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Parkton Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1344th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 10% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Parkton Elementary is a public elementary school located in Parkton, North Carolina, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 588 students. The school is part of the Public Schools of Robeson County district, which is ranked 215 out of 242 districts in the state.

Parkton Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranges from 24.6% in 4th grade to 48.6% in 3rd grade, compared to the state averages of 58.9% to 64.1%. The school's Reading proficiency rates also lag behind state averages, ranging from 27.1% in 6th grade to 52.6% in 8th grade. Parkton Elementary's performance on Science assessments is similarly below the state and district averages.

While the nearby schools in the Public Schools of Robeson County district also perform poorly, some schools in the Cumberland County Schools district, such as E. Melvin Honeycutt Elementary and Stoney Point Elementary, significantly outperform Parkton Elementary on academic measures while serving a more economically diverse student population.

592
Students ?
20.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,281
Per pupil spending ?
99.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 400 North Green Street
       Parkton, NC  28371

(910) 858-3951

District: Public Schools of Robeson County


Students who attend Parkton Elementary usually attend:

High:    PSRC Early College at RCC
    Saint Pauls High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
30.6%
African American:
26.0%
White:
22.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 56% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg35%
North Carolina avg56%
Elementary school
1,344th of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
558th of 773
North Carolina public middle schools ?
Bottom 28%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
10th of 17Elementary Schools in the Public Schools of Robeson County
215th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202515.41344 of 14909.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.21434 of 15054.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.71353 of 15029.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.91360 of 151410.2%★☆☆☆☆
202111.11370 of 14898.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.61370 of 14737.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.31187 of 143417.2%★☆☆☆☆
201725.91141 of 142920.2%★☆☆☆☆
201630.21072 of 142524.8%★☆☆☆☆
201520.51205 of 144016.3%★☆☆☆☆
201421.81132 of 139018.6%★☆☆☆☆
201322.21154 of 140317.7%★☆☆☆☆
201239.8947 of 138831.8%★★☆☆☆
201121.61185 of 138114.2%★☆☆☆☆
201015.51229 of 13639.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200931.91012 of 135425.3%★☆☆☆☆
200823.81088 of 132417.8%★☆☆☆☆
200721.51125 of 129313.0%★☆☆☆☆
200624.21064 of 127616.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202526.0752 of 91818.1%★☆☆☆☆
202416.1865 of 9246.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.7846 of 9339.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202231.5677 of 92727.0%★☆☆☆☆
202129.3655 of 89626.9%★☆☆☆☆
201920.1859 of 9499.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.4761 of 92717.9%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202244.2292 of 63453.9%★★★☆☆
202117.6620 of 6464.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201827.2732 of 89718.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202553.2203 of 56363.9%★★★☆☆
202428.9429 of 53319.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202515.41328 of 14518.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.41392 of 14554.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.31210 of 145917.1%★☆☆☆☆
202217.21306 of 145810.4%★☆☆☆☆
202115.61274 of 144011.5%★☆☆☆☆
201916.91273 of 142410.6%★☆☆☆☆
201821.51195 of 140514.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202532.8696 of 96127.6%★☆☆☆☆
202414.2906 of 9514.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.6845 of 9157.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.9867 of 8932.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.9778 of 8437.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.9797 of 8657.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201841.0531 of 85137.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202528.61157 of 143719.5%★☆☆☆☆
202416.21338 of 14507.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.31273 of 143711.4%★☆☆☆☆
202226.71104 of 136619.2%★☆☆☆☆
202119.81149 of 132913.5%★☆☆☆☆
201923.71150 of 136115.5%★☆☆☆☆
201833.8958 of 133228.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202520.01256 of 145013.4%★☆☆☆☆
202411.61377 of 14645.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.41357 of 14617.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.21287 of 146412.1%★☆☆☆☆
