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Oxendine Elementary

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Oxendine Elementary ranks 1031 st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1031^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Oxendine Elementary is a small PK–6 school in Maxton, North Carolina, serving 301 students in the Public Schools of Robeson County, a district where economic challenges are widespread—99% of Oxendine’s students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Over the past decade, the school has risen from an 8th-percentile ranking in 2015–16 to a 31st-percentile statewide ranking with a 2-star rating in the most recent year, outperforming its district’s overall 1-star standing. That improvement is worth noting: even with poverty rates among the highest in the state, the school has clearly made progress since the difficult COVID-impacted years.

The most important takeaway is that math is a genuine strength while reading is a persistent concern. In 2025–26, Oxendine posted 4th-grade math proficiency of 65.8% (above the state’s 61.4%) and 6th-grade math proficiency of 65.0% (above the state’s 59.2%), while its 5th-grade reading proficiency was just 25.9%, compared with 55.3% statewide. The school’s low-income students perform near the middle of the pack compared with similar students across North Carolina, and its Native American students have earned 4-star ratings from the state for three straight years. However, chronic absenteeism is the highest of any nearby school—47% in 2024–25, nearly double the state average of 24.2%—and the student-teacher ratio of 17.7 is also the highest in the surrounding area.

Compared with other local schools, Oxendine sits in the upper middle of what is a challenging field: it ranks well above South Johnson Elementary, Wagram Elementary, Hawk Eye Elementary, and Peterson Elementary, all of which hold 0-star ratings, while sitting modestly below Prospect Elementary, Pembroke Elementary, and Rex-Rennert Elementary. The most instructive comparison, though, is Old Main STREAM Academy, located about nine miles away. That school serves a nearly identical economic profile—99% poverty—yet posts an 82nd-percentile state ranking and a chronic absenteeism rate of just 12.9%. For Oxendine, closing the attendance gap and doubling down on early literacy would likely be the two most powerful levers for lifting its already promising trajectory.

301

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5599 Oxendine School Rd
Maxton, NC 28364-9317

(910) 843-4243

District: Public Schools of Robeson County

Students who attend Oxendine Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Red Springs Middle
High:	PSRC Early College at RCC
	Red Springs High

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

79.1%

Two or more races:

9.6%

White:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (50% vs 60% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 24% North Carolina)

!Science scores 16 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg44%

North Carolina avg60%

1,031^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

190^th of 246Public 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
2026	33.7	1031 of 1492	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	829 of 1490	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	968 of 1505	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1029 of 1502	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1271 of 1514	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	1446 of 1489	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1207 of 1473	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1146 of 1434	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	1290 of 1429	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	1314 of 1425	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	1287 of 1440	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.1	1186 of 1390	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.6	1164 of 1403	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.5	951 of 1388	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.1	990 of 1381	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.8	1186 of 1363	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.5	1192 of 1354	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	1167 of 1324	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.9	1207 of 1293	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.0	1236 of 1276	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	50.5	362 of 878	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	858 of 1447	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.5	669 of 1451	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	768 of 1455	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1029 of 1459	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1214 of 1458	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1347 of 1440	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	993 of 1424	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1085 of 1405	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	740 of 1434	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.1	559 of 1437	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	766 of 1450	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	809 of 1437	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1075 of 1366	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1291 of 1329	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	897 of 1361	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	933 of 1332	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	1129 of 1451	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	935 of 1450	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1020 of 1464	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	914 of 1461	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1232 of 1464	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1409 of 1444	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1258 of 1430	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1169 of 1413	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	7 of 30	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	4 of 28	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	45.4	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	26 of 28	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	15 of 27	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	16 of 28	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)72nd percentile+42 vs school

Disabled (2019)59th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics59%-4 vs state

Science52%-16 vs state

Reading41%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

I went to Elementary School here. I was an exceptional student in an exceptional school. I enjoyed how the community seemed to come together to support this school. I enjoyed this school and to my opinion it is the best school in Robeson County. I had many excellent teachers who worked hard to prepare their students. I believe if it was not for the little shove Oxendine gave me i would not be currently attending Early College High School. Close Quote

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
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%)	33.7	1031^st of 1492 public elementary schools	30.9%		45.2	829^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.4%	202	50.0	65.8	55.6	65.0			48.1	39.5	25.9	45.0			51.9		$11,200	$1,851	$9,348
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%)	10.3	1418^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.0%		13.2	1377^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.6%	41	45.7	32.8					37.0	33.6							$10,831	$2,005	$8,826
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%)	41.2	892^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	40.2%		40.7	905^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.3%	13	70.3	48.8	64.1	53.5	62.8	77.8	44.0	43.9	42.3	54.9	58.5	62.2	66.7	78.9	$9,609	$1,583	$8,026
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%)	27.3	1154^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.7%		7.3	1447^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.9%	293	81.8	23.1	14.7				65.9	23.1	17.6				17.6		$12,374	$1,964	$10,410
Hawk Eye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4321 Old Maxton Road	Red Springs	28377	Robeson County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-2470	328	27	12.2	99.1%	15 (4.6%)	43 (13.1%)	106 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.5%)	12.1	1394^th of 1492 public elementary schools	6.6%		5.5	1467^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.5%	73	45.1	44.4	40.5				27.5	31.5	40.5				42.9		$11,413	$1,480	$9,933
Wagram Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24081 Main Street	Wagram	28396	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 384-0735	508	35	14.5	99.4%	89 (17.5%)	254 (50.0%)	32 (6.3%)	4 (0.8%)	83 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.1%)	10.9	1408^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.6%		15.7	1341^st of 1490 public elementary schools	10.0%	67	53.2	26.7	38.9				36.4	37.2	27.8				40.3		$11,834	$2,053	$9,781
Old Main STREAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	200 North Odum Street	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	Old Main Stream	Yes	No	No	No	(910) 775-9191	437	32	13.5	99.3%	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	373 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.5%)	78.3	266^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.2%		70	395^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.5%	129	87.0	72.9	72.9	75.5	80.4	75.6	68.1	70.8	54.2	61.2	56.5	65.9	83.3	85.4
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%)	24.9	1194^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.0%		26.2	1151^st of 1490 public elementary schools	22.8%	43	47.4	49.2	51.9	60.0			30.8	47.7	44.4	39.2			50.9		$9,976	$1,620	$8,356
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%)	39.6	914^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.7%		28.2	1115^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.2%	201	61.0	55.0	58.1				48.8	50.5	45.3				64.2		$9,720	$1,679	$8,041
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%)	38.1	940^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.0%		15.2	1347^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.6%	407	45.5	54.7	62.0				43.6	62.5	42.0				62.0		$9,692	$1,564	$8,127

Frequently Asked Questions about Oxendine Elementary

What schools do graduates of Oxendine Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oxendine Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Red Springs Middle
High : PSRC Early College at RCC
High : Red Springs High

What district is Oxendine Elementary in?

Public Schools of Robeson County

What is the racial makeup of Oxendine Elementary?

Students at Oxendine Elementary are 79% American Indian, 10% Two or more races, 5% White, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic.

Is Oxendine Elementary a good school?

Oxendine Elementary ranks 1031^st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oxendine Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Oxendine Elementary.

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