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W H Robinson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
608th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 59% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

W H Robinson Elementary in Winterville, NC, serves 692 students in grades PK–5 and is part of Pitt County Schools, a district that ranks near the middle of the state. The school currently ranks 608th out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, placing it at the 59th percentile with a 3-star SchoolDigger rating. That puts it in the middle of a highly varied local landscape: it trails nearby Wintergreen Intermediate (87th percentile) and Ridgewood Elementary (80th), but clearly outperforms Lakeforest Elementary (32nd) and South Greenville Elementary (12th).

Academically, the clearest bright spot is 4th grade, where proficiency reaches 71.7% in both math and reading — more than 10 and 14 points above the state averages, respectively. The school also stands out for its African American students, who have performed at the 80th percentile statewide for three consecutive years. Chronic absenteeism is another positive: at 17.6%, it is well below the Pitt County average of 21.7% and the state's 24.2%.

The most serious concern is special education. The school's special education subgroup ranked at just the 3rd percentile in 2025–2026 after three consecutive years below the statewide median. Third-grade math (58.6% proficient) also trails the state average by about 8 points, and the gender gap has widened significantly, with female students ranking at the 73rd percentile and male students at the 45th. In short, W H Robinson is a solid, stable school that successfully turned itself around nearly a decade ago, but it has plateaued in recent years. With nearly universal economic disadvantage (99.6% of students), its overall performance is genuinely positive, but reversing the special education decline and improving early-grade math will be key to moving back toward the 70th percentile range it reached just a few years ago.

692
Students ?
15.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
Community Eligibility
All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?
 2439 Railroad Street
       Winterville, NC  28590

(252) 756-3707

District: Pitt County Schools


Students who attend W H Robinson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    A G Cox Middle
High:    South Central
Racial breakdown:

African American:
60.3%
White:
24.4%
Hispanic:
6.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 73rd percentile in 2022 → 59th in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the North Carolina median (59th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 73rd-percentile peak (2022) to 59th (2026)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school63%
District avg62%
North Carolina avg61%
608th of 1,492
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Top 41%▲ up 22 pts since 2016
From bottom 37% (2016) to top 41% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
112th of 246Pitt County Schools 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202658.5608 of 149259.2%★★★☆☆
202557.0607 of 149059.3%★★★☆☆
202461.3557 of 150563.0%★★★☆☆
202367.9444 of 150270.4%★★★★☆
202268.9416 of 151472.5%★★★★☆
202165.5474 of 148968.2%★★★☆☆
201969.7410 of 147372.2%★★★★☆
201861.1559 of 143461.0%★★★☆☆
201730.51070 of 142925.1%★☆☆☆☆
201641.9898 of 142537.0%★★☆☆☆
201533.91018 of 144029.3%★☆☆☆☆
201444.9778 of 139044.0%★★☆☆☆
201339.7854 of 140339.1%★★☆☆☆
201240.7930 of 138833.0%★★☆☆☆
201160.9597 of 138156.8%★★★☆☆
201050.5765 of 136343.9%★★☆☆☆
200951.9745 of 135445.0%★★☆☆☆
200858.6569 of 132457.0%★★★☆☆
200757.5600 of 129353.6%★★★☆☆
200634.4946 of 127625.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202671.5180 of 90380.1%★★★★☆
202571.0187 of 91879.6%★★★★☆
202472.7163 of 92482.4%★★★★☆
202380.4109 of 93388.3%★★★★☆
202279.1103 of 92788.9%★★★★☆
202174.9121 of 89686.5%★★★★☆
201979.4107 of 94988.7%★★★★☆
201869.9196 of 92778.9%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202243.3302 of 63452.4%★★★☆☆
202162.5152 of 64676.5%★★★★☆
201939.7526 of 87840.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202668.3392 of 144772.9%★★★★☆
202554.5648 of 145155.3%★★★☆☆
202462.1515 of 145564.6%★★★☆☆
202360.7546 of 145962.6%★★★☆☆
202264.4468 of 145867.9%★★★☆☆
202160.9513 of 144064.4%★★★☆☆
201968.0426 of 142470.1%★★★★☆
201867.3438 of 140568.8%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202668.5139 of 74381.3%★★★★☆
202562.3275 of 71061.3%★★★☆☆
202470.445 of 66993.3%★★★★★
202368.286 of 58285.2%★★★★☆
202261.8216 of 50056.8%★★★☆☆
202177.315 of 49497.0%★★★★★
201943.5519 of 61215.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202650.4673 of 143453.1%★★★☆☆
202553.8611 of 143757.5%★★★☆☆
202461.1481 of 145066.8%★★★☆☆
202363.5435 of 143769.7%★★★☆☆
202267.6315 of 136676.9%★★★★☆
202159.1440 of 132966.9%★★★☆☆
201972.2280 of 136179.4%★★★★☆
201867.8346 of 133274.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202645.3800 of 145144.9%★★☆☆☆
202558.4575 of 145060.3%★★★☆☆
202458.4591 of 146459.6%★★★☆☆
202373.1326 of 146177.7%★★★★☆
202270.6372 of 146474.6%★★★★☆
202166.7444 of 144469.3%★★★☆☆
201969.0390 of 143072.7%★★★★☆
201852.4701 of 141350.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202614.9794 of 8152.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202535.5526 of 82135.9%★★☆☆☆
202430.2597 of 80125.5%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202655.5512 of 114655.3%★★★☆☆
202559.2459 of 117260.8%★★★☆☆
202462.8412 of 116664.7%★★★☆☆
202367.2354 of 118370.1%★★★★☆
202268.2343 of 119471.3%★★★★☆
202171.4297 of 117274.7%★★★★☆
201976.7225 of 118381.0%★★★★☆
201879.6197 of 117883.3%★★★★☆
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)
Gifted and Talented (2026)81st percentile+22 vs school
African American (2026)80th percentile+21 vs school
Female (2026)73rd percentile+14 vs school
White (2026)55th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-6 vs school
Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-20 vs school
Male (2026)45th percentile-14 vs school
Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-57 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?
Science65%~ state avg
Mathematics64%~ state avg
Reading61%+5 vs state

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Students who attend W H Robinson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : A G Cox Middle
High : South Central

W H Robinson Elementary ranks 608th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 692 students attended W H Robinson Elementary.

Students at W H Robinson Elementary are 60% African American, 24% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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Latest North Carolina data All new data »
2025–26 graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2020–21 through 2025–26 immunization ratesOct 19, 2026
2022–23 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2017–18 through 2024–25 attendance dataSep 2, 2026


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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