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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Red Springs High this year?
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Enrollment
867
High
DISTRICT 1,090 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ROBESON COUNTY·NCES 370393002239
Red Springs High
509 N Vance Street, Red Springs, NC 28377 · (910) 843-4211 · Robeson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL867 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of North Carolina public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
856 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 276 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 220 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 198 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 173 | 20% |
Student demographics
69%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
38.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
20.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Red Springs High
Red Springs High's state test result (28.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Springs High this school | 867 | 98.7% | 28.0% |
| Saint Pauls High Saint Pauls | 1,142 | 99.7% | 35.9% |
| Lexington Senior High School Lexington | 889 | 98.3% | 40.3% |
| Clinton High Clinton | 828 | 99.6% | 34.7% |
| Forest Hills High Marshville | 973 | 99.3% | 33.2% |
| Graham High Graham | 828 | 99.6% | 25.6% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Red Springs High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Robeson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #411 of 468 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #372 of 464 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #384 of 448 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 867 | #224 of 598 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #207 of 473 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #81 of 474 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #233 of 527 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.9% | #41 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
867
+88 (+11%) vs 2020
+68% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 867 | 48 | 18.1:1 | 99% (856) |
| 2023-24 | 854 | 47.1 | 18.1:1 | 98% (841) |
| 2022-23 | 851 | 47.9 | 17.8:1 | 100% (848) |
| 2020-21 | 779 | 48 | 16.2:1 | 100% (776) |
| 2017-18 | 748 | 51.2 | 14.6:1 | 98% (730) |
| 2015-16 | 775 | 52 | 14.9:1 | 100% (772) |
| 2010-11 | 745 | 51 | 14.6:1 | 82% (611) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 48 | 14.1:1 | 68% (461) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 35 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Springs High.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (748 to 867); teachers down 6% (51.2 to 48).
About Red Springs High
Red Springs High is a medium-sized high school in North Carolina, located in Red Springs. Its 867 students are spread across grades 9 through 12.
Public Schools of Robeson County is the local district for Red Springs High. It runs 36 schools with 20,856 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Red Springs High. The largest is Hispanic students, at 37%. The remaining shares are 37% Native American, 18% Black, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Robeson County's population at about 11%. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 48 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 18.1:1. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Red Springs High is 99%. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Robeson County.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Red Springs High 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.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Red Springs High is -20.7 points, in the bottom 10% of North Carolina. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.0%, and the predicted rate is 48.7%.
Robeson County census figures show that the median household income is $41,978, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of people live in poverty. There are 40 public schools in Robeson County, enrolling about 21,625 students in all.
The school nearest to Red Springs High is Red Springs Middle, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Red Springs High ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Red Springs High as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 867 students in 2024-25, 88 more than the 779 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.2:1 to 18.1:1.
The Red Springs High community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Fairmont HighHigh · 780 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 779 students
- Prospect ElementaryElementary · 775 students
Other schools in Red Springs
- Red Springs MiddleMiddle · 572 students
- Peterson ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Hawk Eye ElementaryElementary · 328 students
Nearby schools
- Red Springs Middle0.2 mi · 572
- Peterson Elementary0.8 mi · 539
- Oxendine Elementary4.3 mi · 301
- Rex-Rennert Elementary5.7 mi · 395
- Prospect Elementary6.8 mi · 775
- Hawk Eye Elementary7.8 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Red Springs HighHow many students attend Red Springs High?
Red Springs High enrolls approximately 867 students in grades 09-12.
Is Red Springs High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Red Springs High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Red Springs High have?
Red Springs High employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Red Springs High?
Student demographics at Red Springs High are roughly 5% White, 37% Hispanic, 18% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Red Springs High public or private?
Red Springs High 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.