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Best public schools in Tarboro, NC

9 public schools in Tarboro: 2 elementary · 1 middle · 4 high · 1 K-8 · 1 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

2 schools in Tarboro, best first
1
Princeville Elementary 15.2
Edgecombe County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 207 students
ELA 39%Math 48%Science 54%
#1,065 of 1,256 in North Carolina
2
Stocks Elementary 10.6
Edgecombe County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 395 students
ELA 39%Math 40%Science 53%
#1,123 of 1,256 in North Carolina

Middle schools

1 school in Tarboro
1
W A Pattillo Middle 11.4
Edgecombe County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 304 students
ELA 33%Math 38%Science 50%
#408 of 460 in North Carolina

High schools

4 schools in Tarboro, best first
1
Edgecombe Early College High 84.1
Edgecombe County Public Schools · Grades 9-13 · 184 students
ELA 90%Math 96%Science 87%
#82 of 512 in North Carolina
2
Tarboro High 3.8
Edgecombe County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 506 students
ELA 27%Math 32%Science 22%
#493 of 512 in North Carolina
3
North Edgecombe High 3.0
Edgecombe County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 200 students
ELA 26%Math 18%Science 19%
#497 of 512 in North Carolina
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NE Carolina Prep School Remote Academy —
North East Carolina Preparatory School · Grades 9-12 · Charter
No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Tarboro
1
Martin Millennium Academy 22.1
Edgecombe County Public Schools · Grades K-8 · 558 students
ELA 38%Math 41%Science 63%
#136 of 174 in North Carolina

Combined schools

1 school in Tarboro
1
North East Carolina Prep 68.8
North East Carolina Preparatory School · Grades PK-12 · Charter · 1,020 students
ELA 65%Math 60%Science 72%
#61 of 194 in North Carolina

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