📍 4371 Battleboro-Leggett Road, Battleboro, Edgecombe County, 27809
Phillips Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Battleboro, Edgecombe County. The school has 129 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Edgecombe County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Phillips Middle enrolls 129 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Black or African American, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 7.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 88 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 7.8% |
| White | 5 | 3.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
126 of the school's 129 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 126 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Phillips Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-10, state senate district 4, state house district 23.
Phillips Middle is one of 14 schools in Edgecombe County Public Schools, based in Tarboro, North Carolina. The district serves 6,310 students district-wide and employs 369 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 129 students, Phillips Middle is smaller than the district average of about 451 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe