-21 to 119 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 35.3:1 to 23.8:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Roanoke Rapids Early College High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Halifax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,675
Census ACS
Median income
$45,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roanoke Rapids City Schools
- Roanoke Rapids High SchoolHigh · 776 students
- Manning Elementary SchoolElementary · 630 students
- Belmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Chaloner Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
Other schools in Roanoke Rapids
- Roanoke Rapids High SchoolHigh · 776 students
- Manning Elementary SchoolElementary · 630 students
- Belmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Chaloner Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. AcademyElementary · 254 students
- William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. AcademyMiddle · 243 students
Nearby schools
- Roanoke Rapids High School0.1 mi · 776
- Manning Elementary School0.7 mi · 630
- Chaloner Middle School1.2 mi · 605
- Belmont Elementary School1.2 mi · 614
- Halifax County Early College High2.9 mi · 126
- Northampton Early College2.9 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Roanoke Rapids Early College HighWhat is the total enrollment at Roanoke Rapids Early College High?
Roanoke Rapids Early College High enrolls approximately 119 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does Roanoke Rapids Early College High serve?
Roanoke Rapids Early College High serves grades 09-13.
How many students per teacher at Roanoke Rapids Early College High?
Approximately 23.8:1 students per teacher at Roanoke Rapids Early College High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roanoke Rapids Early College High?
At Roanoke Rapids Early College High, the student body is approximately 49% White, 9% Hispanic, 31% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Roanoke Rapids Early College High public or private?
Roanoke Rapids Early College High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Roanoke Rapids City Schools.
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