Tar River Academy

High school·Grades 9-12 Rocky Mount, North Carolina·27804
Score
2.1/100
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#502
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#7
In Nash County Public Schools
#7
In Rocky Mount
Top 99%
In North Carolina

Score 2.1/100: better than 2% of North Carolina high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
18%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 2% of them
51 students tested
Math
≈15%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 1% of them
100 students tested; includes a banded result, so approximate
Science
21%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 3% of them
61 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 7 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolNC EOC English II22.722
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading13.829
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 16.316
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 323.655
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math≤529
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology21.347
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science21.414

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
67
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Alternative

Students

Enrollment
67
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
Nash County

Contact

Address
906 Hammond Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27804

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Tar River Academy at a glance

Tar River Academy is a public high school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Nash County Public Schools. It has about 67 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737).

In 2025-26 state tests, 18% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 15% in math (similar schools: 58%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina high schools, it scores 2.1 out of 100: better than 2% of them, ranking #502 of 512. Its English language arts result fell by 5 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.