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Union Chapel Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1194^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Union Chapel Elementary is a PK–6 school in Pembroke, NC, that serves 442 students as part of the Public Schools of Robeson County. In the most recent state rankings, the school carries a 1-star rating, placing it in the 20th percentile among North Carolina elementary schools. Its student body is almost entirely economically disadvantaged, with just over 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. One clear strength is attendance: the chronic absenteeism rate of 29.7% is dramatically better than the district's 42.1% average and has fallen steadily from a high of 44.7% over the past several years.

In the classroom, the school actually beats its district average in most tested grades and subjects. Sixth-grade math is the standout: 60% of students are proficient, roughly 20 points above the district average and essentially even with the state average. The flip side is 3rd grade reading, where just 30.8% of students are proficient versus 55.6% statewide, and reading never quite catches up in any grade. A look at nearby Union Elementary in Rowland is instructive: both schools serve nearly identical populations in the same district, yet Union Elementary ranks in the 63rd percentile statewide with substantially higher scores in every grade and subject. High poverty alone clearly does not determine a school's results.

The school also has notable bright spots. Among all North Carolina schools serving Native American students, it ranks 9th out of 29 with a 4-star rating, a position it has held consistently for several years. The overall direction is cautiously positive, with the school climbing from the 9th percentile in 2020–2021 to the 20th percentile range in recent years. Still, gifted services (7th percentile statewide) and female student outcomes (12th percentile versus 29th for males) deserve attention, as does early reading. Nearby Old Main STREAM Academy, just over four miles away, reaches the 82nd percentile statewide with a similar poverty profile and a chronic absenteeism rate of just 12.9% — clear evidence that challenges like Union Chapel's can be overcome.

442

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

98.4%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

4271 Union Chapel Road
Pembroke, NC 28372-9729

(910) 521-4456

District: Public Schools of Robeson County

Students who attend Union Chapel Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

60.2%

Hispanic:

30.3%

African American:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 26th percentile in 2023 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 26th-percentile peak (2023) to 20th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg44%

North Carolina avg60%

1,194^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 20% (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	24.9	1194 of 1492	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	1151 of 1490	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1257 of 1505	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1111 of 1502	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1243 of 1514	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1348 of 1489	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1332 of 1473	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1203 of 1434	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	1211 of 1429	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	1225 of 1425	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	1107 of 1440	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.7	1157 of 1390	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.6	1193 of 1403	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.2	739 of 1388	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	73.4	333 of 1381	75.9%	★★★★☆
2010	81.6	168 of 1363	87.7%	★★★★☆
2009	62.0	572 of 1354	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	33.3	960 of 1324	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.2	739 of 1293	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	22.3	1092 of 1276	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	37.1	377 of 634	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	454 of 646	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	792 of 878	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	384 of 519	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	522 of 563	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	257 of 533	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	220 of 514	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.1	411 of 497	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.6	158 of 421	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	1270 of 1447	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	1207 of 1451	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1286 of 1455	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1086 of 1459	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1222 of 1458	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1402 of 1440	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1310 of 1424	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1202 of 1405	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	688 of 743	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	51.5	416 of 582	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	635 of 981	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	681 of 961	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	807 of 951	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	739 of 915	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	752 of 893	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	777 of 843	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	839 of 865	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	614 of 851	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	1042 of 1434	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.5	941 of 1437	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1134 of 1450	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	891 of 1437	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	992 of 1366	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	1105 of 1329	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1137 of 1361	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1011 of 1332	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	1035 of 1451	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	1048 of 1450	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1132 of 1464	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1091 of 1461	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1199 of 1464	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1171 of 1444	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1270 of 1430	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1164 of 1413	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	9 of 29	69.0%	★★★★☆
2025	64.5	12 of 30	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	9 of 28	67.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	4 of 29	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.9	12 of 29	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	20 of 28	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	16 of 27	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	12 of 28	57.1%	★★★☆☆

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)69th percentile+49 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)26th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)7th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics51%-11 vs state

Science51%-17 vs state

Reading40%-16 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
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
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%
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
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
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
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
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	—	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	96.7%	1.7%	$9,903	$1,678	$8,225
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
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	—	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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Union Chapel Elementary

How many students attend Union Chapel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Union Chapel Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Union Chapel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Union Chapel Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Union Chapel Elementary a good school?

Union Chapel Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Union Chapel Elementary in?

Public Schools of Robeson County

What is the racial makeup of Union Chapel Elementary?

Students at Union Chapel Elementary are 60% American Indian, 30% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

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2025–26 graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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