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The highest-poverty public schools in Robeson County, North Carolina

38 public schools in Robeson County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Saint Pauls High leads the list at 99.7%, against a median of 99.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Robeson County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.7%

Median % FRL

99.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ROBESON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Saint Pauls High	Saint Pauls, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	1,142	99.7%
2	Fairmont High	Fairmont, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	780	99.6%
3	Magnolia Elementary	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	779	99.6%
4	Prospect Elementary	Maxton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	775	99.6%
5	Saint Pauls Elementary	Saint Pauls, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	710	99.6%
6	Pembroke Elementary	Pembroke, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	703	99.6%
7	Saint Pauls Middle	Saint Pauls, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Middle	678	99.6%
8	Lumberton Junior	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Middle	655	99.5%
9	Pembroke Middle	Pembroke, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Middle	645	99.5%
10	Littlefield Middle	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Middle	632	99.5%
11	Purnell Swett High	Pembroke, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	1,583	99.5%
12	Parkton Elementary	Parkton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	592	99.5%
13	Red Springs Middle	Red Springs, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Middle	572	99.5%
14	East Robeson Primary	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	556	99.5%
15	Peterson Elementary	Red Springs, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	539	99.4%
16	Rowland Norment Elementary	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	495	99.4%
17	L Gilbert Carroll	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	494	99.4%
18	Union Chapel Elementary	Pembroke, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	442	99.3%
19	Old Main STREAM Academy	Pembroke, NC	Old Main Stream	Elementary	437	99.3%
20	Rex-Rennert Elementary	Shannon, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	395	99.2%
21	W H Knuckles	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	382	99.2%
22	Deep Branch Elementary	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	374	99.2%
23	Tanglewood Elementary	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	355	99.2%
24	Union Elementary	Rowland, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	351	99.1%
25	South Robeson Middle School	Rowland, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Middle	344	99.1%
26	Rosenwald Elementary	Fairmont, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	343	99.1%
27	Oxendine Elementary	Maxton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	301	99.0%
28	Orrum Middle	Orrum, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Middle	294	99.0%
29	Townsend Elementary	Maxton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	280	98.9%
30	Lumberton Senior High	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	1,894	98.8%
31	Fairmont Middle	Fairmont, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Middle	253	98.8%
32	Red Springs High	Red Springs, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	867	98.7%
33	Fairgrove Elementary School	Fairmont, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	291	98.6%
34	Long Branch Elementary	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	428	98.6%
35	Piney Grove Elementary	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	452	97.8%
36	Southside Ashpole Elementary	Rowland, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	206	96.6%
37	CIS Academy	Pembroke, NC	CIS Academy	Middle	114	61.4%
38	PSRC Early College at RCC	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	274	41.2%

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