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Piney Grove Elementary

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Piney Grove Elementary ranks 1087 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1087^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Piney Grove Elementary is a PK–6 school in Lumberton, NC, serving 452 students in the Public Schools of Robeson County. Nearly the entire student body (97.8%) qualifies for free/reduced lunch, reflecting the high poverty rates common across the county. Statewide, the school ranks 1,087 out of 1,492 elementary schools — in the 27th percentile with a one-star rating — which actually represents meaningful progress from the 9th percentile it held in 2021–22. The district itself ranks 190th out of 246 districts in North Carolina, so the school operates within a broader context of systemic challenges.

Academically, Piney Grove has clear strengths alongside urgent needs. Across grades 3–6, average math proficiency is about 54%, above the district's 48% but below the state's 62%. Reading proficiency sits at roughly 40%, matching the district average but trailing the state's 56%. The brightest spot is 4th grade math, where 69.2% of students scored proficient — well above the district's 46.5% and higher than nearby schools like Magnolia Elementary, Deep Branch Elementary, and Pembroke Elementary. In contrast, only 24.6% of 5th graders read proficiently — a figure closer to L. Gilbert Carroll, which ranks in the bottom 7th percentile. Encouragingly, Piney Grove's African American students and English Language Learner students rank in the 62nd and 63rd percentiles statewide, suggesting the school serves these groups better than its overall rank implies.

Chronic absenteeism is the school's biggest non-academic barrier: in 2024–25, 42.6% of students were chronically absent, compared with 24.2% statewide. The comparison with nearby Old Main STREAM Academy is telling. That school, serving a similarly high-poverty population under a different district, reports only 12.9% chronic absenteeism and ranks in the 82nd percentile overall. Piney Grove is gradually improving and has genuine bright spots, but reducing absenteeism and shoring up upper-elementary reading remain essential to lifting its overall rating.

452

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1680 Piney Grove Road
Lumberton, NC 28358

(910) 671-6025

District: Public Schools of Robeson County

Students who attend Piney Grove Elementary usually attend:

High:

PSRC Early College at RCC

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

44.0%

Hispanic:

27.2%

Two or more races:

12.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (48% vs 60% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 24% North Carolina)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg44%

North Carolina avg60%

1,087^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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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	30.4	1087 of 1492	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	1141 of 1490	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1301 of 1505	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1119 of 1502	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1371 of 1514	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1315 of 1489	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1306 of 1473	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1079 of 1434	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.7	1067 of 1429	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.8	1050 of 1425	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.8	1168 of 1440	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.0	1153 of 1390	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	1217 of 1403	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.2	1122 of 1388	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.0	1153 of 1381	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.1	1053 of 1363	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.2	986 of 1354	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.6	1013 of 1324	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.1	1034 of 1293	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.1	1126 of 1276	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	344 of 903	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	655 of 927	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	542 of 927	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	41.3	501 of 878	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	546 of 897	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	192 of 519	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.5	298 of 563	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	373 of 533	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	235 of 514	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	47 of 385	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	138 of 497	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	1051 of 1447	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	1208 of 1451	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1282 of 1455	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1120 of 1459	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1363 of 1458	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	1297 of 1440	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1313 of 1424	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1095 of 1405	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	698 of 710	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	556 of 981	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	687 of 961	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	837 of 951	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	635 of 915	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	642 of 893	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	619 of 843	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	610 of 865	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	540 of 851	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	875 of 1434	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.3	947 of 1437	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1133 of 1450	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	958 of 1437	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1235 of 1366	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	1074 of 1329	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1088 of 1361	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	837 of 1332	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	1064 of 1451	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	1045 of 1450	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1250 of 1464	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1093 of 1461	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1264 of 1464	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1219 of 1444	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1238 of 1430	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1054 of 1413	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	15 of 29	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.1	9 of 30	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.6	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	12 of 29	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	22 of 29	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.4	16 of 28	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	19 of 27	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	13 of 28	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	471 of 801	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)63rd percentile+36 vs school

African American (2026)62nd percentile+35 vs school

Native American (2026)48th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2019)43rd percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2024)41st percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

Male (2026)27th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science56%-12 vs state

Mathematics54%-8 vs state

Reading40%-15 vs state

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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
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		$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%)	12.3	1393^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	6.6%		3.9	1477^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.9%	84		45.5	45.0					39.6	25.0				26.2		$9,314	$1,452	$7,862
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%)	35.9	985^th of 1492 public elementary schools	34.0%		32.1	1057^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.1%	72	69.0	46.0	42.7	58.0	52.7	67.7	46.6	60.3	34.7	43.5	48.9	38.7	64.0	85.5	$9,903	$1,678	$8,225
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)	67.6						47.9								$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)	50.0						47.5								$10,950	$1,615	$9,335
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)	46.6						31.8								$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%)	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
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	99.2%	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		$10,490	$1,754	$8,735
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)	89.3						73.2								$11,728	$1,810	$9,918
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Piney Grove Elementary

What schools do graduates of Piney Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Piney Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : PSRC Early College at RCC

What district is Piney Grove Elementary in?

Public Schools of Robeson County

What is the racial makeup of Piney Grove Elementary?

Students at Piney Grove Elementary are 44% American Indian, 27% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 9% African American, 7% White.

How many students attend Piney Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Piney Grove Elementary.

Is Piney Grove Elementary a good school?

Piney Grove Elementary ranks 1087^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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