202110.51352 of 14446.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.01380 of 14303.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.21132 of 141319.9%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202342.888 of 15442.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202430.3594 of 80125.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202513.31100 of 11726.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.81145 of 11661.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.81042 of 118311.9%★☆☆☆☆
202223.31011 of 119415.3%★☆☆☆☆
202112.51118 of 11724.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.11157 of 11832.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.11103 of 11786.4%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202528.8558 of 77327.8%★☆☆☆☆
202417.8679 of 79314.4%★☆☆☆☆
202318.8659 of 78415.9%★☆☆☆☆
202219.0661 of 78615.9%★☆☆☆☆
20219.3694 of 7416.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.7657 of 73710.9%★☆☆☆☆
201828.2508 of 69126.5%★☆☆☆☆
201732.3492 of 69429.1%★☆☆☆☆
201627.5521 of 69224.7%★☆☆☆☆
201534.4483 of 70531.5%★★☆☆☆
201437.3390 of 62737.8%★★☆☆☆
201334.4450 of 67333.1%★★☆☆☆
201265.0251 of 66262.1%★★★☆☆
201153.3359 of 64844.6%★★☆☆☆
201040.2445 of 64030.5%★★☆☆☆
200953.0358 of 63043.2%★★☆☆☆
200838.4423 of 62031.8%★★☆☆☆
200739.1434 of 60628.4%★☆☆☆☆
200629.9472 of 59821.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202540.7307 of 54643.8%★★☆☆☆
202436.2357 of 56036.3%★★☆☆☆
202335.0368 of 55934.2%★★☆☆☆
202236.8341 of 55038.0%★★☆☆☆
202120.9476 of 53310.7%★☆☆☆☆
201915.9489 of 5195.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.7407 of 49417.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202428.3277 of 35622.2%★☆☆☆☆
202281.020 of 31293.6%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202526.2563 of 73323.2%★☆☆☆☆
202422.1605 of 73818.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.3623 of 73114.8%★☆☆☆☆
202225.0578 of 73321.1%★☆☆☆☆
202111.7652 of 7067.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.3645 of 6845.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.4575 of 65612.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202541.5339 of 56239.7%★★☆☆☆
202424.7465 of 56417.6%★☆☆☆☆
202334.7391 of 55329.3%★☆☆☆☆
202243.9301 of 54144.4%★★☆☆☆
202117.7478 of 5228.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.6411 of 49316.6%★☆☆☆☆
201843.8270 of 47242.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202537.1468 of 72935.8%★★☆☆☆
202428.8570 of 74323.3%★☆☆☆☆
202326.4578 of 73521.4%★☆☆☆☆
202230.1504 of 68926.9%★☆☆☆☆
202117.1572 of 6339.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.7544 of 63914.9%★☆☆☆☆
201839.1387 of 60435.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202537.8461 of 73337.1%★★☆☆☆
202417.2650 of 75113.4%★☆☆☆☆
202319.2634 of 74715.1%★☆☆☆☆
202213.5674 of 7489.9%★☆☆☆☆
20218.3684 of 7113.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.2607 of 69712.9%★☆☆☆☆
201840.9424 of 66536.2%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202531.3244 of 32825.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202541.1391 of 64939.8%★★☆☆☆
202416.6582 of 65210.7%★☆☆☆☆
202314.8607 of 6567.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.2648 of 6581.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.1620 of 6321.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.9599 of 6244.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.5516 of 59613.4%★☆☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+54 vs school
Disabled (2022)54th percentile+44 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)43rd percentile+33 vs school
Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2024)26th percentile+21 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school
African American (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)8th percentile~ school
White (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)44th percentile+16 vs school
White (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2025)37th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile~ school
Female (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile+8 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Science54%-7 vs state
Reading38%-15 vs state
Mathematics36%-21 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Parkton Elementary.

Parkton Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students who attend Parkton Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : PSRC Early College at RCC
High : Saint Pauls High

Students at Parkton Elementary are 31% Hispanic, 26% African American, 23% White, 12% Two or more races, 8% American Indian.


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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.

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