Best Public Schools in Maxton, NC

Summary:

The city of Maxton, North Carolina is home to three elementary schools: Prospect Elementary, Oxendine Elementary, and Townsend Elementary. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the Public Schools of Robeson County district.

Based on the data, Oxendine Elementary appears to be the standout school in the Maxton area. Oxendine had the highest overall performance on state standardized tests, outperforming the district and state averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas. In 2024-2025, Oxendine had the highest percentage of students proficient or better in Math (65.1% in 6th grade) and Science (65.9% in 5th grade) compared to the other two schools. Oxendine also had strong reading proficiency, with 54.5% of 5th graders meeting or exceeding standards in 2024-2025. The school's statewide ranking has also improved over the past few years.

In contrast, Townsend Elementary appears to be the lowest performing school in the group. It had the lowest proficiency rates across Math, Reading, and Science compared to Prospect and Oxendine. Townsend's statewide ranking also declined from 1126th out of 1505 in 2023-2024 to 1447th out of 1490 in 2024-2025. All three schools have very high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 98.91% to 99.63%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations.

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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
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
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
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

Cities Near Maxton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Laurinburg	5.94 mi	8	381^st
Pembroke	6.13 mi	6	387^th
Rowland	8.92 mi	4	419^th
Red Springs	9.99 mi	4	467^th
Wagram	10.19 mi	1	462^nd

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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.

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