Public Schools of Robeson County

Summary:

The Public Schools of Robeson County district in North Carolina consists of 36 schools, including 22 elementary schools, 8 middle schools, and 6 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 215 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the district faces significant challenges, a few schools stand out. PSRC Early College at RCC is a high-performing high school ranked 32nd out of 641 in the state, with exceptional test scores. In contrast, Tanglewood Elementary has seen its performance decline over time, and Union Elementary has the highest test scores in the district, with 60-73% of students proficient in math and 42-58% proficient in reading.

The district struggles with low test scores compared to state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 28.6% in Biology to 67.2% in Math III. The high rates of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often over 99%, suggest that addressing poverty and its impacts should be a key priority. While the four-year graduation rate is on par with the state average, the middle and high schools generally perform worse than the elementary schools, indicating challenges at the secondary level.

District Detail

100 Hargrave Street
Lumberton, NC 28358

(910) 671-6000

SchoolDigger Rank:
215^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 20,856

Primary Schools: 22
Middle Schools: 8
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	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
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
Fairgrove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1953 Fairgrove School Road	Fairmont	28340	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-8290	291	20	14.5	98.6%	31 (10.7%)	63 (21.6%)	28 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.4%)	15.1	1349^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.5%		16.6	1331^st of 1505 public elementary schools	11.6%	18					50.0	31.0	30.4				18.8	26.2	21.4				60.0		$11,464	$1,935	$9,529
Littlefield Middle	Public	4-8	9674 NC Hwy 41 N	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6065	632	32	19.6	99.5%	128 (20.3%)	152 (24.1%)	120 (19.0%)	2 (0.3%)	156 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.7%)	24.9	590^th of 773 public middle schools	23.7%		39.3	491^st of 793 public middle schools	38.1%	99						66.7	48.5	46.4	23.9	35.1		63.8	45.5	44.8	34.8	41.5	59.1	47.0	$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	No	No	Yes	(910) 739-3864	428	23	18.4	98.6%	98 (22.9%)	123 (28.7%)	25 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	94 (22.0%)	19.2	1290^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.4%		21.3	1260^th of 1505 public elementary schools	16.3%	30					54.8	43.2					27.4	33.3							$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	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6070	779	47	16.4	99.6%	45 (5.8%)	38 (4.9%)	357 (45.8%)	5 (0.6%)	303 (38.9%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.7%)	32.1	1057^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.1%		36.4	985^th of 1505 public elementary schools	34.6%	72					68.6	34.3	50.0	40.0	38.6	39.7	45.7	41.4	38.2	45.0	31.1	36.8	52.9	50.7	$9,903	$1,678	$8,225
Orrum Middle	Public	5-8	1684 South Creek Road	Orrum	28369	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-8408	294	19	15.3	99.0%	82 (27.9%)	91 (31.0%)	22 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (17.0%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (16.3%)	7.1	734^th of 773 public middle schools	5.0%		9.1	742^nd of 793 public middle schools	6.4%	8							30.6	29.3	29.3	17.2			24.2	22.7	25.6	25.0	29.0	23.4	$10,974	$1,727	$9,246
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
Parkton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	400 North Green Street	Parkton	28371	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 858-3951	592	29	20.4	99.5%	134 (22.6%)	154 (26.0%)	181 (30.6%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (7.9%)	3 (0.5%)	70 (11.8%)	15.4	1344^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.8%		9.2	1434^th of 1505 public elementary schools	4.7%	90					48.6	24.6	39.3	32.2	37.1	34.2	34.7	36.8	32.1	27.1	40.3	52.6	48.2	57.9	$9,281	$1,575	$7,706
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
