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Does Long Branch Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ROBESON COUNTY·NCES 370393001573
Long Branch Elementary
10218 NC 72 East, Lumberton, NC 28358 · (910) 739-3864 · Robeson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
18.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
422 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 27 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (85).
Student demographics
77%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
32.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.1%
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 48 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Long Branch Elementary
Long Branch Elementary's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Branch Elementary this school | 428 | 98.6% | 40.1% |
| Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary Hallsboro | 394 | 98.2% | 49.2% |
| Fairview Heights Elementary Hamlet | 480 | 97.3% | 50.3% |
| L J Bell Elementary Rockingham | 449 | 98.0% | 50.5% |
| Edgewood Elementary Whiteville | 450 | 99.3% | 52.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary Shelby | 439 | 99.3% | 64.8% |
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 Long Branch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Robeson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #1,096 of 1,297 | #11 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #951 of 1,296 | #10 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #1,144 of 1,300 | #11 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #818 of 1,485 | #13 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #1,316 of 1,377 | #22 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.2% | #8 of 1,379 | #3 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #812 of 1,414 | #21 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #760 of 937 | #14 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
428
+49 (+13%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 428 | 23.1 | 18.5:1 | 99% (422) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 26.5 | 16.4:1 | 98% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 25.2 | 17.5:1 | 99% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 99% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 27.2 | 16.7:1 | 99% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 24 | 20.8:1 | 99% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 86% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 489 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 81% (395) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Long Branch Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (454 to 428); teachers down 15% (27.2 to 23.1).
About Long Branch Elementary
Long Branch Elementary is an elementary school in Lumberton, North Carolina, and it is part of Public Schools of Robeson County. Students in pre-K through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 428 students.
Public Schools of Robeson County operates 36 schools. Combined enrollment is 20,856 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Long Branch Elementary, at 29%. Other groups include 23% White, 22% multiracial, 20% Native American, and 6% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 77% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Long Branch Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 18.5:1. That is 3.6 students per teacher above the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Robeson County.
The allk12 Grade for Long Branch Elementary is C-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Long Branch Elementary is -8.6 points: 40.1% actual, 48.7% predicted.
Robeson County has these Census figures: the median household income is $41,978, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. Robeson County is home to 40 public schools and about 21,625 public school students.
Nearby, Orrum Middle is about 5.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Long Branch Elementary at 5th of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, Long Branch Elementary's enrollment grew 13%, to 428. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.5:1 to 18.5:1.
Community posts for Long Branch Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Long Branch Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Long Branch Elementary. Long Branch Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Long Branch ElementaryArlington, VA · 442 students
- Long Branch Elementary SchoolDahlonega, GA · 403 students
- LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLIVERPOOL, NY · 378 students
- LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Orrum Middle5.9 mi · 294
- W H Knuckles6.2 mi · 382
- Lumberton Junior6.2 mi · 655
- Rowland Norment Elementary6.2 mi · 495
- East Robeson Primary6.3 mi · 556
- Tanglewood Elementary7.6 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Long Branch ElementaryHow large is Long Branch Elementary?
Long Branch Elementary enrolls approximately 428 students in grades PK-04.
Is Long Branch Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Long Branch Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Long Branch Elementary have?
Long Branch Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Long Branch Elementary?
Student demographics at Long Branch Elementary are roughly 23% White, 6% Hispanic, 29% Black, 22% Two or more.
What district is Long Branch Elementary in?
Long Branch Elementary is part of Public Schools of Robeson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.