Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ROBESON COUNTY·NCES 370393001569
Deep Branch Elementary
4045 Deep Branch Road, Lumberton, NC 28360 · (910) 738-2514 · Robeson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
371 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
32.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
43.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Deep Branch Elementary
Deep Branch Elementary's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Branch Elementary this school | 374 | 99.2% | 37.6% |
| Union Elementary Rowland | 351 | 99.1% | 59.4% |
| Old Main STREAM Academy Pembroke | 437 | 99.3% | N/A |
| Oxendine Elementary Maxton | 301 | 99.0% | 52.1% |
| Fairgrove Elementary School Fairmont | 291 | 98.6% | 35.7% |
| Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary Hallsboro | 394 | 98.2% | 49.2% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Deep Branch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Robeson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #1,151 of 1,297 | #13 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #1,081 of 1,296 | #14 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,146 of 1,300 | #12 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #983 of 1,485 | #16 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #986 of 1,377 | #12 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #1,164 of 1,379 | #19 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #505 of 1,414 | #14 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #471 of 937 | #8 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
374
-53 (-12%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 374 | 23.5 | 15.9:1 | 99% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 26.4 | 13.8:1 | 99% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 22.6 | 17.4:1 | 99% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 99% (424) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 25.5 | 16.9:1 | 98% (424) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 23 | 18.6:1 | 99% (424) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 24 | 20.2:1 | 89% (430) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 85% (384) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 22 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deep Branch Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (432 to 374); teachers down 8% (25.5 to 23.5).
About Deep Branch Elementary
Deep Branch Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in Lumberton, North Carolina. It teaches 374 students in pre-K through 6.
Enrollment across the 36 schools in Public Schools of Robeson County totals 20,856 students.
At Deep Branch Elementary, 76% of students are Native American. Smaller groups are 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% White. The diversity index for Deep Branch Elementary is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Deep Branch Elementary has 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 99% at Deep Branch Elementary. The figure for public schools in Robeson County is close, at 98%.
Deep Branch Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 11% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
In North Carolina, Deep Branch Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 37.6% actual against a predicted 48.5%.
Robeson County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $41,978, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Robeson County's 40 public schools enroll about 21,625 students and include Deep Branch Elementary.
About 4.1 miles separate Deep Branch Elementary from the closest public school, Pembroke Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Deep Branch Elementary at 4th of 7.
The NCES locale for Deep Branch Elementary is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment decreased 12% over 4 years, reaching 374 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 17.8:1 in 2020-21 to 15.9:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Deep Branch Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Robeson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,902
Census ACS
Median income
$41,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
21,625 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Public Schools of Robeson County
- Lumberton Senior HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Purnell Swett HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Saint Pauls HighHigh · 1,142 students
- Red Springs HighHigh · 867 students
- Fairmont HighHigh · 780 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 779 students
Other schools in Lumberton
- Lumberton Senior HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 779 students
- Lumberton JuniorMiddle · 655 students
- Littlefield MiddleMiddle · 632 students
- East Robeson PrimaryElementary · 556 students
- Rowland Norment ElementaryElementary · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Pembroke Elementary4.1 mi · 703
- Pembroke Middle4.8 mi · 645
- Old Main STREAM Academy4.9 mi · 437
- CIS Academy5.1 mi · 114
- Union Chapel Elementary5.7 mi · 442
- Union Elementary5.8 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About Deep Branch ElementaryHow many students attend Deep Branch Elementary?
Deep Branch Elementary enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-06.
Is Deep Branch Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Deep Branch Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Deep Branch Elementary have?
Deep Branch Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Deep Branch Elementary?
Deep Branch Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Deep Branch Elementary?
Deep Branch Elementary is overseen by Public Schools of Robeson County in Robeson County.
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