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Prospect Elementary

Q: Is Prospect Elementary a good school?

Prospect Elementary ranks 905 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

905^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Prospect Elementary is a public elementary school located in Maxton, North Carolina, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 805 students. The school is part of the Public Schools of Robeson County district, which is ranked 215 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Prospect Elementary consistently outperforms the district and the state of North Carolina in mathematics and science proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th-grade science proficiency rate was 70.7%, compared to 41% for the district and 60.1% for the state. However, Prospect Elementary's reading proficiency rates are generally lower than the state average, indicating a potential area for improvement. The school's performance for Gifted and Talented students is relatively low, ranking in the bottom half of the state, while its Native American students consistently perform at a high level, ranking among the top 5-8 schools in the state for this subgroup.

Despite Prospect Elementary's strong performance in mathematics and science, the school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. This suggests that while the school is performing well relative to its district, it is still struggling to meet the state's academic standards, particularly in reading. Additionally, Prospect Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's per-student spending of $9,609 in 2018-2019 is slightly lower than the nearby schools in the district, and its student-teacher ratio has ranged from 14.8 to 16.2 over the past few years, which is generally in line with the nearby schools. Interestingly, the Old Main STREAM Academy, a charter school located just 3.69 miles away, outperforms Prospect Elementary, suggesting that there may be opportunities for the school to learn from the practices and strategies employed by higher-performing schools in the area.

775

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,609

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4024 Missouri Road
Maxton, NC 28364-9140

(910) 521-4766

District: Public Schools of Robeson County

Students who attend Prospect Elementary usually attend:

High:	PSRC Early College at RCC
	Purnell Swett High

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

90.8%

Two or more races:

3.4%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Public Schools of Robeson County

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg35%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

905^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

289^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 17Elementary Schools in the Public Schools of Robeson County

215^th of 242Public Schools of Robeson County among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	905 of 1490	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1078 of 1505	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1092 of 1502	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1165 of 1514	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1279 of 1489	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	1026 of 1473	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1030 of 1434	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.1	1091 of 1429	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.5	1138 of 1425	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.7	1083 of 1440	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.1	1127 of 1390	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.7	1100 of 1403	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.3	819 of 1388	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.1	919 of 1381	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.4	897 of 1363	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.6	957 of 1354	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.6	924 of 1324	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.0	1065 of 1293	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.2	874 of 1276	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	46.2	277 of 634	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.9	571 of 646	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	630 of 878	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.8	330 of 897	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	933 of 1451	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1015 of 1455	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1005 of 1459	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1162 of 1458	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1221 of 1440	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1005 of 1424	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1058 of 1405	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	589 of 710	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	460 of 494	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	768 of 1437	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1046 of 1450	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1088 of 1437	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1212 of 1366	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1246 of 1329	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	716 of 1361	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1073 of 1332	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	836 of 1450	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1058 of 1464	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1120 of 1461	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1105 of 1464	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1245 of 1444	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	1014 of 1430	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	955 of 1413	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	5 of 30	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	7 of 28	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	9 of 29	69.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	4 of 28	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	5 of 27	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	2 of 28	92.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	549 of 821	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	289 of 773	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	371 of 793	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	442 of 784	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	509 of 786	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.2	634 of 741	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	527 of 737	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	549 of 691	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	582 of 694	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.9	523 of 692	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.0	532 of 705	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	520 of 627	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	546 of 673	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.3	443 of 662	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.0	398 of 648	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.6	393 of 640	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.3	424 of 630	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.1	355 of 620	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.7	409 of 606	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.9	367 of 598	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	38.2	245 of 449	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.2	118 of 478	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	234 of 504	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.6	446 of 475	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	258 of 733	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	337 of 738	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	460 of 731	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	505 of 733	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.2	632 of 706	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	496 of 684	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	527 of 656	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	191 of 458	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	92 of 461	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	200 of 452	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	269 of 450	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	116 of 127	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	189 of 729	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	313 of 743	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	488 of 735	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	427 of 689	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.7	581 of 633	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	321 of 639	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.7	536 of 604	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	307 of 733	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	350 of 751	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	406 of 747	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	471 of 748	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.4	605 of 711	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	524 of 697	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	574 of 665	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	1 of 21	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	2 of 21	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	79.4	1 of 20	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	58.7	7 of 23	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	5 of 24	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	47.5	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	46.6	202 of 473	57.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Native American (2025)83rd percentile+44 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)17th percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2025)95th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)57th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science64%+3 vs state

