G R Edwards Middle

Summary:

G R Edwards Middle is a public middle school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, serving around 410 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Nash County Public Schools district, which is ranked 177 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

G R Edwards Middle consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of North Carolina middle schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages. The school has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. However, the student-teacher ratio at G R Edwards Middle is relatively low, ranging from 16.4 to 18.1 students per teacher, which is lower than the nearby schools in the district. Compared to the nearby schools, G R Edwards Middle has a much higher percentage of African American students (around 68%) and a lower percentage of White students (around 15%).

The analysis of G R Edwards Middle reveals a school facing significant challenges, including persistent low academic performance, high levels of economic disadvantage, and potential racial disparities. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that focuses on providing the necessary resources, support, and interventions to help the school and its students succeed. Nearby schools like South Edgecombe Middle, Forest Hills Middle, and Charles H Darden Middle may provide useful comparisons and insights for the community.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 720 Edwards Street
       Rocky Mount, NC  27803-2413


(252) 937-9025

District: Nash County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
646th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,564 Help


Feeder schools for G R Edwards Middle:

Elementary:    Williford Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  19.1 Help
Number of students:  432

Racial breakdown:

African American:
69.9%
White:
14.4%
Hispanic:
11.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details G R Edwards Middle ranks worse than 81.5% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 4th among 6 ranked middle schools in the Nash County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.3. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (69.9%), White (14.4%), Hispanic (11.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at G R Edwards Middle is 19.1, which is the 3rd best among 6 middle schools in the Nash County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at G R Edwards Middle is $9,564, which is the 3rd highest among 6 middle schools in the Nash County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

G R Edwards Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks G R Edwards Middle 646th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See G R Edwards Middle in the ranking list.)

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Nash County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Nash County Public Schools 177th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for G R Edwards Middle

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Rank History for all students at G R Edwards Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 44.98 388th 598 35.1%
2007 44.20 403rd 606 33.5%
2008 36.27 439th 620 29.2%
2009 37.58 459th 630 27.1%
2010 31.46 500th 640 21.9%
2011 29.69 514th 648 20.7%
2012 21.72 565th 662 14.7%
2013 31.32 473rd 673 29.7%
2014 29.47 453rd 627 27.8%
2015 38.14 448th 705 36.5%
2016 28.12 517th 692 25.3%
2017 23.96 542nd 694 21.9%
2018 24.51 536th 691 22.4%
2019 24.37 597th 737 19.0%
2021 18.69 620th 741 16.3%
2022 16.97 683rd 786 13.1%
2023 21.53 644th 784 17.9%
2024 21.30 646th 793 18.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at G R Edwards Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 50.99 126th 356 64.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at G R Edwards Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 23.88 412th 473 12.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at G R Edwards Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.37 565th 604 6.5%
2019 13.70 594th 639 7.0%
2021 19.14 553rd 633 12.6%
2022 22.46 586th 689 14.9%
2023 26.75 575th 735 21.8%
2024 24.61 612th 743 17.6%
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Rank History for Female students at G R Edwards Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.10 536th 656 18.3%
2019 22.89 570th 684 16.7%
2021 19.09 593rd 706 16.0%
2022 13.49 670th 733 8.6%
2023 15.31 661st 731 9.6%
2024 13.45 674th 738 8.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at G R Edwards Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.51 254th 475 46.5%
2019 40.01 295th 504 41.5%
2021 46.24 215th 478 55.0%
2022 31.89 305th 449 32.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at G R Edwards Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.74 225th 416 45.9%
2021 57.19 226th 448 49.6%
2022 47.25 310th 450 31.1%
2023 66.59 138th 452 69.5%
2024 64.39 160th 461 65.3%
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Rank History for Male students at G R Edwards Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.99 523rd 665 21.4%
2019 22.90 577th 697 17.2%
2021 18.46 603rd 711 15.2%
2022 19.48 630th 748 15.8%
2023 27.42 564th 747 24.5%
2024 29.46 554th 751 26.2%
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Rank History for African American students at G R Edwards Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.39 360th 494 27.1%
2019 25.72 430th 519 17.1%
2021 24.91 430th 533 19.3%
2022 22.90 471st 550 14.4%
2023 31.02 411th 559 26.5%
2024 26.15 444th 560 20.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at G R Edwards Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.70 344th 472 27.1%
2019 59.44 145th 493 70.6%
2021 42.91 294th 522 43.7%
2022 39.85 332nd 541 38.6%
2023 46.18 285th 553 48.5%
2024 59.76 184th 564 67.4%
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Rank History for White students at G R Edwards Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.49 145th 596 75.7%
2019 65.10 210th 624 66.3%
2021 43.95 342nd 632 45.9%
2022 56.11 270th 658 59.0%
2023 47.13 345th 656 47.4%
2024 63.86 213th 652 67.3%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for G R Edwards Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1993 332 649 14 1 1 n/a n/a 0 997
1994 346 655 18 2 1 n/a n/a 0 1022
1995 291 687 12 6 2 n/a n/a 0 998
1996 291 687 12 6 2 n/a n/a 0 998
1997 295 694 15 3 3 n/a n/a 0 1010
1998 321 681 10 2 1 n/a n/a 0 1015
1999 315 657 15 6 3 n/a n/a 0 996
2000 258 665 14 11 5 n/a n/a 0 953
2001 247 683 14 3 3 n/a n/a 0 950
2002 319 667 15 21 3 n/a n/a 0 1025
2003 319 667 15 21 3 n/a n/a 0 1025
2004 292 690 18 27 2 n/a n/a 0 1029
2005 282 663 16 27 1 n/a n/a 0 989
2006 231 637 18 24 3 n/a n/a 0 913
2007 218 619 15 16 4 n/a n/a 14 886
2008 186 616 22 18 3 n/a n/a 7 852
2009 184 625 23 17 6 n/a n/a 0 855
2010 160 615 20 30 1 n/a n/a 0 826
2011 151 511 8 33 0 4 24 0 731
2012 163 496 6 37 3 6 27 0 738
2013 166 504 5 29 2 2 21 0 729
2014 148 353 4 36 2 1 22 0 566
2015 128 336 6 32 1 0 9 0 512
2016 103 289 5 31 1 0 14 0 443
2017 89 280 4 36 0 0 15 0 424
2018 86 285 3 40 4 0 9 0 427
2019 100 309 3 43 4 0 13 0 472
2020 94 304 5 38 3 0 8 0 452
2021 89 309 6 41 2 0 14 0 461
2022 68 305 2 43 0 0 9 0 427
2023 61 281 3 49 0 0 16 0 410
2024 62 302 2 51 0 0 15 0 432

