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What's the most underrated thing about Tarboro High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
496
High
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDGECOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370132001770
Tarboro High
1400 Howard Avenue, Tarboro, NC 27886 · (252) 823-4284 · Edgecombe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of North Carolina public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
19.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
493 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 141 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 114 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 124 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 117 | 24% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
16.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
8.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
11.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-37.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% 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 Tarboro High
Tarboro High's state test result (11.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarboro High this school | 496 | 99.4% | 11.5% |
| Warren County High Warrenton | 362 | 99.2% | 22.4% |
| Washington County High Plymouth | 450 | 99.3% | 25.5% |
| Hertford County High Ahoskie | 447 | 99.3% | 23.8% |
| North Edgecombe High Tarboro | 358 | 99.2% | 16.0% |
| Bertie High Windsor | 449 | 99.3% | 27.0% |
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 Tarboro High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #468 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #460 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #446 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #344 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #272 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #417 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #140 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #65 of 277 |
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
496
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 797
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 496 | 25.8 | 19.2:1 | 99% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 99% (500) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 34.8 | 14.9:1 | 98% (508) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 99% (478) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 36.5 | 16.4:1 | 98% (587) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 37 | 16.3:1 | 100% (601) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 44 | 15.5:1 | 68% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 797 | 54 | 14.8:1 | 44% (349) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tarboro High.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (598 to 496); teachers down 29% (36.5 to 25.8).
About Tarboro High
Tarboro High is a high school in Tarboro, North Carolina, and it is part of Edgecombe County Public Schools. It reported 496 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. By comparison, high schools in North Carolina enroll about 761 students on average.
Edgecombe County Public Schools includes 19 schools. Together they enroll 6,310 students.
The share of Black students at Tarboro High is 76%, a majority. The remaining students are 12% White, 9% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Edgecombe County is about 56% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Tarboro High comes to 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.2:1. The average for high schools in North Carolina is about 19.6:1. On the income side, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Edgecombe County average a similar 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, Tarboro High lands at F, ahead of 0% of North Carolina public high schools.
Tarboro High is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.5%. The school's actual rate is 11.5%, 37.0 points lower.
Census data for Edgecombe County show the median household earns about $51,265 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. Public schools in Edgecombe County number 27, with about 8,573 students.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, Stocks Elementary, is the closest to Tarboro High. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The school's 11.5% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
Tarboro High has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% increase, from 481 to 496. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.4:1 to 19.2:1.
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Edgecombe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,736
Census ACS
Median income
$51,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
8,573 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edgecombe County Public Schools
- SouthWest Edgecombe HighHigh · 798 students
- G W Carver ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- Martin Millennium AcademyElementary · 548 students
- G W Bulluck ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Stocks ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- North Edgecombe HighHigh · 358 students
Other schools in Tarboro
- North East Carolina PrepCombined · 1,107 students
- Martin Millennium AcademyElementary · 548 students
- Stocks ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- North Edgecombe HighHigh · 358 students
- W A Pattillo MiddleMiddle · 289 students
- Princeville ElementaryElementary · 205 students
Nearby schools
- Stocks Elementary0.8 mi · 389
- Martin Millennium Academy1.3 mi · 548
- North East Carolina Prep1.4 mi · 1,107
- Edgecombe Early College High1.7 mi · 171
- W A Pattillo Middle1.9 mi · 289
- Princeville Elementary2.1 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About Tarboro HighWhat is the total enrollment at Tarboro High?
Tarboro High enrolls approximately 496 students in grades 09-12.
Is Tarboro High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tarboro High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Tarboro High have?
Tarboro High employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Tarboro High?
Student demographics at Tarboro High are roughly 12% White, 9% Hispanic, 76% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Tarboro High public or private?
Tarboro High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Edgecombe County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.