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Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ROBESON COUNTY·NCES 370393002238
Peterson Elementary
102 Phillips Ave, Red Springs, NC 28377 · (910) 843-4125 · Robeson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% 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.
- DBeats 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
15.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
536 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 | 115 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 34% larger than its 4th grade class (86).
Student demographics
73%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
28.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
43.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Peterson Elementary
Peterson Elementary's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterson Elementary this school | 539 | 99.4% | 36.8% |
| GW Carver Elementary Kannapolis | 503 | 99.0% | 43.5% |
| Scurlock Elementary Raeford | 611 | 99.5% | 47.4% |
| Parkton Elementary Parkton | 592 | 99.5% | 39.7% |
| Hillcrest Elementary Burlington | 556 | 99.5% | 35.2% |
| Third Creek Elementary Statesville | 526 | 99.2% | 32.4% |
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 Peterson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Robeson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #1,165 of 1,297 | #14 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #1,082 of 1,296 | #15 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #1,213 of 1,300 | #17 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #496 of 1,485 | #7 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #745 of 1,377 | #6 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #66 of 1,379 | #6 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #222 of 1,414 | #7 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #738 of 937 | #12 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
539
+37 (+7%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 539 | 35.9 | 15.0:1 | 99% (536) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 33.6 | 16.0:1 | 99% (536) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 31.8 | 17.0:1 | 99% (537) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 32 | 15.7:1 | 99% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 576 | 36.1 | 16.0:1 | 99% (573) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 33 | 19.0:1 | 98% (617) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 96% (513) |
| 2000-01 | 743 | 36 | 20.6:1 | 90% (672) |
| 1990-91 | 649 | 36 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peterson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (576 to 539); teachers unchanged (36.1 to 35.9).
About Peterson Elementary
Red Springs, North Carolina, is home to Peterson Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 4 and enrolls 539 students.
Peterson Elementary is part of Public Schools of Robeson County, where 36 schools serve 20,856 students.
Hispanic students make up 35% of enrollment at Peterson Elementary, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 31% Native American, 23% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Robeson County's population at about 11%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
Peterson Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1, with 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 14.9:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 99% at Peterson Elementary. Public schools in Robeson County average a similar 98%.
On the allk12 Grade, Peterson Elementary lands at D, ahead of 9% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.5% for Peterson Elementary. The school posts 36.8%, 11.7 points below the prediction.
For the population of Robeson County, the median household earns about $41,978 a year, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Across Robeson County, 40 public schools serve about 21,625 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Red Springs Middle, is the closest to Peterson Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Peterson Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Peterson Elementary as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 539, compared with 502 in 2020-21.
People who know Peterson Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Red Springs
- Red Springs HighHigh · 867 students
- Red Springs MiddleMiddle · 572 students
- Hawk Eye ElementaryElementary · 328 students
Other Peterson Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Peterson Elementary. Peterson Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Peterson Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 913 students
- Peterson Elementary SchoolKlamath Falls, OR · 573 students
- Peterson ElemWichita, KS · 321 students
- Peterson ElementaryKodiak, AK · 206 students
Nearby schools
- Red Springs Middle0.6 mi · 572
- Red Springs High0.8 mi · 867
- Oxendine Elementary3.9 mi · 301
- Prospect Elementary6.0 mi · 775
- Rex-Rennert Elementary6.2 mi · 395
- Union Chapel Elementary7.6 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Peterson ElementaryHow many students attend Peterson Elementary?
Peterson Elementary enrolls approximately 539 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Peterson Elementary serve?
Peterson Elementary serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Peterson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Peterson Elementary is approximately 15.0:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Peterson Elementary?
Student demographics at Peterson Elementary are roughly 3% White, 35% Hispanic, 23% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Peterson Elementary in?
Peterson 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.