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Phillips Middle

Edgecombe County Schools · Edgecombe County

Address
4371 Battleboro-Leggett Road, Battleboro, NC 27809
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370132000556
118
Students
9.5
Teachers (FTE)
12.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
46
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
36.6%
Chronically absent
76.4%
Economically disadvantaged

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Edgecombe County Public Schools's calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Phillips Middle — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Phillips MiddleElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Coker-Wimberly ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-54.9 mi
  2. Rocky Mount PreparatoryOther · Grades K-12 · Rocky Mount Preparatory · Charter5.3 mi
  3. North Edgecombe HighHigh · Grades 9-125.9 mi
  4. Baskerville ElementaryElementary · Grades K-56.0 mi
  5. J W Parker MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-86.0 mi
  6. Fairview ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-26.7 mi
  7. D S Johnson ElementaryElementary · Grades 3-56.8 mi
  8. West Edgecombe MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-87.3 mi
  9. EDGE Academy of Health SciencesSecondary · Grades 9-117.3 mi
  10. M B Hubbard ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · Nash County Public Schools8.0 mi

How Phillips Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 46 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools13th percentile
Higher than 13% · rank 2,135 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools24th percentile
Higher than 24% · rank 337 of 456
Edgecombe County Public Schools47th percentile
Higher than 47% · rank 10 of 19

Chronic absence is lower here than at 14% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 12 points since 2014 (34 → 46). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202546DMet36.1
202442DNot Met36.8
202344DMet34.6
202245DExceeded33.9
201931FNot Met23.4
201835FMet25.4
201727FNot Met16
201640DExceeded27
201526FNot Met16
201434FMet22

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Edgecombe County Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 73.73%Hispanic 16.95%White 5.08%Two+ Races 4.24%
Black: 73.73% (87) Hispanic: 16.95% (20) White: 5.08% (6) Two+ Races: 4.24% (5)
Black73.73%
Hispanic16.95%
White5.08%
Two+ Races4.24%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 118
43.22%51 Female
56.78%67 Male

Student counts for Phillips Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 118 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 63.4%Chronically absent 36.6%
Regular attendance: 63.4% (85) Chronically absent: 36.6% (49)
Regular attendance63.4%
Chronically absent36.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 134
76.4%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Phillips Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 134 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 84.71%Beginning 15.29%
Experienced: 84.71% (6) Beginning: 15.29% (1)
Experienced84.71%
Beginning15.29%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 6.7 FTE
98.2%Fully licensed
1.8%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Phillips Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 6.7 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)47.8%28.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)35.2%13.6%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)30.4%11.2%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)69.6%19.2%10.4%--
Reading (grades 3–8)64.8%21.6%11.2%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)52.2%19.6%23.9%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.7284.3

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers6.67
Experienced teachers5.65 (85%)
Beginning teachers1.02 (15%)
Holding a standard license6.55 (98%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.12 (2%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (49 of 134)36.6%
Economically disadvantaged76.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.41
Library books per student83.77
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom4.56

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Phillips Middle report card PDF

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Phillips Middle's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.