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Tar River Academy

Alternative School · Rocky Mount, NC

Tar River Academy is a alternative school school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, serving grades 09–12 with 74 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.4:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
74
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 43 58%
Hispanic/Latino 15 20%
White 10 14%
Two or more races 6 8%
Total enrollment 74 37M / 37F

English Language Learners: 12 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=10% 41.9% 48
Reading Proficiency <=20% 46.9% 22
Science Proficiency <=20% — 26
4-Year Graduation Rate 78.0% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-1.40 grade levels
Math
+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
18 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
32
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
32
43.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
67
90.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 74 100%

Contact & Location

906 Hammond Street

Rocky Mount, NC 27804

Phone: (252)451-2875

http://rriveracademy.ncpschools.net

District

Nash County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,742

District enrollment: 14,469

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370327001218

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD