Rocky Mount Academy

Rocky Mount Academy
Address
Map
1313 Avondale Avenue

Rocky Mount, North Carolina
27803

United States
Coordinates35°56′45″N 77°50′46″W / 35.9457473°N 77.8460948°W / 35.9457473; -77.8460948
Information
School typePrivate
EstablishedOctober 25, 1968 (56 years ago) (1968-10-25)
CEEB code343374
NCES School ID01011645
Head of schoolBeth Covolo
Faculty42.9 (FTE)[1]
GradesPreK–12
Enrollment460 (2021–22)
AthleticsNCISAA
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools
Websitewww.rmacademy.com
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.[4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Kay, Lindell John (January 6, 2018). "City to weigh approval of new hotel". Rocky Mount Telegram. Retrieved January 8, 2018.


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