Pembroke Middle	Public	6-8	8910 Deep Branch Road	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 522-5013	645	38	17.0	99.5%	19 (2.9%)	36 (5.6%)	54 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	499 (77.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.6%)	11.9	707^th of 773 public middle schools	8.5%		17.1	688^th of 793 public middle schools	13.2%	19								33.3	27.4	32.9				23.8	27.4	29.6		34.4	$9,694	$1,485	$8,209
Piney Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1680 Piney Grove Road	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6025	452	29	15.4	97.8%	32 (7.1%)	41 (9.1%)	123 (27.2%)	1 (0.2%)	199 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.4%)	26.6	1141^st of 1490 public elementary schools	23.4%		18.9	1301^st of 1505 public elementary schools	13.6%	160					60.3	45.3	40.3	54.2			32.8	41.5	43.5	25.4			46.8		$9,844	$1,827	$8,017
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
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
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
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
Robeson County Career Center	Public		1339 Hilly Branch Road	Lumberton	28359	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	No	(910) 671-6095	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
East Robeson Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	4840 7th Street Road	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6055	556	34	16.4	99.5%	147 (26.4%)	110 (19.8%)	103 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.8%)								(n/a)					86.8						71.1								$11,728	$1,810	$9,918
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
Purnell Swett High	Public	9-12	11344 Deep Branch Road	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-3253	1,583	87	18.2	99.5%	36 (2.3%)	147 (9.3%)	86 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1,244 (78.6%)	2 (0.1%)	67 (4.2%)	25.2	493^rd of 641 public high schools	23.1%		30.5	447^th of 640 public high schools	30.2%	46	23.8	35.7	22.0	64.3															$10,198	$1,489	$8,709
Fairmont High	Public	9-12	5419 Old Stage Road	Fairmont	28340	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-6727	780	58	13.4	99.6%	123 (15.8%)	317 (40.6%)	69 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	192 (24.6%)	3 (0.4%)	75 (9.6%)	20.8	518^th of 641 public high schools	19.2%		8.7	601^st of 640 public high schools	6.1%	83	14.7	36.6	25.9	58.7															$12,871	$1,995	$10,877
Fairmont Middle	Public	5-8	402 Iona St	Fairmont	28340	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-4363	253	21	11.9	98.8%	15 (5.9%)	124 (49.0%)	25 (9.9%)	3 (1.2%)	56 (22.1%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (11.5%)	4.1	753^rd of 773 public middle schools	2.6%		6	763^rd of 793 public middle schools	3.8%	10							12.3	14.3	7.2	10.3			19.3	14.3	23.2	30.5	28.1	31.6	$11,030	$1,703	$9,326
L Gilbert Carroll	Public	4-5	300 Bailey Rd	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6098	494	26	19.0	99.4%	53 (10.7%)	204 (41.3%)	127 (25.7%)	12 (2.4%)	60 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.3%)	3.9	1477^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.9%		7.5	1455^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.3%	22						25.1	23.9					31.4	20.7				25.1		$9,314	$1,452	$7,862
Lumberton Junior	Public	6-8	82 Marion Rd	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 735-2108	655	39	16.8	99.5%	62 (9.5%)	309 (47.2%)	157 (24.0%)	20 (3.1%)	62 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.7%)	11.5	711^th of 773 public middle schools	8.0%		8.1	747^th of 793 public middle schools	5.8%	36								25.7	38.1	17.6				28.5	21.9	25.1		45.9	$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	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6050	1,894	116	16.3	98.8%	300 (15.8%)	597 (31.5%)	429 (22.7%)	22 (1.2%)	414 (21.9%)	3 (0.2%)	129 (6.8%)	34	419^th of 641 public high schools	34.6%		31.4	435^th of 640 public high schools	32.0%	16	23.6	41.5	29.8	76.8															$10,521	$1,493	$9,028
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
Red Springs High	Public	9-12	509 N Vance Street	Red Springs	28377	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-4211	867	48	18.0	98.7%	42 (4.8%)	152 (17.5%)	321 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	318 (36.7%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.8%)	21.7	512^th of 641 public high schools	20.1%		17.9	530^th of 640 public high schools	17.2%	18	23.6	38.3	20.3	58.9															$11,416	$1,497	$9,918
