For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 602 students in Roanoke Rapids City Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in North Carolina.
Public Middle School in Roanoke Rapids City School have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 50% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the North Carolina public middle school average of 56% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
5 Schools
880 Schools
# Students
2,763 Students
493,642 Students
# Teachers
179 Teachers
31,617 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Roanoke Rapids City Schools, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 320 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#243 out of 325 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)39%
51%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
63%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)82%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.62
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
2%
4%
% Hispanic
10%
20%
% Black
29%
25%
% White
54%
44%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,056 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,191. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,594 is less than the state median of $11,616. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$31 MM
$17,307 MM
Spending
$29 MM
$17,964 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,056
$11,191
Spending / Student
$10,594
$11,616
Best Roanoke Rapids City Schools Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Chaloner Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
2100 Virginia Avenue
Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870
(252) 519-7600
Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870
(252) 519-7600
Gr: 6-8 | 602 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 52%
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