Pembroke Elementary

Pembroke Elementary operates as a sprawling primary school in Pembroke, North Carolina, part of Public Schools of Robeson County. Current enrollment sits at 703 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 51% bigger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Across the 36 schools in Public Schools of Robeson County (20,856 students total), Pembroke Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Pembroke Elementary logs that Native American students make up the majority at 80%. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Hispanic, 3% White.

On the income-and-resources front, Pembroke Elementary lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Pembroke Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Pembroke Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pembroke Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Robeson County put the typical household earns roughly $41,978 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pembroke Elementary is one of 40 public schools in Robeson County (combined enrollment of about 21,625 students).

Old Main STREAM Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Pembroke Elementary comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.5%.

Pembroke Elementary operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 812 students in 2018 compared to 703 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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