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Robbinsville Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Robbinsville Elementary is a small, rural PK–5 school in Robbinsville, North Carolina, serving 521 students in the mountains of Graham County. As the only elementary school in Graham County Schools, its results drive the district ranking near the bottom of the state at 228 out of 246 districts. The school's own ranking has declined sharply over the past decade, falling from the 64th percentile in 2015–16 to the 19th percentile in the most recent 2025–26 placement, putting it 1,205th out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools.

Test scores consistently trail state averages by double digits in most subjects and grades. In 4th grade, only 37.3% of students are proficient in math and 32.5% in reading, compared with state rates of 61.4% and 57.7%. Robbinsville is also the lowest-ranked tested elementary school in its immediate region. Nearby Hayesville Elementary, which serves a nearly identical population — 98.93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch versus 99.42% at Robbinsville — performs at the 73rd percentile statewide. Hayesville's 3rd grade math proficiency was 81% versus Robbinsville's 50.7%, and its 5th grade reading proficiency was 69.2% versus 39.7%. Chronic absenteeism at Robbinsville sits at 29.0% and does not explain the gap, since Peachtree Elementary has a 50.6% chronic absenteeism rate yet ranks in the 66th percentile.

There are strengths to build on. Fifth grade science proficiency reached 61.8%, nearly matching the state rate of 67.7% and far exceeding the school's own reading scores in the same grade. Year-to-year results are also highly volatile — 3rd grade math swung from 24.1% to 50.7% in just one year — suggesting that small class sizes and student mobility heavily influence annual rankings. The broader picture is encouraging: neighboring districts like Cherokee County Schools and Clay County Schools serve communities with comparable poverty yet achieve dramatically better results. This suggests Robbinsville's low rankings are not inevitable, and meaningful improvement is possible.

521

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

54 Moose Branch Road
Robbinsville, NC 28771

(828) 479-9850

District: Graham County Schools

Students who attend Robbinsville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Robbinsville Middle
High:	Robbinsville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.7%

American Indian:

14.6%

Hispanic:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 45 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg61%

1,205^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 45 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

228^th of 246Graham 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	1205 of 1492	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	1198 of 1490	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	973 of 1505	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1126 of 1502	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1202 of 1514	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	960 of 1489	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	810 of 1473	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	898 of 1434	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.5	773 of 1429	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	63.4	506 of 1425	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.1	569 of 1440	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.6	678 of 1390	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.4	656 of 1403	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.4	418 of 1388	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.3	644 of 1381	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.8	513 of 1363	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.8	533 of 1354	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.8	637 of 1324	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.8	764 of 1293	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.2	698 of 1276	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	39.5	346 of 634	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	554 of 646	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	382 of 878	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	400 of 897	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	1119 of 1447	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	1099 of 1451	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	866 of 1455	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	999 of 1459	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1233 of 1458	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	954 of 1440	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	866 of 1424	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	944 of 1405	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	489 of 710	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	379 of 669	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	1126 of 1434	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.4	980 of 1437	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	779 of 1450	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	828 of 1437	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	910 of 1366	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	722 of 1329	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	508 of 1361	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	605 of 1332	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	1211 of 1451	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	1233 of 1450	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1008 of 1464	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1167 of 1461	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1121 of 1464	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	907 of 1444	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	726 of 1430	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	849 of 1413	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.8	8 of 28	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	14 of 29	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	14 of 29	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	11 of 28	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	6 of 27	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	52.1	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	494 of 815	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.2	775 of 821	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	1117 of 1146	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	1136 of 1172	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1070 of 1166	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1128 of 1183	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1146 of 1194	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1075 of 1172	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	967 of 1183	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1034 of 1178	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)47th percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile+20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)31st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science62%-6 vs state

Mathematics50%-14 vs state

Reading37%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Robbinsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	54 Moose Branch Road	Robbinsville	28771	Graham County	Graham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 479-9850	521	37	14.1	—	405 (77.7%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	76 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	24.1	1205^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.2%		24.3	1198^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.6%	7	50.7	37.3	63.2	41.1	32.5	39.7	61.8	$13,368	$1,813	$11,555
Andrews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Jean Christy Ave.	Andrews	28901	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 321-4415	330	23	14.3	—	250 (75.8%)	12 (3.6%)	47 (14.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	30.2	1090^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.9%		22.4	1236^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.0%	146	48.2	33.9	52.9	35.7	42.9	51.0	80.4	$12,783	$1,671	$11,111
Peachtree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Upper Peachtree Road	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 837-2479	166	14	11.6	97.6%	142 (85.5%)	2 (1.2%)	12 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	64.3	512^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.7%		81.5	231^st of 1490 public elementary schools	84.5%	281	66.7	78.3	68.8	60.0	78.3	56.3	50.0	$14,802	$1,757	$13,045
Swain County West Elementary	Public	K-5	4142 Hwy 19 West	Bryson City	28713	Swain County	Swain County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 488-2119	403	26	15.7	—	293 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	5 (1.2%)	32 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.7%)	27.4	1153^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	22.7%		40.9	902^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	39.5%	251	45.5	62.3	47.6	33.3	62.3	33.3	54.8	$10,938	$1,448	$9,491
Hayesville Elementary	Public	3-5	72 Elementary School Drive	Hayesville	28904	Clay County	Clay County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 389-8586	280	19	14.7	—	242 (86.4%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	70.5	406^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.8%		64.2	495^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.8%	89	81.0	66.7	74.4	62.0	55.3	69.2	76.6	$10,584	$1,072	$9,511
Hayesville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	698 Anderson St	Hayesville	28904	Clay County	Clay County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 389-3763	375	25	15.0	—	317 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Robbinsville Elementary

Is Robbinsville Elementary a good school?

Robbinsville Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Robbinsville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Robbinsville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Robbinsville Middle
High : Robbinsville High

What is the racial makeup of Robbinsville Elementary?

Students at Robbinsville Elementary are 78% White, 15% American Indian, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Robbinsville Elementary in?

Graham County Schools

How many students attend Robbinsville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Robbinsville Elementary.

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