Edgecombe County Public Schools

Summary:

The Edgecombe County Public Schools district in North Carolina consists of 14 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 4 high schools. The district as a whole struggles academically, ranking 213 out of 242 school districts in the state and receiving a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. However, a few schools stand out as potential bright spots within the district.

Edgecombe Early College High is a high-performing school, ranking 69 out of 640 high schools in North Carolina and earning a 4 out of 5 star rating. It has significantly higher test scores than the district and state averages, with over 85% proficiency in several subject areas. In contrast, SouthWest Edgecombe High and Tarboro High struggle academically, reflecting the broader challenges faced by the district. At the elementary level, G.W. Carver Elementary and Stocks Elementary stand out with higher test scores than their peers.

Poverty is a major issue across the Edgecombe County Public Schools district, with all schools having free/reduced lunch rates above 95%. Spending per student varies widely, from $9,044 to $16,211, with higher-spending schools generally performing better academically. The district's low overall ranking and 1-star rating suggest systemic challenges that will require comprehensive, long-term strategies to address, but the success of Edgecombe Early College High and the relatively strong performance of some elementary schools provide a foundation for improvement efforts.

District Detail

2311 North Main Street
Tarboro, NC 27886

(252) 641-2600

SchoolDigger Rank:
213^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,419

Primary Schools: 6
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
EDGE Academy of Health Sciences	Public	9-11	225 Tarboro Street	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(252) 618-6826	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	44.4	55.6	25.0
W A Pattillo Middle	Public	6-8	501 East Ave	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-3812	303	18	16.8	99.0%	30 (9.9%)	229 (75.6%)	34 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	7.2	755^th of 793 public middle schools	4.8%		6.5	743^rd of 784 public middle schools	5.2%	12								18.0	25.5	15.5				16.9	27.6	18.4		37.9	$11,830	$1,874	$9,956
Martin Millennium Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	400 E Johnston St	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(252) 641-5710	571	45	12.7	98.4%	118 (20.7%)	376 (65.8%)	56 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	14.3	1372^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	8.8%		10.5	1410^th of 1502 public elementary schools	6.1%	38					37.5	32.8	24.2	34.4	30.2	45.5	28.6	43.1	24.2	26.6	34.9	34.5	50.0	70.9	$10,116	$1,504	$8,612
Stocks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Hope Lodge Street	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-2632	407	31	13.2	99.3%	36 (8.8%)	301 (74.0%)	56 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	30.5	1088^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.7%		24.1	1188^th of 1502 public elementary schools	20.9%	100					44.4	45.3	48.6				28.6	30.2	45.7				67.1		$10,732	$2,082	$8,650
Princeville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Walston Street	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-4718	219	15	14.6	98.6%	16 (7.3%)	160 (73.1%)	35 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	23.8	1213^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.4%		17.4	1299^th of 1502 public elementary schools	13.5%	86					45.8	34.8	60.0				25.0	34.8	36.0				52.0		$14,011	$2,582	$11,429
Tarboro High	Public	9-12	1400 Howard Avenue	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 823-4284	518	35	14.8	98.1%	67 (12.9%)	403 (77.8%)	38 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	5.6	614^th of 640 public high schools	4.1%		11.7	565^th of 626 public high schools	9.7%	49	10.0	30.4	8.2	19.0															$11,401	$1,160	$10,241
Edgecombe Early College High	Public	9-12	2009 West Wilson St	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 618-6554	189	10	18.9	46.6%	91 (48.1%)	52 (27.5%)	38 (20.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	90.5	69^th of 640 public high schools	89.2%		90.9	60^th of 626 public high schools	90.4%	9	86.4	91.9	61.5	92.7															$9,262	$487	$8,775
G W Bulluck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3090 Bulluck School Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 985-3456	609	37	16.3	99.5%	160 (26.3%)	355 (58.3%)	53 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.6%)	6.5	1468^th of 1505 public elementary schools	2.5%		11	1405^th of 1502 public elementary schools	6.5%	63					35.2	24.5	29.7				25.0	26.6	19.8				32.7		$9,466	$1,793	$7,673
Phillips Middle	Public	6-8	4371 Battleboro-Leggett Road	Battleboro	27809	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 446-2031	129	12	11.2	97.7%	5 (3.9%)	88 (68.2%)	26 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.8%)	20	655^th of 793 public middle schools	17.4%		18.2	663^rd of 784 public middle schools	15.4%	8								31.0	32.4	31.9				20.0	32.4	38.3		53.2	$13,631	$2,688	$10,943
West Edgecombe Middle	Public	6-8	6301 Nobles Mill Pond Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 446-2030	314	20	15.6	99.0%	75 (23.9%)	207 (65.9%)	19 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	22.1	638^th of 793 public middle schools	19.5%		23.9	621^st of 784 public middle schools	20.8%	17								37.6	34.9	20.4				32.2	34.1	29.9		64.2	$10,069	$1,755	$8,314
South Edgecombe Middle	Public	6-8	230 Pinetops-Crisp Road	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 827-5083	305	21	14.5	99.0%	119 (39.0%)	118 (38.7%)	48 (15.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.9%)	30.5	561^st of 793 public middle schools	29.3%		27.9	578^th of 784 public middle schools	26.3%	17								47.5	29.8	36.9				34.6	28.7	43.5		69.0	$9,619	$1,193	$8,426
SouthWest Edgecombe High	Public	9-12	5912 NC 43 North	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 827-5016	802	46	17.5	99.6%	285 (35.5%)	394 (49.1%)	90 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	12	576^th of 640 public high schools	10.0%		26	466^th of 626 public high schools	25.6%	110	23.0	31.9	14.8	37.9															$9,044	$1,025	$8,019
G W Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 East Hamlet Street	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 827-2116	572	34	16.6	99.5%	255 (44.6%)	206 (36.0%)	78 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	45.3	829^th of 1505 public elementary schools	44.9%		47.9	802^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	46.6%	27					76.8	47.6	46.7				51.2	42.7	37.0				67.4		$9,997	$1,940	$8,058
Coker-Wimberly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1619 NC 97 West	Battleboro	27809	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-4446	252	21	11.9	98.8%	20 (7.9%)	149 (59.1%)	64 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.1%)	16.7	1330^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.6%		18.6	1275^th of 1502 public elementary schools	15.1%	55					21.7	35.1	40.5				21.7	32.4	35.1				62.2		$11,823	$2,540	$9,284
North Edgecombe High	Public	9-12	7589 Nc 33-Nw	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-3562	229	19	11.9	98.7%	18 (7.9%)	157 (68.6%)	50 (21.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	13	567^th of 640 public high schools	11.4%		12.9	551^st of 626 public high schools	12.0%	16	19.6	31.3	28.3	31.1															$16,211	$2,225	$13,986
Connections Learning Academy	Public		710 Panola Street	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(252) 641-2600	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nash County Public Schools	4.84 mi	28	177^th
North East Carolina Preparatory School	7.85 mi	1
Wilson County Schools	9.34 mi	25	88^th
Rocky Mount Preparatory	9.73 mi	1
Wilson Preparatory Academy	13.63 mi	1

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