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Magnolia Elementary

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Magnolia Elementary ranks 1057 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1057^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Magnolia Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lumberton, North Carolina, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 802 students. Despite being part of the Public Schools of Robeson County district, which is ranked 215 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating, Magnolia Elementary consistently outperforms the district and the state of North Carolina in various subject areas and grade levels.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Magnolia Elementary had higher proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science compared to the district and state averages. The school's strong performance is particularly notable among Native American and Hispanic students, who have consistently ranked higher than their peers in the state. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students and Gifted and Talented students lags behind the state averages. Magnolia Elementary's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 914 out of 1,473 elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 1,057 out of 1,490 in 2024-2025, with the school maintaining a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch highlights the significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the Magnolia Elementary community. Despite these challenges, the school's consistent academic performance suggests that it may be providing effective instruction and support to its students. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Deep Branch Elementary, East Robeson Primary, and Southeastern Academy, Magnolia Elementary is outperforming many of its peers, particularly in the areas of Mathematics and Science.

779

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,903

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10928 US 301 North
Lumberton, NC 28360

(910) 671-6070

District: Public Schools of Robeson County

Students who attend Magnolia Elementary usually attend:

High:

PSRC Early College at RCC

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.8%

American Indian:

38.9%

White:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 39th percentile in 2023 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Public Schools of Robeson County

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 39th-percentile peak (2023) to 29th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg35%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

1,057^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

584^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1057 of 1490	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	985 of 1505	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	923 of 1502	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	942 of 1514	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1239 of 1489	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	914 of 1473	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1254 of 1434	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	1334 of 1429	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	1390 of 1425	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.1	1378 of 1440	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.7	1311 of 1390	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.0	1317 of 1403	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	1192 of 1388	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.9	852 of 1381	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	11.9	1263 of 1363	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	1211 of 1354	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	6.5	1280 of 1324	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.4	1263 of 1293	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.2	1232 of 1276	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	417 of 563	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	303 of 533	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	209 of 514	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	76 of 485	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	45.5	158 of 385	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	64 of 497	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	50.7	164 of 421	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1087 of 1451	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	951 of 1455	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	858 of 1459	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1043 of 1458	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	1115 of 1440	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	983 of 1424	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1275 of 1405	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	611 of 710	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	579 of 669	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	594 of 961	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	528 of 951	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.4	309 of 915	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	215 of 893	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	39.7	494 of 843	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	300 of 865	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.5	674 of 851	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	784 of 1437	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.7	567 of 1450	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	602 of 1437	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	583 of 1366	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.1	1101 of 1329	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	530 of 1361	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.5	1110 of 1332	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	989 of 1450	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	955 of 1464	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	930 of 1461	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	763 of 1464	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1218 of 1444	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	839 of 1430	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1216 of 1413	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	6 of 30	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	3 of 28	89.3%	★★★★★
2023	58.4	11 of 29	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	42.8	19 of 28	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	10 of 27	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.4	19 of 28	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	584 of 773	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.9	413 of 793	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	443 of 784	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	557 of 786	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	661 of 741	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	595 of 737	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	622 of 691	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	620 of 694	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	645 of 692	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	626 of 705	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.4	587 of 627	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.8	591 of 673	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.6	605 of 662	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	552 of 648	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.4	590 of 640	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.1	538 of 630	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.4	541 of 620	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.8	538 of 606	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.1	539 of 598	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	215 of 546	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	151 of 560	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	35.7	360 of 559	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	206 of 550	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	428 of 519	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	469 of 494	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	22.8	436 of 478	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	412 of 504	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	475 of 475	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	70 of 371	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	26 of 356	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	15 of 318	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	72.1	33 of 312	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	39.8	131 of 236	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.0	205 of 211	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	71 of 151	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	533 of 733	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.5	381 of 738	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	450 of 731	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	560 of 733	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	621 of 706	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	592 of 684	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	615 of 656	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	416 of 458	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	326 of 461	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.8	259 of 452	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	402 of 448	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	308 of 416	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	279 of 562	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	110 of 564	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	82 of 553	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	241 of 541	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.1	469 of 522	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	359 of 493	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	415 of 472	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	436 of 729	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	254 of 743	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	320 of 735	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	328 of 689	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.4	547 of 633	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	466 of 639	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	537 of 604	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	587 of 733	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.8	403 of 751	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	416 of 747	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	508 of 748	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.4	652 of 711	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	540 of 697	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	598 of 665	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	7 of 20	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.1	12 of 24	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.4	19 of 23	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	300 of 478	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	541 of 649	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	404 of 624	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Native American (2025)80th percentile+51 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)14th percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+57 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+26 vs school

Native American (2025)48th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)9th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2021)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science51%-10 vs state

Mathematics44%-13 vs state

Reading38%-14 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Magnolia Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Magnolia Elementary?

Students at Magnolia Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 39% American Indian, 6% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Magnolia Elementary a good school?

Magnolia Elementary ranks 1057^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Magnolia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Magnolia Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : PSRC Early College at RCC

What district is Magnolia Elementary in?

Public Schools of Robeson County

How many students attend Magnolia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 779 students attended Magnolia Elementary.

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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.