Rocky Mount Academy
| Rocky Mount Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1313 Avondale Avenue 27803 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°56′45″N 77°50′46″W / 35.9457473°N 77.8460948°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Private |
| Established | October 25, 1968 |
| CEEB code | 343374 |
| NCES School ID | 01011645 |
| Head of school | Beth Covolo |
| Faculty | 42.9 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | PreK–12 |
| Enrollment | 460 (2021–22) |
| Athletics | NCISAA |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website | www |
| Last updated: 8 January 2018 | |
Rocky Mount Academy is a private school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States. It serves 409 students in grades PK–12.
History
Rocky Mount Academy was founded in 1968 as a segregation academy.[2] In 1975, the New York Times reported that many of the academy's students would prefer to attend racially integrated public schools, but were not permitted to do so by their parents.[3]
Athletics
Rocky Mount Academy won the state championship in both football and soccer in 2017. The girls varsity basketball team also went on to win the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) Division II state championship in 2025. [4]
Notable alumni
- Adrian H. Wood, American educator and writer
References
- ^ "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ Myers, Christopher (2004). "White Freedom Schools: The White Academy Movement in Eastern North Carolina, 1954-1973". The North Carolina Historical Review. 81 (4): 393–425. JSTOR 23523212. OCLC 190824670.
- ^ King, Wayne (February 21, 1975). "Rocky Mount, N.C.: One Example of Integration Without Violence". The New York Times. p. 10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Kay, Lindell John (January 6, 2018). "City to weigh approval of new hotel". Rocky Mount Telegram. Retrieved January 8, 2018.