Rocky Mount Academy

Rocky Mount Academy
Rocky Mount Academy
Address
	1313 Avondale Avenue; Rocky Mount, North Carolina 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 (56 years ago)
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
Website	www.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

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.

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[nces180108-1] "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

[wfs-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.

[rmt180106-4] Kay, Lindell John (January 6, 2018). "City to weigh approval of new hotel". Rocky Mount Telegram. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

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