Mathematics58%~ state avg

Reading47%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

My 2 kids have attended or currently attend this school. They have by far the best principal and teachers who truly care about their students education! Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Prospect is a wonderful school that I would recommend for your child to go to. It is a wonderful school that many students enjoy to go to because of wonderful teachers, as well as other students. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prospect Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4024 Missouri Road	Maxton	28364	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-4766	775	52	14.9	99.6%	17 (2.2%)	14 (1.8%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	704 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	40.7	905^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.3%		31.3	1078^th of 1505 public elementary schools	28.4%	173	65.4	58.6	50.8	53.3	63.4	56.0	37.0	47.1	41.3	50.7	44.1	60.0	52.4	70.7	$9,609	$1,583	$8,026
Old Main STREAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	200 North Odum Street	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	Old Main Stream	Yes	No	No	No	(910) 775-9191	437	32	13.5	99.3%	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	373 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.5%)	70	395^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.5%		65.1	488^th of 1505 public elementary schools	67.6%	93	80.4	73.3	73.3	71.1	73.2		54.3	55.6	53.3	53.3	75.6		71.1
Pembroke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 South Jones Street	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-4204	703	44	15.8	99.6%	24 (3.4%)	40 (5.7%)	31 (4.4%)	3 (0.4%)	559 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	28.2	1115^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.2%		26.6	1170^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.3%	55	57.4	41.7	47.4				27.8	42.6	40.4				58.8		$9,720	$1,679	$8,041
Oxendine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5599 Oxendine School Rd	Maxton	28364	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-4243	301	17	17.7	99.0%	15 (5.0%)	10 (3.3%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	238 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.6%)	45.2	829^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.4%		38	968^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.7%	139	78.4	54.8	59.1	65.1			21.6	32.3	54.5	27.9			65.9		$11,200	$1,851	$9,348
Union Chapel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4271 Union Chapel Road	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-4456	442	29	15.0	99.3%	10 (2.3%)	20 (4.5%)	134 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	266 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	26.2	1151^st of 1490 public elementary schools	22.8%		21.6	1257^th of 1505 public elementary schools	16.5%	106	57.6	45.5	44.6	54.4			34.8	43.6	32.1	31.6			46.4		$9,976	$1,620	$8,356
Peterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	102 Phillips Ave	Red Springs	28377	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-4125	539	36	14.9	99.4%	15 (2.8%)	122 (22.6%)	186 (34.5%)	2 (0.4%)	165 (30.6%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.9%)	13.2	1377^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.6%		12.9	1391^st of 1505 public elementary schools	7.6%	14	41.8	43.4					19.7	39.8							$10,831	$2,005	$8,826
Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2547 NC Hwy 710 South	Rowland	28383	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-4272	351	22	15.7	99.1%	9 (2.6%)	11 (3.1%)	18 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	295 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	56	636^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.3%		41.6	900^th of 1505 public elementary schools	40.2%	264	73.8	60.0	69.0	63.0			50.0	58.0	42.9	34.8			71.4		$9,927	$1,943	$7,984
Townsend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Carolina Street	Maxton	28364	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 844-5086	280	17	16.1	98.9%	8 (2.9%)	157 (56.1%)	19 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	7.3	1447^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.9%		28.7	1126^th of 1505 public elementary schools	25.2%	321	38.1	33.3	21.8				23.8	38.1	29.1				16.4		$12,374	$1,964	$10,410
Deep Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4045 Deep Branch Road	Lumberton	28360	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 738-2514	374	24	15.8	99.2%	11 (2.9%)	25 (6.7%)	32 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	284 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	19.2	1291^st of 1490 public elementary schools	13.4%		25.2	1189^th of 1505 public elementary schools	21.0%	102	56.1	38.1	32.5	48.0			26.8	41.3	9.8	42.9			40.0		$10,490	$1,754	$8,735
Rex-Rennert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11780 Rennert Road	Shannon	28386	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-5298	395	25	15.9	99.2%	8 (2.0%)	31 (7.8%)	235 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.4%)	15.2	1347^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.6%		13.7	1384^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.0%	37	45.0	48.4	37.1				28.3	43.5	16.1				32.3		$9,692	$1,564	$8,127

Frequently Asked Questions about Prospect Elementary

What schools do graduates of Prospect Elementary attend?

Students who attend Prospect Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : PSRC Early College at RCC
High : Purnell Swett High

What is the racial makeup of Prospect Elementary?

Students at Prospect Elementary are 91% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Is Prospect Elementary a good school?

Prospect Elementary ranks 905^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Prospect Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 775 students attended Prospect Elementary.

What district is Prospect Elementary in?

Public Schools of Robeson County

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