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Long Branch Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Long Branch Elementary is a public elementary school serving 435 students in grades PK-4 in Lumberton, North Carolina, which is part of the Public Schools of Robeson County district.

Despite being a part of the district for over a decade, Long Branch Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of North Carolina elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles across multiple student subgroups, with its rankings for female, male, African American, and white students all falling in the bottom 25% of the state. Academically, Long Branch lags significantly behind state and district averages in both math and reading proficiency, with only 27.4% of 3rd graders proficient in reading compared to the state average of 46.7%.

Interestingly, the other elementary schools in the immediate vicinity of Long Branch Elementary, such as Magnolia Elementary, Piney Grove Elementary, and L. Gilbert Carroll, also struggle academically but generally perform better than Long Branch across various metrics. This suggests that the challenges facing Long Branch are not solely due to the broader district or regional factors. Despite the school's persistent underperformance, it has not shown meaningful improvement over time, remaining firmly entrenched in the bottom quartile of North Carolina elementary schools.

428

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,849

Per pupil spending ?

98.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10218 NC 72 East
Lumberton, NC 28358

(910) 739-3864

District: Public Schools of Robeson County

Students who attend Long Branch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Orrum Middle
High:	Fairmont High
	PSRC Early College at RCC

Racial breakdown:

African American:

28.7%

White:

22.9%

Two or more races:

22.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Reading scores 22 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg42%

North Carolina avg57%

1,290^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Public Schools of Robeson County

215^th of 242Public Schools of Robeson County 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
2025	19.2	1290 of 1490	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1260 of 1505	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1197 of 1502	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1227 of 1514	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1318 of 1489	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	931 of 1473	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1119 of 1434	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	1227 of 1429	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.3	1313 of 1425	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.2	1298 of 1440	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	22.5	1121 of 1390	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.1	999 of 1403	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.1	1063 of 1388	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.5	1103 of 1381	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.9	975 of 1363	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.5	1127 of 1354	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.8	1039 of 1324	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.7	958 of 1293	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.2	1057 of 1276	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	893 of 918	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	802 of 924	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	669 of 933	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	695 of 927	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	603 of 896	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	390 of 949	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	422 of 927	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	65.0	198 of 878	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	36.9	582 of 897	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1237 of 1451	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1326 of 1455	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1078 of 1459	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1172 of 1458	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1192 of 1440	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	904 of 1424	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1168 of 1405	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	1174 of 1437	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1117 of 1450	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	960 of 1437	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	985 of 1366	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1152 of 1329	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.2	486 of 1361	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	846 of 1332	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1279 of 1450	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1119 of 1464	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1244 of 1461	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1200 of 1464	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1321 of 1444	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	937 of 1430	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1028 of 1413	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	157 of 175	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	126 of 133	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	97 of 97	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	4 of 30	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	24.6	25 of 29	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.3	8 of 28	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	7 of 27	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	10 of 28	64.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	978 of 1172	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1125 of 1166	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	952 of 1183	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	992 of 1194	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1153 of 1172	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	678 of 1183	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1028 of 1178	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)87th percentile+73 vs school

Disabled (2019)77th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics49%-13 vs state

Reading31%-22 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Southeastern Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	12251 NC HWY 41 North	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Southeastern Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(910) 738-7828	218	14	15.3		144 (66.1%)	12 (5.5%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	82.7	205^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.2%		90.3	111^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.6%	94	96.0	72.0	84.0	92.0	87.0	87.5	68.0	68.0	64.0	88.0	82.6	70.8	52.0	75.0
Bladenboro Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	312 Old Whiteville Road	Bladenboro	28320	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 863-3387	448	27	16.4	99.3%	225 (50.2%)	96 (21.4%)	68 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.5%)	24.9	1189^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.2%		41.2	908^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.7%	281	38.5	52.4					28.6	51.2							$11,612	$1,954	$9,658
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Long Branch Elementary

Is Long Branch Elementary a good school?

Long Branch Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Long Branch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Long Branch Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Long Branch Elementary?

Students at Long Branch Elementary are 29% African American, 23% White, 22% Two or more races, 20% American Indian, 6% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Long Branch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Long Branch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Orrum Middle
High : Fairmont High
High : PSRC Early College at RCC

What district is Long Branch Elementary in?

Public Schools of Robeson County

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