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at G R Edwards Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 997 58.0 17.2 53.3
1994 1022 61.0 16.8 44.4
1995 998 63.0 15.8 38.1
1996 998 63.0 15.8 38.1
1997 1010 63.0 16.0 38
1998 1015 73.0 13.9 36.7
1999 996 73.0 13.6 49.3
2000 953 73.0 13.1 49.2
2001 950 73.0 13.0 52.4
2002 1025 73.0 14.0 0
2003 1025 73.0 14.0 0
2004 1029 66.0 15.6 56.6
2005 989 72.0 13.7 54.6
2006 913 68.0 13.4 60.9
2007 886 56.0 15.8 62.8
2008 852 55.0 15.5 63.1
2009 855 52.0 16.4 n/a
2010 826 49.9 16.5 68.6
2011 731 50.0 14.6 70.5
2012 738 47.0 15.7 70.6
2013 729 42.2 17.2 75.4
2014 566 31.8 17.7 69.8
2015 512 31.0 16.5 69.3
2016 443 31.0 14.2 68.8
2017 424 30.0 14.1 72.9
2018 427 27.0 15.8 98.1
2019 472 24.9 18.9 99.4
2020 452 25.9 17.4 99.3
2021 461 28.1 16.4 99.3
2022 427 25.5 16.7 58.5
2023 410 22.6 18.1 88
2024 432 22.6 19.1 96.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio G R Edwards Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 997 58.0 17.2 53.3
1994 1022 61.0 16.8 44.4
1995 998 63.0 15.8 38.1
1996 998 63.0 15.8 38.1
1997 1010 63.0 16.0 38
1998 1015 73.0 13.9 36.7
1999 996 73.0 13.6 49.3
2000 953 73.0 13.1 49.2
2001 950 73.0 13.0 52.4
2002 1025 73.0 14.0 0
2003 1025 73.0 14.0 0
2004 1029 66.0 15.6 56.6
2005 989 72.0 13.7 54.6
2006 913 68.0 13.4 60.9
2007 886 56.0 15.8 62.8
2008 852 55.0 15.5 63.1
2009 855 52.0 16.4 n/a
2010 826 49.9 16.5 68.6
2011 731 50.0 14.6 70.5
2012 738 47.0 15.7 70.6
2013 729 42.2 17.2 75.4
2014 566 31.8 17.7 69.8
2015 512 31.0 16.5 69.3
2016 443 31.0 14.2 68.8
2017 424 30.0 14.1 72.9
2018 427 27.0 15.8 98.1
2019 472 24.9 18.9 99.4
2020 452 25.9 17.4 99.3
2021 461 28.1 16.4 99.3
2022 427 25.5 16.7 58.5
2023 410 22.6 18.1 88
2024 432 22.6 19.1 96.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for G R Edwards Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,325 (13.9%) $8,239 (86.1%) $9,564

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on G R Edwards Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 597th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 644th of 784 Middle schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (G R Edwards Middle)33.925.4
 8.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Nash County Public Schools)36.837
 0.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (G R Edwards Middle)43.926.9
 17%
   6th Grade Reading (Nash County Public Schools)46.634.3
 12.3%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (G R Edwards Middle)33.123
 10.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Nash County Public Schools)35.828.3
 7.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (G R Edwards Middle)43.233.1
 10.1%
   7th Grade Reading (Nash County Public Schools)46.334.5
 11.8%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (G R Edwards Middle)41.139
 2.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Nash County Public Schools)38.329
 9.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (G R Edwards Middle)49.744.7
 5%
   8th Grade Reading (Nash County Public Schools)46.939.2
 7.7%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (G R Edwards Middle)67.754.5
 13.2%
   8th Grade Science (Nash County Public Schools)74.862.8
 12%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students472410
 13.1%
African American309281
 9.1%
American Indian40
 100%
Asian33
Hispanic4349
 14%
Pacific Islander00
White10061
 39%
Two or More Races1316
 23.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.4%88%
 11.3%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 432 students attended G R Edwards Middle.

Students at G R Edwards Middle are 70% African American, 14% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

G R Edwards Middle ranks in the bottom 18.5% of North Carolina middle schools.


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