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Rocky Mount Middle

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools · Nash County

Address
841 Nash Street, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370327003272
692
Students
34.5
Teachers (FTE)
20.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
43
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
29.6%
Chronically absent
76.8%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Nash County Public Schools's calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Rocky Mount 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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Rocky Mount MiddleElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Tar River AcademyHigh · Grades 9-12under 0.1 mi
  2. EDGE Academy of Health SciencesSecondary · Grades 9-11 · Edgecombe County Public Schools0.8 mi
  3. G R Edwards ElementaryElementary · Grades K-50.9 mi
  4. Nash Everywhere Digital Academy (NEDA)Other · Grades 4-121.1 mi
  5. Rocky Mount HighHigh · Grades 9-121.5 mi
  6. Fairview ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-2 · Edgecombe County Public Schools1.8 mi
  7. D S Johnson ElementaryElementary · Grades 3-5 · Edgecombe County Public Schools1.8 mi
  8. J W Parker MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Edgecombe County Public Schools2.0 mi
  9. Baskerville ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · Edgecombe County Public Schools2.1 mi
  10. Winstead Avenue ElementaryElementary · Grades K-52.3 mi

How Rocky Mount Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 43 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools8th percentile
Higher than 8% · rank 2,254 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools17th percentile
Higher than 17% · rank 368 of 456
Nash County Public Schools5th percentile
Higher than 5% · rank 21 of 22

Chronic absence is lower here than at 27% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

025507510014151617181922232425

Score up 11 points since 2014 (32 → 43). Met or exceeded expected growth in 5 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202543DExceeded31
202434FMet23.2
202334FMet25
202238FExceeded26
201938FNot Met33.1
201835FNot Met29.3
201737FNot Met29
201632FNot Met25
201538FMet30
201432FNot Met27

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 Nash County Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 72.4%Hispanic 11.85%White 8.53%Two+ Races 5.64%Asian 1.3%Native Am. 0.14%Pacific Isl. 0.14%
Black: 72.4% (501) Hispanic: 11.85% (82) White: 8.53% (59) Two+ Races: 5.64% (39) Asian: 1.3% (9) Native Am.: 0.14% (1) Pacific Isl.: 0.14% (1)
Black72.4%
Hispanic11.85%
White8.53%
Two+ Races5.64%
Asian1.3%
Native Am.0.14%
Pacific Isl.0.14%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 692
50.29%348 Female
49.71%344 Male

Student counts for Rocky Mount Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 692 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 70.4%Chronically absent 29.6%
Regular attendance: 70.4% (540) Chronically absent: 29.6% (227)
Regular attendance70.4%
Chronically absent29.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 767
76.8%Economically disadvantaged
5.35%37 English learners

Student indicators for Rocky Mount Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 767 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 76.46%Beginning 23.54%
Experienced: 76.46% (24) Beginning: 23.54% (8)
Experienced76.46%
Beginning23.54%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 31.9 FTE
90.58%Fully licensed
9.42%Emergency or provisional
3.14%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Rocky Mount 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 31.9 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)35%21.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)30.9%13.3%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)29.2%12.6%

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)70.8%16.7%11%--
Reading (grades 3–8)69.1%17.6%10.6%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)65%13.6%15%6.3%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth3.5188.7

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers31.86
Experienced teachers24.36 (76%)
Beginning teachers7.5 (24%)
Holding a standard license28.86 (91%)
Emergency or provisional licenses3 (9%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (227 of 767)29.6%
Economically disadvantaged76.8%
English learners making progress (of 37)13.5%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.93
Library books per student6.28
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.84

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

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

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First page of the Rocky Mount Middle report card PDF

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Rocky Mount 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.