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What's something Robbinsville Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370177000733
Robbinsville Elementary
54 Moose Branch Road, Robbinsville, NC 28771 · (828) 479-9850 · Graham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
518 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 36 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Graham County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
35.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
36.7%
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 37 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Robbinsville Elementary
Robbinsville Elementary's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbinsville Elementary this school | 521 | 99.4% | 41.4% |
| North Topsail Elementary Hampstead | 529 | 99.1% | 75.9% |
| Murphy Elementary Murphy | 467 | 99.4% | 57.5% |
| Bath Elementary Bath | 511 | 99.4% | 74.4% |
| Ellenboro Elementary School Ellenboro | 567 | 97.4% | 73.5% |
| Rockwell Elementary Rockwell | 502 | 99.4% | 55.4% |
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 Robbinsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #1,055 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #1,184 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #1,077 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #555 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #515 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #1,207 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #251 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #366 of 937 |
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
521
-52 (-9%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 849
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 521 | 36.8 | 14.2:1 | 99% (518) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 42 | 12.4:1 | 99% (520) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 42.6 | 12.4:1 | 75% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 45 | 12.7:1 | 61% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 625 | 46 | 13.6:1 | 66% (412) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 45 | 14.6:1 | 64% (425) |
| 2010-11 | 691 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 65% (451) |
| 2000-01 | 733 | 52 | 14.1:1 | 50% (368) |
| 1990-91 | 849 | 58 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robbinsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (625 to 521); teachers down 20% (46 to 36.8).
About Robbinsville Elementary
Robbinsville Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Robbinsville, North Carolina. In all, 521 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Robbinsville Elementary is one of 3 schools in Graham County Schools, which enrolls 1,096 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Robbinsville Elementary is White: 78%. Other groups make up 15% Native American and 5% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Robbinsville Elementary scores 37%.
Classroom staffing at Robbinsville Elementary totals 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 99% of students (518) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Graham County is close, at 99%.
Robbinsville Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 18% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
In North Carolina, Robbinsville Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.4% actual against a predicted 48.5%.
For Graham County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $49,684 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The county has 3 public schools and about 1,096 students.
Robbinsville Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Robbinsville Middle, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Robbinsville Elementary's average proficiency of 41.4% compares with 48.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Robbinsville Elementary is Rural: Remote.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 573 (2020-21) to 521 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.7:1 to 14.2:1.
On allk12, people connected to Robbinsville Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Graham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,072
Census ACS
Median income
$49,684
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,096 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Graham County Schools
- Robbinsville HighHigh · 332 students
- Robbinsville MiddleMiddle · 243 students
Other schools in Robbinsville
- Robbinsville HighHigh · 332 students
- Robbinsville MiddleMiddle · 243 students
Nearby schools
- Robbinsville Middle0.6 mi · 243
- Robbinsville High0.7 mi · 332
- Andrews Elementary8.9 mi · 330
- Andrews High9.1 mi · 229
- Andrews Middle9.1 mi · 167
- Nantahala School11.0 mi · 97
Frequently asked questions
About Robbinsville ElementaryHow many students attend Robbinsville Elementary?
Robbinsville Elementary enrolls approximately 521 students in grades PK-05.
Is Robbinsville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robbinsville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Robbinsville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Robbinsville Elementary is approximately 14.2:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Robbinsville Elementary?
Student demographics at Robbinsville Elementary are roughly 78% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Robbinsville Elementary in?
Robbinsville Elementary is part of Graham County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.