Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ROBESON COUNTY·NCES 370393001585
Rex-Rennert Elementary
11780 Rennert Road, Shannon, NC 28386 · (910) 843-5298 · Robeson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
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
16.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
392 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
58%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
29.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
43.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Rex-Rennert Elementary
Rex-Rennert Elementary's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rex-Rennert Elementary this school | 395 | 99.2% | 35.8% |
| Fred L Wilson Elementary Kannapolis | 415 | 99.3% | 43.0% |
| Candor Elementary Candor | 368 | 99.2% | 31.2% |
| Union Intermediate Clinton | 396 | 97.2% | 39.3% |
| Sunset Park Elementary Wilmington | 450 | 99.3% | 42.3% |
| Hargrove Elementary Faison | 361 | 99.2% | 65.9% |
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 Rex-Rennert Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Robeson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #1,179 of 1,297 | #16 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #1,061 of 1,296 | #12 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #1,199 of 1,300 | #16 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #913 of 1,485 | #14 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,011 of 1,377 | #13 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #766 of 1,379 | #16 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #460 of 1,414 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #751 of 937 | #13 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
395
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 395 | 24.7 | 16.0:1 | 99% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 25.2 | 15.4:1 | 99% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 23.1 | 16.6:1 | 99% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 24 | 16.9:1 | 99% (402) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 24.8 | 16.9:1 | 95% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 25 | 19.3:1 | 99% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 24 | 18.5:1 | 92% (410) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 28 | 13.1:1 | 94% (345) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 23 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rex-Rennert Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (420 to 395); teachers unchanged (24.8 to 24.7).
About Rex-Rennert Elementary
Rex-Rennert Elementary is one of the public schools in Shannon, North Carolina. It is a small elementary school. It educates 395 students in pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Public Schools of Robeson County has 36 schools and 20,856 students.
Rex-Rennert Elementary's enrollment is 59% Hispanic. Other groups make up 22% Native American, 8% multiracial, 8% Black, and 2% White. County-wide, 11% of Robeson County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Rex-Rennert Elementary comes in at 58%.
Rex-Rennert Elementary operates with 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.0:1. That ratio is over the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Rex-Rennert Elementary reports 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Robeson County.
The allk12 Grade for Rex-Rennert Elementary is D. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.5%.
Among Robeson County residents, median household income is about $41,978, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 21% of people live in poverty. Rex-Rennert Elementary is one of 40 public schools in Robeson County, which together enroll about 21,625 students.
The closest public school, Red Springs High, is about 5.7 miles from Rex-Rennert Elementary. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Rex-Rennert Elementary is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Rex-Rennert Elementary as Rural: Distant.
Federal data show 405 students in 2020-21 and 395 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Rex-Rennert Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Red Springs High5.7 mi · 867
- Red Springs Middle5.8 mi · 572
- Peterson Elementary6.2 mi · 539
- Parkton Elementary6.3 mi · 592
- Saint Pauls High6.7 mi · 1,142
- Saint Pauls Middle6.7 mi · 678
Frequently asked questions
About Rex-Rennert ElementaryHow many students attend Rex-Rennert Elementary?
Rex-Rennert Elementary enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rex-Rennert Elementary serve?
Rex-Rennert Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rex-Rennert Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rex-Rennert Elementary is approximately 16.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rex-Rennert Elementary?
At Rex-Rennert Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 59% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Rex-Rennert Elementary?
Rex-Rennert Elementary is overseen by Public Schools of Robeson County in Robeson County.
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