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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 / 35.9457473; -77.8460948
Information
Established October 25, 1968 (56 years ago) (1968-10-25)
CEEB code 343374
NCES School ID 01011645
Head of school Beth Covolo
Faculty 42.9 (FTE)
Grades PreK–12
Enrollment 460 (2021–22)
Athletics NCISAA
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
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. 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.

Athletics

Rocky Mount Academy won the state championship in both football and soccer in 2017.

Notable alumni

  • Adrian H. Wood, American educator and writer
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