Magnolia Elementary

Magnolia Elementary is a well-populated K-5 school in Lumberton, North Carolina, run under Public Schools of Robeson County. The school instructs 779 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 67% bigger than typical.

Public Schools of Robeson County runs 36 schools in total, collectively educating 20,856 students. Magnolia Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Magnolia Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 39% Native American, 6% White, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Magnolia Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Magnolia Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 43.9%.

In the area at large, Robeson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $41,978 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. Across Robeson County's 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,625 students), Magnolia Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PSRC Early College at RCC, roughly 2.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Magnolia Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Magnolia Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 46.0%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Magnolia Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 796 (now 779). Hispanic enrollment moved from 39% to 46% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.