Rocky Mount Academy

School in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States
35°56′45″N 77°50′46″W / 35.9457473°N 77.8460948°W / 35.9457473; -77.8460948InformationEstablishedOctober 25, 1968 (55 years ago) (1968-10-25)CEEB code343374NCES School ID01011645Head of schoolBeth CovoloFaculty42.9 (FTE)[1]GradesPreK–12Enrollment460 (2021–22)AthleticsNCISAAAccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and SchoolsWebsitewww.rmacademy.comLast 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

  • Adrian H. Wood, American educator and writer

References

  1. ^ "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 8 January 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 (1975-02-21). "Rocky Mount, N.C.: One Example of Integration Without Violence". The New York Times. p. 10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  4. ^ Kay, Lindell John (January 6, 2018). "City to weigh approval of new hotel". Rocky Mount Telegram. Retrieved 8 January 2018.


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