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Sycamore Lane Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

1394^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sycamore Lane Elementary is a public elementary school located in Laurinburg, North Carolina, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 333 students. The school is part of the Scotland County Schools district, which is ranked 203 out of 242 districts in the state.

Sycamore Lane Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1300-1408 out of around 1,500 schools. The school's performance on state standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 26.4% to 42% in math and reading, compared to the state averages of 58.9% to 64.1%. In contrast, the nearby Wagram Elementary, Laurel Hill Elementary, and South Johnson Elementary schools generally perform better on state assessments.

Sycamore Lane Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 97.76% to 99.18% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's per-student spending of $11,857 in 2018-2019 is slightly higher than the nearby schools in the Scotland County Schools district, which range from $9,609 to $12,374 per student. Despite these factors, the school's performance has been consistently low, with proficiency rates declining or remaining stagnant over the past several years.

347

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,857

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 Sycamore Lane
Laurinburg, NC 28352-4899

(910) 277-4350

District: Scotland County Schools

Students who attend Sycamore Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carver Middle
High:	Scotland High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.2%

White:

19.3%

American Indian:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (34% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 47 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg41%

North Carolina avg57%

1,394^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 46 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Scotland County Schools

203^rd of 242Scotland County Schools 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	11.9	1394 of 1490	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1407 of 1505	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1393 of 1502	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1408 of 1514	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1395 of 1489	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1349 of 1473	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1300 of 1434	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	29.6	1085 of 1429	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.4	848 of 1425	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.1	682 of 1440	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	34.9	936 of 1390	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.5	893 of 1403	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.3	751 of 1388	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.3	429 of 1381	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.8	417 of 1363	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.5	825 of 1354	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.7	603 of 1324	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.6	614 of 1293	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	77.8	199 of 1276	84.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	843 of 918	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	874 of 924	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	844 of 933	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	866 of 927	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	889 of 896	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	834 of 949	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	818 of 927	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	18.3	606 of 634	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	629 of 646	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	722 of 878	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	677 of 897	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1361 of 1451	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1373 of 1455	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1344 of 1459	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1394 of 1458	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1383 of 1440	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1279 of 1424	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	1249 of 1405	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	34.7	529 of 582	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	486 of 500	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	8.6	908 of 915	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	831 of 893	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	794 of 843	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1380 of 1437	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1392 of 1450	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1383 of 1437	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1312 of 1366	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1310 of 1329	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1244 of 1361	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1237 of 1332	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	1336 of 1450	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1365 of 1464	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1367 of 1461	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1298 of 1464	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1335 of 1444	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1339 of 1430	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1324 of 1413	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	9.0	148 of 154	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	120 of 133	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	17 of 30	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.3	28 of 28	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	18 of 29	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.5	27 of 28	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	60.5	8 of 28	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	668 of 821	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	793 of 801	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1019 of 1172	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	930 of 1166	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1085 of 1183	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	857 of 1194	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1030 of 1172	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1121 of 1183	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1109 of 1178	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)43rd percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)9th percentile~ school

African American (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)4th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science46%-16 vs state

Mathematics33%-28 vs state

Reading32%-21 vs state

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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 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
Sycamore Lane Elementary	Public	3-5	2100 Sycamore Lane	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 277-4350	347	27	12.7	98.0%	67 (19.3%)	195 (56.2%)	19 (5.5%)	4 (1.2%)	36 (10.4%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (6.9%)	11.9	1394^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.4%		11.4	1407^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.5%	13	42.0	29.8	26.4				28.6	31.7	34.5				45.5		$11,857	$1,616	$10,241
Sycamore Lane Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	2098 Elm Ave	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 266-0001	435	33	13.3	99.1%	88 (20.2%)	254 (58.4%)	16 (3.7%)	5 (1.1%)	47 (10.8%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.3%)								(n/a)
South Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13100 Old Johns Rd	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 276-2469	654	47	13.9	99.5%	114 (17.4%)	342 (52.3%)	24 (3.7%)	7 (1.1%)	125 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.4%)	32.5	1047^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.7%		33.8	1032^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	31.4%	15	54.8	39.4	72.1				29.8	38.5	39.4				57.1
Laurel Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11340 Old Wire Road	Laurel Hill	28351	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 462-2111	662	50	13.1	98.6%	167 (25.2%)	283 (42.7%)	22 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	127 (19.2%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (8.8%)	25	1187^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.3%		27.5	1150^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.6%	37	51.1	38.2	54.2				26.1	45.5	30.8				55.6		$11,677	$1,806	$9,872
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	98.9%	8 (2.9%)	157 (56.1%)	19 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	7.3	1447^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.9%		28.7	1126^th of 1505 public elementary schools	25.2%	321	38.1	33.3	21.8				23.8	38.1	29.1				16.4		$12,374	$1,964	$10,410
Wagram Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24081 Main Street	Wagram	28396	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 369-2252	508	35	14.5	99.4%	89 (17.5%)	254 (50.0%)	32 (6.3%)	4 (0.8%)	83 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.1%)	15.7	1341^st of 1490 public elementary schools	10.0%		16.5	1334^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.4%	7	46.9	27.4	38.0				35.8	31.5	33.8				45.1		$11,834	$2,053	$9,781
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	99.0%	15 (5.0%)	10 (3.3%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	238 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.6%)	45.2	829^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.4%		38	968^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.7%	139	78.4	54.8	59.1	65.1			21.6	32.3	54.5	27.9			65.9		$11,200	$1,851	$9,348
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	99.6%	17 (2.2%)	14 (1.8%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	704 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	40.7	905^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.3%		31.3	1078^th of 1505 public elementary schools	28.4%	173	65.4	58.6	50.8	53.3	63.4	56.0	37.0	47.1	41.3	50.7	44.1	60.0	52.4	70.7	$9,609	$1,583	$8,026
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
Monroe Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Monroe Ave	Hamlet	28345	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7907	411	26	15.7	96.4%	84 (20.4%)	225 (54.7%)	45 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	18.9	1297^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.0%		18.2	1309^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.0%	12	49.3	38.6	59.3				26.0	40.4	25.4				32.2		$11,634	$1,916	$9,718

Frequently Asked Questions about Sycamore Lane Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sycamore Lane Elementary?

Students at Sycamore Lane Elementary are 56% African American, 19% White, 10% American Indian, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Sycamore Lane Elementary in?

Scotland County Schools

What schools do graduates of Sycamore Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sycamore Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carver Middle
High : Scotland High School

Is Sycamore Lane Elementary a good school?

Sycamore Lane Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Sycamore Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 347 students attended Sycamore Lane Elementary.

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