Red Springs Middle	Public	5-8	302 W Second Avenue	Red Springs	28377	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-3883	572	39	14.7	99.5%	24 (4.2%)	110 (19.2%)	229 (40.0%)	2 (0.3%)	179 (31.3%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.5%)	4.3	751^st of 773 public middle schools	2.8%		8	748^th of 793 public middle schools	5.7%	3							29.4	21.8	23.0	8.8			22.0	17.7	24.3	20.9	28.4	27.0	$9,042	$1,734	$7,309
Rosenwald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Martin L King Dr	Fairmont	28340	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-4291	343	21	16.0	99.1%	34 (9.9%)	172 (50.1%)	25 (7.3%)	4 (1.2%)	72 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.5%)	5.8	1463^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	1.8%		5.3	1480^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.7%	17					36.1	28.4					23.6	16.4							$11,487	$2,147	$9,339
Rowland Norment Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	701 Godwin Ave	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6030	495	28	17.6	99.4%	33 (6.7%)	215 (43.4%)	134 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.3%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (8.9%)								(n/a)					51.4						28.0								$10,950	$1,615	$9,335
Saint Pauls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	222 Martin Luther King Drive	Saint Pauls	28384	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 865-4103	710	42	16.7	99.6%	79 (11.1%)	140 (19.7%)	370 (52.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.5%)	6.9	1449^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.8%		9.6	1427^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.2%	22					43.6	22.2					19.5	28.6							$8,817	$1,680	$7,137
Saint Pauls High	Public	9-12	648 North Old Stage Rd	Saint Pauls	28384	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 865-4177	1,142	63	18.0	99.7%	148 (13.0%)	235 (20.6%)	529 (46.3%)	5 (0.4%)	172 (15.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.6%)	30.2	445^th of 641 public high schools	30.6%		26.4	473^rd of 640 public high schools	26.1%	28	36.4	40.7	30.5	59.7															$10,368	$1,515	$8,853
Saint Pauls Middle	Public	5-8	526 W Shaw St	Saint Pauls	28384	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 865-4070	678	38	17.9	99.6%	68 (10.0%)	148 (21.8%)	348 (51.3%)	4 (0.6%)	68 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (6.0%)	6.6	738^th of 773 public middle schools	4.5%		11.5	724^th of 793 public middle schools	8.7%	14							11.8	21.3	23.1	12.6			27.6	28.2	29.7	21.8	26.0	32.4	$9,026	$1,557	$7,469
Tanglewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	400 West 29th Street	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6035	355	21	16.8	99.2%	83 (23.4%)	120 (33.8%)	47 (13.2%)	26 (7.3%)	42 (11.8%)	4 (1.1%)	33 (9.3%)								(n/a)					77.0						43.2								$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	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6020	382	26	14.7	99.2%	10 (2.6%)	212 (55.5%)	100 (26.2%)	3 (0.8%)	44 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)								(n/a)					50.6						20.0								$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	No	No	Yes	(910) 737-5232	274	11	24.2	41.2%	69 (25.2%)	27 (9.9%)	56 (20.4%)	7 (2.6%)	97 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	94.2	32^nd of 641 public high schools	95.0%		94.9	28^th of 640 public high schools	95.6%	4	95.9	93.2	84.2	97.2															$8,192	$839	$7,353
Southside Ashpole Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	607 S Martin Luther King St	Rowland	28383	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 422-3791	206	16	12.6	96.6%	9 (4.4%)	78 (37.9%)	9 (4.4%)	1 (0.5%)	92 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	7.8	1444^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.1%		11.3	1408^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.4%	36					34.4	26.9	32.4				28.1	30.8	29.4				29.4
South Robeson Middle School	Public	6-8	3268 South Robeson Road	Rowland	28383	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 422-3987	344	22	15.4	99.1%	14 (4.1%)	146 (42.4%)	28 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	119 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.5%)	11.7	708^th of 773 public middle schools	8.4%		12	722^nd of 793 public middle schools	9.0%	14								41.6	18.8	31.3				20.6	22.4	33.9		35.7

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Scotland County Schools	18.96 mi	12	203^rd

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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.