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Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ROBESON COUNTY·NCES 370393001581
Piney Grove Elementary
1680 Piney Grove Road, Lumberton, NC 28358 · (910) 671-6025 · Robeson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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.
- CBeats 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
15.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
442 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 | 26 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
70%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
35.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
50.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Piney Grove Elementary
Piney Grove Elementary's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Grove Elementary this school | 452 | 97.8% | 43.6% |
| Union Chapel Elementary Pembroke | 442 | 99.3% | 44.0% |
| Hawk Eye Elementary Red Springs | 328 | 99.1% | 26.1% |
| Peterson Elementary Red Springs | 539 | 99.4% | 36.8% |
| East Robeson Primary Lumberton | 556 | 99.5% | 79.1% |
| Parkton Elementary Parkton | 592 | 99.5% | 39.7% |
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 Piney Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Robeson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #999 of 1,297 | #9 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #906 of 1,296 | #9 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #1,072 of 1,300 | #8 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #744 of 1,485 | #10 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #882 of 1,377 | #9 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #180 of 1,379 | #9 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #935 of 1,414 | #22 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.4% | #93 of 937 | #1 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
452
-69 (-13%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 452 | 29.3 | 15.4:1 | 98% (442) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 29.4 | 16.1:1 | 99% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 27.8 | 17.2:1 | 99% (474) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 99% (518) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 37.4 | 17.4:1 | 100% (646) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 37 | 17.6:1 | 100% (650) |
| 2010-11 | 688 | 35 | 19.7:1 | 87% (601) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 32 | 17.8:1 | 84% (478) |
| 1990-91 | 496 | 29 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Piney Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (649 to 452); teachers down 22% (37.4 to 29.3).
About Piney Grove Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Lumberton, North Carolina, Piney Grove Elementary is part of Public Schools of Robeson County. The student body numbers 452 students, from pre-K through 6.
Piney Grove Elementary falls under Public Schools of Robeson County, which has 36 schools enrolling 20,856 students.
Federal enrollment data show Native American students as the largest group at Piney Grove Elementary, at 44%. Other groups make up 27% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 9% Black, and 7% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.4 students per teacher. That matches the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 98% of students. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Robeson County.
Piney Grove Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Piney Grove Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.6% is 5.4 points below the 49.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Robeson County, the median household income is $41,978, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. In all, Robeson County has 40 public schools and roughly 21,625 students.
The nearest public school is PSRC Early College at RCC, at about 1.9 miles. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Piney Grove Elementary is 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 452 students in 2024-25, 69 fewer than the 521 it had in 2020-21.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Lumberton
- Lumberton Senior HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 779 students
- Lumberton JuniorMiddle · 655 students
- Littlefield MiddleMiddle · 632 students
- East Robeson PrimaryElementary · 556 students
- Rowland Norment ElementaryElementary · 495 students
Other Piney Grove Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Piney Grove Elementary. Piney Grove Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Piney Grove ElementaryKernersville, NC · 635 students
- Piney Grove ElementaryCharlotte, NC · 441 students
Nearby schools
- PSRC Early College at RCC1.9 mi · 274
- Magnolia Elementary2.6 mi · 779
- L Gilbert Carroll2.7 mi · 494
- Lumberton Senior High3.6 mi · 1,894
- Tanglewood Elementary3.6 mi · 355
- Rowland Norment Elementary5.0 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Piney Grove ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Piney Grove Elementary?
Piney Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 452 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Piney Grove Elementary serve?
Piney Grove Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Piney Grove Elementary?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Piney Grove Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Piney Grove Elementary?
Student demographics at Piney Grove Elementary are roughly 7% White, 27% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Piney Grove Elementary in?
Piney Grove 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.