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Lumberton Senior High

Public Grades 9-12
419th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 641 North Carolina High Schools
Better than 35% of North Carolina high schools
Summary

Lumberton Senior High is a public high school in Lumberton, North Carolina, serving 1,950 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Public Schools of Robeson County district, which is ranked 215 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lumberton Senior High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with academic performance significantly below the state average on End-of-Course exams. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 85-88% is slightly below the state average. Lumberton Senior High serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with over 98% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's spending per student is slightly above the district average but below the state average, and it has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of around 17:1.

Interestingly, Red Springs High, Purnell Swett High, Fairmont High, and Saint Pauls High, all nearby schools in the Public Schools of Robeson County district, have similar academic performance and demographic profiles to Lumberton Senior High. The only exception is the PSRC Early College at RCC, which is a high-performing school with much higher test scores and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

1,894
Students ?
16.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,521
Per pupil spending ?
98.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3901 Fayetteville Rd
       Lumberton, NC  28358-2642

(910) 671-6050

District: Public Schools of Robeson County


Feeder schools for Lumberton Senior High:

Elementary:    East Robeson Primary
    L Gilbert Carroll
    Rowland Norment Elementary
    Tanglewood Elementary
    More...
Middle:    Littlefield Middle
    Lumberton Junior
Racial breakdown:

African American:
31.5%
Hispanic:
22.7%
American Indian:
21.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 53% meeting standards)
!Biology scores 25 pts below the North Carolina average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school44%
District avg43%
North Carolina avg53%
419th of 641
North Carolina public high schools ?
Bottom 35%▲ up 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 6High 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202534.0419 of 64134.6%★★☆☆☆
202431.4435 of 64032.0%★★☆☆☆
202328.9439 of 62629.9%★★☆☆☆
202223.8472 of 62124.0%★☆☆☆☆
202113.9526 of 59411.4%★☆☆☆☆
201917.6423 of 51417.7%★☆☆☆☆
201812.3414 of 46911.7%★☆☆☆☆
201712.6407 of 47614.5%★☆☆☆☆
201616.5407 of 50719.7%★☆☆☆☆
201521.4391 of 53126.4%★☆☆☆☆
20149.8411 of 4518.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201318.7397 of 50521.4%★☆☆☆☆
201252.0212 of 50257.8%★★★☆☆
201143.2335 of 50633.8%★★☆☆☆
201035.4376 of 49924.6%★☆☆☆☆
200945.6291 of 49040.6%★★☆☆☆
200847.0270 of 47743.4%★★☆☆☆
200749.0233 of 45348.6%★★☆☆☆
200643.7284 of 43134.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202543.8217 of 44050.7%★★★☆☆
202446.0195 of 43755.4%★★★☆☆
202335.9253 of 43441.7%★★☆☆☆
202232.5278 of 43035.3%★★☆☆☆
202120.1322 of 36411.5%★☆☆☆☆
201917.9334 of 3699.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.9338 of 3595.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202136.2198 of 33440.7%★★☆☆☆
201917.9337 of 3647.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.3291 of 34916.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202549.6103 of 27362.3%★★★☆☆
202459.357 of 26278.2%★★★★☆
202354.369 of 22669.5%★★★★☆
202222.2145 of 1567.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.995 of 12423.4%★☆☆☆☆
201920.9163 of 1735.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201843.569 of 14753.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202535.5404 of 61033.8%★★☆☆☆
202432.4416 of 60230.9%★★☆☆☆
202328.9422 of 58828.2%★☆☆☆☆
202224.7453 of 59423.7%★☆☆☆☆
202112.1427 of 47510.1%★☆☆☆☆
201913.7425 of 47510.5%★☆☆☆☆
20186.9430 of 4494.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202554.8241 of 41241.5%★★☆☆☆
202470.3107 of 40373.4%★★★★☆
202350.0249 of 40338.2%★★☆☆☆
202246.1276 of 39830.7%★★☆☆☆
202123.4283 of 33716.0%★☆☆☆☆
201926.8284 of 32512.6%★☆☆☆☆
201830.178 of 10022.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202541.9239 of 46248.3%★★☆☆☆
202445.2218 of 45452.0%★★★☆☆
202349.9183 of 44959.2%★★★☆☆
202230.5305 of 43630.0%★★☆☆☆
202121.3310 of 37016.2%★☆☆☆☆
201920.9302 of 35414.7%★☆☆☆☆
201817.4305 of 34010.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202539.0337 of 60644.4%★★☆☆☆
202433.7400 of 61334.7%★★☆☆☆
202331.0406 of 59732.0%★★☆☆☆
202227.6400 of 54426.5%★☆☆☆☆
202119.9365 of 43215.5%★☆☆☆☆
201923.8337 of 44624.4%★☆☆☆☆
201811.0397 of 4246.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202530.6421 of 60130.0%★★☆☆☆
202428.9437 of 60728.0%★☆☆☆☆
202328.2433 of 60228.1%★☆☆☆☆
202221.5468 of 58520.0%★☆☆☆☆
202114.1424 of 48111.9%★☆☆☆☆
201918.1404 of 48817.2%★☆☆☆☆
201815.2398 of 46314.0%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202549.0133 of 25347.4%★★☆☆☆
202429.4201 of 26123.0%★☆☆☆☆
202322.3207 of 24916.9%★☆☆☆☆
202215.3212 of 2266.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.6196 of 1991.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.9160 of 19517.9%★☆☆☆☆
20186.4184 of 1850.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202548.96 of 1560.0%★★★★☆
202449.46 of 1560.0%★★★★☆
202349.96 of 1662.5%★★★★☆
202246.08 of 1546.7%★★★☆☆
202136.39 of 1330.8%★★☆☆☆
201933.116 of 175.9%★☆☆☆☆
201826.415 of 166.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202531.5246 of 35230.1%★★☆☆☆
202421.2320 of 3498.3%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202531.0392 of 54227.7%★☆☆☆☆
202431.2403 of 55327.1%★☆☆☆☆
202333.2382 of 53728.9%★☆☆☆☆
202223.1430 of 53419.5%★☆☆☆☆
202115.6387 of 43911.8%★☆☆☆☆
201922.0362 of 44418.5%★☆☆☆☆
201820.6369 of 42713.6%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)62nd percentile+28 vs school
Native American (2025)60th percentile+25 vs school
African American (2025)51st percentile+16 vs school
Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+14 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)47th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+10 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school
Disabled (2021)41st percentile+29 vs school
Female (2025)34th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school
Male (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school
White (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Math III77%+10 vs state
English II42%-18 vs state
Math I30%-5 vs state
Biology24%-25 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,894 students attended Lumberton Senior High.

Lumberton Senior High ranks 419th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Lumberton Senior High are 32% African American, 23% Hispanic, 22% American Indian, 16% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Lumberton Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Robeson Primary
Elementary : L Gilbert Carroll
Elementary : Rowland Norment Elementary
Elementary : Tanglewood Elementary
Elementary : W H Knuckles
Middle : Littlefield Middle
Middle : Lumberton Junior


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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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