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South Johnson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1361^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

South Johnson Elementary is a PK–5 school in Laurinburg, North Carolina, serving 654 students in the Scotland County Schools district. The school serves a community with deep economic need — 99.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — and the district itself ranks 204th out of 246 districts statewide.

There is genuine good news on attendance. Chronic absenteeism at South Johnson Elementary has improved from roughly 38% a few years ago to 22.2% today — better than the North Carolina average of 24.2% and better than most nearby schools, including Sycamore Lane Elementary, Townsend Elementary, and Oxendine Elementary. Academic results are more challenging. Proficiency rates on state End-of-Grade tests trail state averages in every subject at every grade level, with reading a particular concern: only 33–39% of students are proficient, versus 55–58% statewide. The school's overall state ranking fell sharply in the latest year, from the 30th percentile to the 9th. Still, there are bright spots worth noting: 5th-grade math has beaten the Scotland County average for four straight years, reaching 72.1% in 2024–2025, and the school remains the second-highest-ranked elementary school in its district, ahead of Sycamore Lane Elementary and Wagram Elementary.

The most important context for parents considering this school may be what's happening nearby. Old Main STREAM Academy, about 15 miles away, serves an equally high-poverty population (99.3% free/reduced lunch) yet ranks at the 82nd percentile statewide. Union Elementary in Robeson County, also at roughly 99% poverty, ranks at the 63rd percentile. In other words, high poverty rates don't have to mean low results — nearby schools prove that. Within Scotland County, Laurel Hill Elementary serves a nearly identical student population but posts stronger test scores in most subjects. South Johnson's challenge is to build on its improved attendance and its success with 5th-grade math to create more consistent growth across all grade levels and subjects.

654

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13100 Old Johns Rd
Laurinburg, NC 28352

(910) 276-2469

District: Scotland County Schools

Students who attend South Johnson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Spring Hill Middle
High:	Scotland High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.3%

American Indian:

19.1%

White:

17.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2021 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg42%

North Carolina avg61%

1,361^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 26 pts since 2021

From bottom 35% (2021) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

204^th of 246Scotland 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
2026	15.2	1361 of 1492	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	1047 of 1490	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1032 of 1505	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1157 of 1502	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1062 of 1514	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	974 of 1489	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	750 of 903	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.6	548 of 918	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	492 of 924	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	638 of 933	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	516 of 927	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	422 of 896	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	15.5	621 of 634	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	524 of 646	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	1295 of 1447	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.1	951 of 1451	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1024 of 1455	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1139 of 1459	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1019 of 1458	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	1003 of 1440	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	736 of 743	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	625 of 710	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.4	481 of 669	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.0	102 of 582	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	26.9	466 of 500	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	1259 of 1434	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.4	928 of 1437	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	701 of 1450	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.7	1118 of 1437	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	815 of 1366	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	921 of 1329	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	1326 of 1451	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	1076 of 1450	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1003 of 1464	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1122 of 1461	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1053 of 1464	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	895 of 1444	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	154 of 181	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	105 of 154	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	17 of 29	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.8	10 of 30	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	10 of 28	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	5 of 29	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	4 of 29	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	1 of 28	96.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	667 of 815	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.8	281 of 821	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.0	497 of 801	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	1035 of 1146	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	43.1	714 of 1172	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	716 of 1166	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	671 of 1183	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	806 of 1194	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	797 of 1172	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2026)18th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)15th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

White (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science50%-17 vs state

Mathematics42%-21 vs state

Reading35%-21 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
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%)	15.2	1361^st of 1492 public elementary schools	8.8%		32.5	1047^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.7%	314	48.6	25.9	53.7				38.9	34.3	32.6				50.5
Sycamore Lane Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	2098 Elm Ave	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 384-0673	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)
Sycamore Lane Elementary	Public	3-5	2100 Sycamore Lane	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 384-0679	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%)	12.4	1392^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	6.7%		11.9	1394^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.4%	2	46.0	43.9	32.0				31.6	31.3	32.0				54.8		$11,857	$1,616	$10,241
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%)	27.3	1154^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.7%		7.3	1447^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.9%	293	81.8	23.1	14.7				65.9	23.1	17.6				17.6		$12,374	$1,964	$10,410
Laurel Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11340 Old Wire Road	Laurel Hill	28351	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 542-8071	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%)	28.1	1134^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.0%		25	1187^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.3%	53	70.5	40.9	50.8				44.6	34.0	36.1				59.0		$11,677	$1,806	$9,872
Wagram Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24081 Main Street	Wagram	28396	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 384-0735	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%)	10.9	1408^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.6%		15.7	1341^st of 1490 public elementary schools	10.0%	67	53.2	26.7	38.9				36.4	37.2	27.8				40.3		$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%)	33.7	1031^st of 1492 public elementary schools	30.9%		45.2	829^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.4%	202	50.0	65.8	55.6	65.0			48.1	39.5	25.9	45.0			51.9		$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%)	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	$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%)	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		$9,927	$1,943	$7,984
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	99.3%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about South Johnson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of South Johnson Elementary?

Students at South Johnson Elementary are 52% African American, 19% American Indian, 17% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is South Johnson Elementary in?

Scotland County Schools

What schools do graduates of South Johnson Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Johnson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spring Hill Middle
High : Scotland High School

How many students attend South Johnson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 654 students attended South Johnson Elementary.

Is South Johnson Elementary a good school?

South Johnson Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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