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Enrollment
592
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ROBESON COUNTY·NCES 370393001577
Parkton Elementary
400 North Green Street, Parkton, NC 28371 · (910) 858-3951 · Robeson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% 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.
- 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
20.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
589 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 | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 22% smaller than its 8th grade class (78).
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
38.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
36.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Parkton Elementary
Parkton Elementary's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkton Elementary this school | 592 | 99.5% | 39.7% |
| Don D Steed Elementary Raeford | 628 | 99.5% | 63.6% |
| Sandy Grove Elementary Lumber Bridge | 557 | 99.5% | 59.0% |
| Vandora Springs Elementary Garner | 582 | 99.5% | 60.8% |
| Gardner Park Elementary Gastonia | 560 | 99.5% | 40.7% |
| Kenansville Elementary Kenansville | 599 | 99.5% | 45.7% |
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 Parkton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Robeson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #1,105 of 1,297 | #12 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #1,189 of 1,296 | #17 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,013 of 1,300 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #367 of 1,485 | #5 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,352 of 1,377 | #24 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.7% | #11 of 1,379 | #4 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #154 of 1,414 | #5 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #885 of 937 | #17 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
592
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 592 | 28.9 | 20.5:1 | 99% (589) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 34.6 | 17.0:1 | 99% (585) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 30.8 | 18.9:1 | 99% (578) |
| 2020-21 | 587 | 30 | 19.6:1 | 99% (584) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 33.8 | 17.9:1 | 98% (593) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 32 | 19.3:1 | 100% (614) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 36 | 16.7:1 | 82% (493) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 33 | 20.3:1 | 81% (542) |
| 1990-91 | 577 | 41 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (603 to 592); teachers down 14% (33.8 to 28.9).
About Parkton Elementary
This page covers Parkton Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school in Parkton, North Carolina. The school reports 592 students in pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students.
Public Schools of Robeson County operates 36 schools. Combined enrollment is 20,856 students.
Parkton Elementary has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 31%. Smaller groups are 26% Black, 23% White, 12% multiracial, and 8% Native American. County-wide, 11% of Robeson County residents are Hispanic. Parkton Elementary's diversity index is 77%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 28.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.5:1. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina have 14.9:1, compared with 20.5:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Robeson County.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Parkton Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.5%. Parkton Elementary scores 39.7%.
Across Robeson County, the median household income is $41,978, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Robeson County is home to 40 public schools and about 21,625 public school students.
The closest other public school is C Wayne Collier Elementary, about 5.0 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Parkton Elementary ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment at Parkton Elementary was 587 in 2020-21 and 592 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- C Wayne Collier Elementary5.0 mi · 532
- Jack Britt High5.1 mi · 1,940
- Stoney Point Elementary5.2 mi · 780
- Gallberry Farm Elementary5.3 mi · 883
- Sandy Grove Middle5.4 mi · 604
- Rockfish Elementary5.4 mi · 682
Frequently asked questions
About Parkton ElementaryHow large is Parkton Elementary?
Parkton Elementary enrolls approximately 592 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Parkton Elementary serve?
Parkton Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Parkton Elementary?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at Parkton Elementary.
How diverse is Parkton Elementary?
Parkton Elementary reports a student body of 23% White, 31% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Parkton Elementary in?
Parkton 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.