West Edgecombe Middle

Located at 6301 Nobles Mill Pond Road, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, West Edgecombe Middle is a close-knit junior high that educates 249 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Edgecombe County Public Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 605 students each, so West Edgecombe Middle sits 59% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 19 schools in Edgecombe County Public Schools (6,310 students total), West Edgecombe Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, West Edgecombe Middle records that the largest single group is Black, at 61% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 25% White, 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Edgecombe Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Edgecombe County put the typical household earns roughly $51,265 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. In all, Edgecombe County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,573 students), of which West Edgecombe Middle is one.

G W Bulluck Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Edgecombe Middle.

West Edgecombe Middle operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. West Edgecombe Middle's enrollment has ticked down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 315 (now 249). White enrollment moved from 41% to 25% across the same window.

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