Top 5 Best Rocky Mount Public High Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 9 public high schools serving 4,570 students in Rocky Mount, NC.

The top ranked public high schools in Rocky Mount, NC are Nrm Early College High School, Citi High School and Northern Nash High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Rocky Mount, NC public high schools have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the North Carolina public high school average of 58%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 58% statewide average). High schools in Rocky Mount have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of North Carolina public high schools.

Rocky Mount, NC public high school have a Graduation Rate of 83%, which is less than the North Carolina average of 85%.

The school with highest graduation rate is Nrm Early College High School, with ≥95% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in North Carolina or national school graduation rate statistics.

Minority enrollment is 80% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the North Carolina public high school average of 55% (majority Black and Hispanic).