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Enrollment
692
Middle
DISTRICT 620 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370327003272
Rocky Mount Middle
841 Nash Street, Rocky Mount, NC 27804 · (252) 462-2010 · Nash County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL692 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of North Carolina public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
20.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
687 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 | 227 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 211 | 30% |
Student demographics
45%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
30.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
29.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Rocky Mount Middle
Rocky Mount Middle's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount Middle this school | 692 | 99.3% | 31.1% |
| Luther Nick Jeralds Middle Fayetteville | 605 | 96.5% | 35.8% |
| E B Aycock Middle Greenville | 617 | 99.5% | 40.5% |
| Lewis Chapel Middle Fayetteville | 574 | 96.5% | 39.5% |
| Vance County Middle School Henderson | 755 | 99.5% | 29.6% |
| C M Eppes Middle Greenville | 631 | 97.3% | 41.7% |
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 Rocky Mount Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #427 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #416 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #424 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 692 | #162 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #441 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #383 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #175 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +86.0% | #2 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
692
+296 (+75%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 692 | 34.5 | 20.1:1 | 99% (687) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 21 | 21.3:1 | 99% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 21 | 19.4:1 | 97% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 19 | 20.8:1 | 99% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 96% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 27 | 14.9:1 | 99% (396) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky Mount Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 86% (372 to 692); teachers up 44% (24 to 34.5).
About Rocky Mount Middle
Rocky Mount Middle sits in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and is classified as a middle school. Its enrollment is 692 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
Nash County Public Schools is responsible for 28 schools, Rocky Mount Middle included, with 14,587 students in all.
About 72% of the student body at Rocky Mount Middle is Black. Smaller groups are 12% Hispanic, 9% White, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 40% of Nash County residents are Black. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at Rocky Mount Middle are from different groups.
There are 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 20.1:1. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Nash County is similar, at 98%.
Rocky Mount Middle holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 7% of North Carolina public middle schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Rocky Mount Middle is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 31.1% is 17.4 points below the 48.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Nash County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $62,426 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Nash County has 27 public schools with about 14,285 students, including Rocky Mount Middle.
The closest school to Rocky Mount Middle is Tar River Academy, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Rocky Mount Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Rocky Mount Middle ranks 2nd of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 31.1% against a local average of 43.8%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
The school's enrollment figures are 396 for 2020-21 and 692 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger.
People who know Rocky Mount Middle can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Red Oak MiddleMiddle · 840 students
- Southern Nash MiddleMiddle · 795 students
- Nash Central HighHigh · 703 students
Other schools in Rocky Mount
- Northern Nash HighHigh · 1,035 students
- Rocky Mount HighHigh · 1,023 students
- Rocky Mount PreparatoryCombined · 854 students
- Nash Central HighHigh · 703 students
- G R Edwards ElementaryElementary · 632 students
- Benvenue ElementaryElementary · 562 students
Nearby schools
- Tar River Academy0.0 mi · 74
- EDGE Academy of Health Sciences0.8 mi · 75
- G R Edwards Elementary0.9 mi · 632
- Nash Everywhere Digital Academy (NEDA)1.1 mi · 259
- Williford Elementary1.1 mi · 253
- Rocky Mount High1.5 mi · 1,023
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky Mount MiddleHow many students attend Rocky Mount Middle?
Rocky Mount Middle enrolls approximately 692 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Rocky Mount Middle serve?
Rocky Mount Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Rocky Mount Middle have?
Rocky Mount Middle employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Rocky Mount Middle?
Student demographics at Rocky Mount Middle are roughly 9% White, 12% Hispanic, 72% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Rocky Mount Middle public or private?
Rocky Mount Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nash County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.