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Rosenwald Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1463^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Rosenwald Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fairmont, North Carolina, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 345 students. 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.

Rosenwald Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in North Carolina, with a statewide ranking between 1351 and 1480 out of around 1,500 schools over the past 10 years. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating very poor performance. Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools, Rosenwald Elementary struggles to provide a quality education to its students. In 2024-2025, only 36.1% of 3rd graders and 28.4% of 4th graders were proficient in mathematics, and just 23.6% of 3rd graders and 16.4% of 4th graders were proficient in reading, significantly lower than the state averages.

The school's challenges may be linked to the extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.55% to 99.16% over the past few years. This indicates that Rosenwald Elementary serves a predominantly low-income student population, which research has shown can contribute to academic struggles. While the nearby schools in the district also face low performance, Rosenwald Elementary consistently ranks lower than these schools, suggesting it may face unique challenges or barriers to improvement that the other schools do not.

343

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,487

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Martin L King Dr
Fairmont, NC 28340-1327

(910) 628-4291

District: Public Schools of Robeson County

Students who attend Rosenwald Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fairmont Middle
High:	Fairmont High
	PSRC Early College at RCC

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.1%

American Indian:

21.0%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (26% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Reading scores 32 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg42%

North Carolina avg57%

1,463^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Public Schools of Robeson County

215^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	1463 of 1490	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	1480 of 1505	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1480 of 1502	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1477 of 1514	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1455 of 1489	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	1408 of 1473	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1351 of 1434	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.7	1396 of 1429	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.3	1421 of 1425	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.1	1423 of 1440	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.1	1380 of 1390	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	1346 of 1403	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.0	1373 of 1388	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.3	1296 of 1381	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.1	1295 of 1363	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	1280 of 1354	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.1	1255 of 1324	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.8	1259 of 1293	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.3	1089 of 1276	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	826 of 918	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	848 of 924	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	901 of 933	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	891 of 927	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	879 of 896	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	854 of 949	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	695 of 927	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	534 of 634	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	463 of 646	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	762 of 878	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	826 of 897	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	1441 of 1451	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1429 of 1455	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1424 of 1459	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	1441 of 1458	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1416 of 1440	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	1289 of 1424	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1260 of 1405	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1405 of 1437	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1427 of 1450	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	1419 of 1437	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1327 of 1366	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1298 of 1329	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1211 of 1361	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1244 of 1332	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1374 of 1450	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1423 of 1464	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	1447 of 1461	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1406 of 1464	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1390 of 1444	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	1400 of 1430	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1368 of 1413	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	50.5	17 of 29	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	14 of 28	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	18 of 27	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	22 of 28	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	14.6	1106 of 1183	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)41st percentile+40 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

White (2019)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-29 vs state

Reading20%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Rosenwald Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)				EOG Reading (2025)				EOG Science (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rosenwald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Martin L King Dr	Fairmont	28340	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-4291	343	21	16.0	99.1%	34 (9.9%)	172 (50.1%)	25 (7.3%)	4 (1.2%)	72 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.5%)	5.8	1463^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	1.8%		5.3	1480^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.7%	17	36.1	28.4			23.6	16.4				$11,487	$2,147	$9,339
Fairgrove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1953 Fairgrove School Road	Fairmont	28340	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-8290	291	20	14.5	98.6%	31 (10.7%)	63 (21.6%)	28 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.4%)	15.1	1349^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.5%		16.6	1331^st of 1505 public elementary schools	11.6%	18	50.0	31.0	30.4		18.8	26.2	21.4		60.0	$11,464	$1,935	$9,529
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%)	19.2	1291^st of 1490 public elementary schools	13.4%		25.2	1189^th of 1505 public elementary schools	21.0%	102	56.1	38.1	32.5	48.0	26.8	41.3	9.8	42.9	40.0	$10,490	$1,754	$8,735
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)	50.6				20.0					$13,001	$2,268	$10,733
Long Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10218 NC 72 East	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 739-3864	428	23	18.4	98.6%	98 (22.9%)	123 (28.7%)	25 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	94 (22.0%)	19.2	1290^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.4%		21.3	1260^th of 1505 public elementary schools	16.3%	30	54.8	43.2			27.4	33.3				$10,849	$1,890	$8,958
Southside Ashpole Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	607 S Martin Luther King St	Rowland	28383	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 422-3791	206	16	12.6	96.6%	9 (4.4%)	78 (37.9%)	9 (4.4%)	1 (0.5%)	92 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	7.8	1444^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.1%		11.3	1408^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.4%	36	34.4	26.9	32.4		28.1	30.8	29.4		29.4
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)	51.4				28.0					$10,950	$1,615	$9,335
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)	77.0				43.2					$9,832	$1,483	$8,349
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	99.1%	9 (2.6%)	11 (3.1%)	18 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	295 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	56	636^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.3%		41.6	900^th of 1505 public elementary schools	40.2%	264	73.8	60.0	69.0	63.0	50.0	58.0	42.9	34.8	71.4	$9,927	$1,943	$7,984
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%)	3.9	1477^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.9%		7.5	1455^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.3%	22		25.1	23.9			31.4	20.7		25.1	$9,314	$1,452	$7,862

Frequently Asked Questions about Rosenwald Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rosenwald Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rosenwald Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fairmont Middle
High : Fairmont High
High : PSRC Early College at RCC

What district is Rosenwald Elementary in?

Public Schools of Robeson County

What is the racial makeup of Rosenwald Elementary?

Students at Rosenwald Elementary are 50% African American, 21% American Indian, 10% Two or more races, 10% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Rosenwald Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Rosenwald Elementary.

Is Rosenwald Elementary a good school?

Rosenwald Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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