Best Public Schools in Lumberton, NC

Summary:

The city of Lumberton, North Carolina is home to 14 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools, all part of the Public Schools of Robeson County district. While the district as a whole struggles, with a 1-star rating and ranking 218th out of 243 districts in the state, there are some standout schools that are achieving strong results.

One such school is PSRC Early College at RCC, a public high school that ranks 26th out of 626 high schools in North Carolina and has a 5-star rating. This school has a high percentage of Native American students (32.89%) and a relatively low percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (44.44%) compared to other schools in the district. Another standout is Southeastern Academy, a public charter elementary/middle school that ranks 145th out of 1,502 elementary schools in North Carolina and has a 5-star rating. This school has a high percentage of white students (66.51%) and very strong academic performance, with over 80% of students proficient or better in math and reading across all grade levels.

However, the majority of schools in Lumberton face significant challenges, with extremely high free/reduced lunch rates, low academic performance, and stark gaps between the highest and lowest-performing schools. Addressing these issues will require targeted interventions and support to improve outcomes for the predominantly low-income student population served by the Public Schools of Robeson County district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				EOC Biology (2023)	EOC English II (2023)	EOC Math I (2023)	EOC Math III (2023)	EOG Mathematics (2023)						EOG Reading (2023)						EOG Science (2023)		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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
Southeastern Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	12251 NC HWY 41 North	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Southeastern Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 738-7828	218	14	15.5		145 (66.5%)	14 (6.4%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	47 (21.6%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	86.8	145^th of 1502 public elementary schools	90.3%		86.8	150^th of 1514 public elementary schools	90.1%	5					96.0	84.0	76.9	62.5	92.6	100.0	80.0	80.0	76.9	62.5	99.9	95.8	69.2	100.0
Deep Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4045 Deep Branch Road	Lumberton	28360	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 738-2514	393	23	17.4	99.2%	9 (2.3%)	33 (8.4%)	30 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	310 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	12.1	1384^th of 1502 public elementary schools	7.9%		16.1	1346^th of 1514 public elementary schools	11.1%	38					43.6	38.7	23.8	11.4			25.6	35.5	16.1	11.4			50.8		$10,490	$1,754	$8,735
Littlefield Middle	Public	4-8	9674 NC Hwy 41 N	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 671-6065	658	34	19.3	99.5%	147 (22.3%)	172 (26.1%)	116 (17.6%)	1 (0.2%)	157 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.9%)	37.4	488^th of 784 public middle schools	37.8%		38.8	488^th of 786 public middle schools	37.9%							60.2	29.1	35.5	44.8	32.9		64.6	30.5	32.8	52.8	40.3	59.3	71.7	$8,506	$1,456	$7,050
Long Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10218 NC 72 East	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 739-3864	442	25	17.5	99.3%	117 (26.5%)	139 (31.4%)	27 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (17.4%)	23.7	1197^th of 1502 public elementary schools	20.3%		21.9	1227^th of 1514 public elementary schools	19.0%	30					53.0	45.0					18.2	38.8							$10,849	$1,890	$8,958
Magnolia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10928 US 301 North	Lumberton	28360	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 671-6070	781	50	15.7	99.6%	43 (5.5%)	49 (6.3%)	309 (39.6%)	2 (0.3%)	342 (43.8%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.4%)	40.5	923^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	38.5%		38.6	942^nd of 1514 public elementary schools	37.8%	19					66.1	27.3	48.6	65.6	45.3	33.6	51.8	40.3	29.7	40.6	42.0	40.3	67.6	70.1	$9,903	$1,678	$8,225
Piney Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1680 Piney Grove Road	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 671-6025	477	28	17.1	99.4%	40 (8.4%)	46 (9.6%)	107 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	242 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.8%)	28.2	1119^th of 1502 public elementary schools	25.5%		14.2	1371^st of 1514 public elementary schools	9.4%	252					55.7	47.7	15.0	32.9			47.5	36.9	53.3	34.2			20.0		$9,844	$1,827	$8,017
East Robeson Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	4840 7th Street Road	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 671-6055	546	34	15.9	99.5%	122 (22.3%)	130 (23.8%)	98 (17.9%)	3 (0.5%)	139 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.9%)								(n/a)					82.3						65.5								$11,728	$1,810	$9,918
L Gilbert Carroll	Public	4-5	300 Bailey Rd	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 671-6098	464	27	17.4	98.1%	47 (10.1%)	208 (44.8%)	94 (20.3%)	15 (3.2%)	61 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	14.5	1341^st of 1502 public elementary schools	10.7%		8.6	1447^th of 1514 public elementary schools	4.4%	106						43.0	23.6					37.8	22.6				37.8		$9,314	$1,452	$7,862
Lumberton Junior	Public	6-8	82 Marion Rd	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 735-2108	707	37	19.2	99.6%	76 (10.7%)	310 (43.8%)	170 (24.0%)	20 (2.8%)	81 (11.5%)	4 (0.6%)	46 (6.5%)	12.2	714^th of 784 public middle schools	8.9%		9.1	734^th of 786 public middle schools	6.6%	20								14.8	11.2	31.4				24.2	21.4	20.2		57.3	$12,283	$1,793	$10,489
Lumberton Senior High	Public	9-12	3901 Fayetteville Rd	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 671-6050	1,935	114	17.0	97.8%	354 (18.3%)	576 (29.8%)	379 (19.6%)	28 (1.4%)	484 (25.0%)	2 (0.1%)	112 (5.8%)	28.9	439^th of 626 public high schools	29.9%		23.8	472^nd of 621 public high schools	24.0%	33	46.6	38.2	32.5	47.0															$10,521	$1,493	$9,028
Rowland Norment Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	701 Godwin Ave	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 671-6030	446	30	15.0	99.3%	38 (8.5%)	202 (45.3%)	111 (24.9%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (15.2%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.2%)								(n/a)					57.7						40.2								$10,950	$1,615	$9,335
Tanglewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	400 West 29th Street	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 671-6035	357	24	15.0	99.2%	106 (29.7%)	83 (23.2%)	40 (11.2%)	19 (5.3%)	62 (17.4%)	2 (0.6%)	45 (12.6%)								(n/a)					51.1						48.9								$9,832	$1,483	$8,349
W H Knuckles	Public	PK, KG-3	1520 Martin L King Dr	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 671-6020	408	21	19.6	99.3%	21 (5.1%)	229 (56.1%)	89 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)								(n/a)					38.7						19.4								$13,001	$2,268	$10,733
PSRC Early College at RCC	Public	9-12	5160 Fayetteville Road	Lumberton	28360	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 737-5232	225	10	21.9	44.4%	53 (23.6%)	28 (12.4%)	53 (23.6%)	3 (1.3%)	74 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.2%)	95	26^th of 626 public high schools	95.8%		94	36^th of 621 public high schools	94.2%	10	97.9	91.1	89.1	95.6															$8,192	$839	$7,353

Cities Near Lumberton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pembroke	9.24 mi	6	365^th
Fairmont	10.95 mi	4	472^nd
Orrum	11.43 mi	1	460^th
Saint Pauls	12.51 mi	3	444^th
Rowland	13.7 mi	4	431^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.