Rosenwald Elementary

Rosenwald Elementary is one of the close-knit primary schools in Fairmont, North Carolina, part of Public Schools of Robeson County, with 343 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 27% leaner than typical.

Across the 36 schools in Public Schools of Robeson County (20,856 students total), Rosenwald Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Rosenwald Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 21% Native American, 11% multiracial, 10% White, 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Rosenwald Elementary reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at Rosenwald Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rosenwald Elementary is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.6%; Rosenwald Elementary posts 27.3%, -21.3 points below that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Robeson County put the typical household earns roughly $41,978 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. Rosenwald Elementary is one of 40 public schools in Robeson County (combined enrollment of about 21,625 students).

Nearest neighbor: Fairmont Middle, around 0.3 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rosenwald Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 30.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Rosenwald Elementary's enrollment has declined 19% since 2018, when it stood at 423 (now 343). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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