📍 1701 River Road, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, 27909
River Road Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County. The school has 463 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
River Road Middle enrolls 463 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 26% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 265 | 57% |
| White | 120 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
460 of the school's 463 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 460 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.
River Road Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 1, state house district 5.
River Road Middle is one of 13 schools in Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools, based in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The district serves 4,760 students district-wide and employs 335 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 463 students, River Road Middle is larger than the district average of about 366 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant