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Best public schools in Rocky Mount, NC

20 public schools in Rocky Mount: 8 elementary · 3 middle · 7 high · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.

Elementary schools

8 schools in Rocky Mount, best first
1
Benvenue Elementary 43.9
Nash County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 613 students
ELA 46%Math 61%Science 71%
#705 of 1,256 in North Carolina
2
Winstead Avenue Elementary 34.5
Nash County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 538 students
ELA 49%Math 53%Science 62%
#823 of 1,256 in North Carolina
3
Englewood Elementary 26.8
Nash County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 547 students
ELA 41%Math 56%Science 58%
#920 of 1,256 in North Carolina
4
G W Bulluck Elementary 3.0
Edgecombe County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 606 students
ELA 32%Math 28%Science 44%
#1,219 of 1,256 in North Carolina
5
G R Edwards Elementary 2.6
Nash County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 432 students
ELA 29%Math 35%Science 38%
#1,224 of 1,256 in North Carolina
6
Baskerville Elementary 1.0
Edgecombe County Public Schools · Grades K-5
ELA 20%Math 29%Science 41%
#1,244 of 1,256 in North Carolina
7
D S Johnson Elementary 0.4
Edgecombe County Public Schools · Grades 3-5
ELA 22%Math 19%Science 35%
#1,251 of 1,256 in North Carolina
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Fairview Elementary —
Edgecombe County Public Schools · Grades PK-2
No published test results

Middle schools

3 schools in Rocky Mount, best first
1
West Edgecombe Middle 22.7
Edgecombe County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 277 students
ELA 37%Math 38%Science 67%
#356 of 460 in North Carolina
2
Rocky Mount Middle 12.5
Nash County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 448 students
ELA 36%Math 31%Science 58%
#403 of 460 in North Carolina
3
J W Parker Middle 0.5
Edgecombe County Public Schools · Grades 6-8
ELA 22%Math 12%Science 36%
#458 of 460 in North Carolina

High schools

7 schools in Rocky Mount, best first
1
NRM Early College High School 93.7
Nash County Public Schools · Grades 9-13 · 405 students
ELA 98%Math 96%Science 94%
#33 of 512 in North Carolina
2
EDGE Academy of Health Sciences 80.6
Edgecombe County Public Schools · Grades 9-11 · 67 students
ELA 92%Math 92%Science 78%
#100 of 512 in North Carolina
3
CITI High School 60.3
Nash County Public Schools · Grades 9-13 · 96 students
ELA 41%Math 92%Science 84%
#204 of 512 in North Carolina
4
Nash Central High 57.7
Nash County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 900 students
ELA 65%Math 70%Science 57%
#217 of 512 in North Carolina
5
Northern Nash High 36.0
Nash County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,029 students
ELA 56%Math 57%Science 46%
#328 of 512 in North Carolina
6
Rocky Mount High 9.1
Nash County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 997 students
ELA 43%Math 31%Science 36%
#466 of 512 in North Carolina
7
Tar River Academy 2.1
Nash County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 67 students
ELA 18%Math 15%Science 21%
#502 of 512 in North Carolina

Combined schools

2 schools in Rocky Mount, best first
1
Nash Everywhere Digital Academy (NEDA) 40.5
Nash County Public Schools · Grades 4-12 · 238 students
ELA 54%Math 35%Science 41%
#116 of 194 in North Carolina
2
Rocky Mount Preparatory 36.3
Rocky Mount Preparatory · Grades K-12 · Charter · 863 students
ELA 41%Math 36%Science 43%
#124 of 194 in North Carolina

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