Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ROBESON COUNTY·NCES 370393001576
Oxendine Elementary
5599 Oxendine School Rd, Maxton, NC 28364 · (910) 843-4243 · Robeson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% 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.
- B-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
17.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
298 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 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 19% smaller than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
36%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
34.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
64.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Oxendine Elementary
Oxendine Elementary's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxendine Elementary this school | 301 | 99.0% | 52.1% |
| Union Elementary Rowland | 351 | 99.1% | 59.4% |
| Deep Branch Elementary Lumberton | 374 | 99.2% | 37.6% |
| Old Main STREAM Academy Pembroke | 437 | 99.3% | N/A |
| Fairgrove Elementary School Fairmont | 291 | 98.6% | 35.7% |
| Smokey Mountain Elementary Whittier | 340 | 96.2% | 34.5% |
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 Oxendine Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Robeson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #755 of 1,297 | #5 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #490 of 1,296 | #4 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #1,094 of 1,300 | #10 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #1,177 of 1,485 | #20 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,279 of 1,377 | #21 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.1% | #1,218 of 1,379 | #20 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #644 of 1,414 | #18 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #900 of 937 | #18 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
301
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 301 | 17 | 17.7:1 | 99% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 20 | 16.0:1 | 99% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 18.9 | 15.3:1 | 99% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 17 | 17.1:1 | 98% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 20.2 | 15.1:1 | 99% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 19 | 18.2:1 | 99% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 19 | 20.0:1 | 88% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 19 | 17.5:1 | 97% (324) |
| 1990-91 | 300 | 18 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oxendine Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (305 to 301); teachers down 16% (20.2 to 17).
About Oxendine Elementary
Students in Maxton, North Carolina, attend Oxendine Elementary, a small elementary school. Federal data show 301 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students, which makes this school 36% below average.
Public Schools of Robeson County enrolls 20,856 students, and its 36 schools include Oxendine Elementary.
More than half of the students at Oxendine Elementary are Native American (79%). Other students are 10% multiracial, 5% White, 3% Black, and 3% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
Based on 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, Oxendine Elementary has a ratio of 17.7:1. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 2.8 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 99%. The figure for public schools in Robeson County is close, at 98%.
Oxendine Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
In North Carolina, Oxendine Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 52.1% actual against a predicted 48.6%.
The school is in Robeson County, where the median household earns about $41,978 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 21%. Across Robeson County, 40 public schools serve about 21,625 students.
Peterson Elementary is about 3.9 miles from Oxendine Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Oxendine Elementary ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Oxendine Elementary is Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 291 (2020-21) to 301 (2024-25).
This page collects posts and questions about Oxendine Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Maxton
- Prospect ElementaryElementary · 775 students
- Townsend ElementaryElementary · 280 students
Nearby schools
- Peterson Elementary3.9 mi · 539
- Red Springs Middle4.2 mi · 572
- Red Springs High4.3 mi · 867
- Prospect Elementary5.3 mi · 775
- Townsend Elementary7.3 mi · 280
- Hawk Eye Elementary7.5 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Oxendine ElementaryHow large is Oxendine Elementary?
Oxendine Elementary enrolls approximately 301 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Oxendine Elementary serve?
Oxendine Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Oxendine Elementary?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Oxendine Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Oxendine Elementary?
Student demographics at Oxendine Elementary are roughly 5% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is Oxendine Elementary public or private?
Oxendine Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Public Schools of Robeson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.