Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ROBESON COUNTY·NCES 370393001571
Fairgrove Elementary School
1953 Fairgrove School Road, Fairmont, NC 28340 · (910) 628-8290 · Robeson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% 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
14.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
287 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 | 15 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
71%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
21.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
37.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Fairgrove Elementary School
Fairgrove Elementary School's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairgrove Elementary School this school | 291 | 98.6% | 35.7% |
| Deep Branch Elementary Lumberton | 374 | 99.2% | 37.6% |
| Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary Hallsboro | 394 | 98.2% | 49.2% |
| Oxendine Elementary Maxton | 301 | 99.0% | 52.1% |
| Union Elementary Rowland | 351 | 99.1% | 59.4% |
| Long Branch Elementary Lumberton | 428 | 98.6% | 40.1% |
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 Fairgrove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Robeson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #1,181 of 1,297 | #17 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,183 of 1,296 | #16 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #1,270 of 1,300 | #20 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #1,202 of 1,485 | #21 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #609 of 1,377 | #3 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #153 of 1,379 | #7 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #800 of 1,414 | #20 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.0% | #74 of 369 | N/A |
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
291
+21 (+8%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 301
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 291 | 20 | 14.5:1 | 99% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 99% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 19.9 | 14.9:1 | 99% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | 16 | 16.9:1 | 99% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 231 | 14.8 | 15.6:1 | 97% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 15 | 15.5:1 | 99% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 258 | 15 | 17.2:1 | 90% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 299 | 20 | 14.9:1 | 99% (296) |
| 1990-91 | 301 | 15 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairgrove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (231 to 291); teachers up 35% (14.8 to 20).
About Fairgrove Elementary School
Fairgrove Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Fairmont, North Carolina. Enrolled students number 291 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
Within Public Schools of Robeson County, Fairgrove Elementary School is one of 36 schools. The district enrolls 20,856 students.
Native American students form the largest group at Fairgrove Elementary School, 46% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 22% Black, 12% multiracial, 11% White, and 10% Hispanic. Fairgrove Elementary School has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Fairgrove Elementary School, 20 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.5:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 14.9:1. Roughly 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Robeson County.
allk12 grades Fairgrove Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Fairgrove Elementary School's results are 13.1 points below predicted: 35.7% against 48.7%.
Fairgrove Elementary School is located in Robeson County, where median household income is about $41,978, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 40 public schools in Robeson County, with a combined enrollment of about 21,625.
The school nearest to Fairgrove Elementary School is Rosenwald Elementary, at a distance of about 3.2 miles. Within five miles of Fairgrove Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 28.2%; Fairgrove Elementary School's is 35.7%, ranking 2nd of 8.
NCES assigns Fairgrove Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 8%, from 270 to 291. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.9 to 14.5 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Fairgrove Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Fairmont
- Fairmont HighHigh · 780 students
- Rosenwald ElementaryElementary · 343 students
- Fairmont MiddleMiddle · 253 students
Other Fairgrove Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Fairgrove Elementary. Fairgrove Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Fairgrove ElementaryGrover Beach, CA · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Rosenwald Elementary3.2 mi · 343
- Fairmont Middle3.2 mi · 253
- Fairmont High4.6 mi · 780
- South Robeson Middle School5.8 mi · 344
- Southside Ashpole Elementary7.6 mi · 206
- Orrum Middle9.5 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Fairgrove Elementary SchoolHow large is Fairgrove Elementary School?
Fairgrove Elementary School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fairgrove Elementary School serve?
Fairgrove Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Fairgrove Elementary School have?
Fairgrove Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Fairgrove Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fairgrove Elementary School are roughly 11% White, 10% Hispanic, 22% Black, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairgrove Elementary School?
Fairgrove Elementary School is overseen by Public Schools of Robeson County in Robeson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.