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Pembroke Elementary

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Pembroke Elementary ranks 914 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

914^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pembroke Elementary is a PK-5 school in Pembroke, NC, serving 703 students in the Public Schools of Robeson County district, which ranks 190th out of 246 districts statewide. Historically, Pembroke has ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools, but the school is showing real momentum: its statewide ranking climbed to 914th of 1,492 schools — the 39th percentile — in 2025-2026, its strongest showing in available data.

Academically, the improvement is broad-based. Reading proficiency rose in every tested grade from 2023-2024 to 2025-2026 — 3rd grade reading went from 31.4% to 48.8% proficient, and 5th grade reading improved from 23.5% to 45.3%. Math gains were equally encouraging, with 5th grade math jumping from 37.0% to 58.1% proficient. Science is a standout: 64.2% of 5th graders scored proficient in 2025-2026, well above the district's 48.4% and close to the state average. Pembroke also beat the district in nearly every 2025-2026 End-of-Grade subject. Among nearby Robeson County schools, only Union Elementary and Prospect Elementary ranked higher statewide. The school is especially effective with certain student groups, including Native American students (ranked 4th of 29 statewide) and special education students (above the state median for three straight years).

The biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism: 45.7% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, nearly double the state rate of 24.2%. That makes Pembroke's recent gains even more noteworthy, given that 99.57% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. A useful comparison is nearby Old Main STREAM Academy, which serves a similarly high-poverty student body but ranks at the 82nd percentile statewide and reports far lower chronic absenteeism (12.9%). This suggests attendance and school climate could be important levers for continued progress. One measure to watch is the gifted and talented subgroup, whose ranking fell from the 56th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 7th percentile in 2025-2026 — an area worth monitoring to ensure advanced learners remain challenged.

703

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

505 South Jones Street
Pembroke, NC 28372

(910) 521-4204

District: Public Schools of Robeson County

Students who attend Pembroke Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pembroke Middle
High:	PSRC Early College at RCC
	Purnell Swett High

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

79.5%

Two or more races:

6.5%

African American:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (55% vs 61% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 24% North Carolina)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg61%

914^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 39% (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	39.6	914 of 1492	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	1115 of 1490	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1170 of 1505	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1206 of 1502	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1239 of 1514	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	1224 of 1489	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1143 of 1473	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1219 of 1434	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	1270 of 1429	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	1214 of 1425	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	1276 of 1440	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.9	1247 of 1390	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	1175 of 1403	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.9	1049 of 1388	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.4	1001 of 1381	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.1	1021 of 1363	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.0	1054 of 1354	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.6	1027 of 1324	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.3	945 of 1293	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.4	976 of 1276	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	40.1	545 of 927	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	709 of 949	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	43.5	297 of 634	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.8	582 of 646	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	516 of 878	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	610 of 897	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	974 of 1447	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.7	1013 of 1451	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1050 of 1455	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1177 of 1459	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1199 of 1458	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	1092 of 1440	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1186 of 1424	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1296 of 1405	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	694 of 743	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	49.8	494 of 710	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.9	293 of 669	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	710 of 1434	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.3	1070 of 1437	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1120 of 1450	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1141 of 1437	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1119 of 1366	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1165 of 1329	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	900 of 1361	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1228 of 1332	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	830 of 1451	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.4	1155 of 1450	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1225 of 1464	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1148 of 1461	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1223 of 1464	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1281 of 1444	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1047 of 1430	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1095 of 1413	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	4 of 29	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	60.4	13 of 30	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	11 of 28	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	13 of 29	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	11 of 29	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.1	3 of 28	89.3%	★★★★★
2019	62.1	11 of 27	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	14 of 28	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	403 of 815	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.9	336 of 821	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	307 of 801	61.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)86th percentile+47 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2022)41st percentile+23 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)7th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science64%-4 vs state

Mathematics58%-6 vs state

Reading48%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	—	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
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	—	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	97.2%	1.4%
Deep Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4045 Deep Branch Road	Lumberton	28360	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 738-2514	374	24	15.8	—	11 (2.9%)	25 (6.7%)	32 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	284 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	25.3	1178^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.0%		19.2	1291^st of 1490 public elementary schools	13.4%	113	67.8	50.0	44.4	51.6			39.7	39.5	36.5	54.8			30.2		96.6%	0%	$10,490	$1,754	$8,735
Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2547 NC Hwy 710 South	Rowland	28383	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-4272	351	22	15.7	—	9 (2.6%)	11 (3.1%)	18 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	295 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	62.2	545^th of 1492 public elementary schools	63.5%		56	636^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.3%	91	64.6	67.4	73.5	77.8			66.7	46.5	49.0	52.8			81.6		96.5%	0%	$9,927	$1,943	$7,984
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	—	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		98.4%	0%	$9,976	$1,620	$8,356
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	—	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	94.9%	1.3%	$9,609	$1,583	$8,026
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%)	30.4	1087^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.1%		26.6	1141^st of 1490 public elementary schools	23.4%	54	57.6	69.2	42.6	46.6			53.0	40.0	24.6	43.1			55.7		97.2%	0%	$9,844	$1,827	$8,017
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	—	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							99.1%	0%	$10,831	$2,005	$8,826
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	—	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		100%	0%	$11,200	$1,851	$9,348
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	—	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		98.2%	0%	$12,374	$1,964	$10,410

Frequently Asked Questions about Pembroke Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pembroke Elementary?

Students at Pembroke Elementary are 80% American Indian, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% White.

Is Pembroke Elementary a good school?

Pembroke Elementary ranks 914^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Pembroke Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pembroke Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pembroke Middle
High : PSRC Early College at RCC
High : Purnell Swett High

What district is Pembroke Elementary in?

Public Schools of Robeson County

How many students attend Pembroke Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 703 students attended Pembroke 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.

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