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Enrollment
495
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ROBESON COUNTY·NCES 370393002242
Rowland Norment Elementary
701 Godwin Ave, Lumberton, NC 28358 · (910) 671-6030 · Robeson County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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
17.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
492 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 | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 138 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 22% |
Student demographics
71%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
30.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.8%
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 52 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
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 Rowland Norment Elementary
Rowland Norment Elementary's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowland Norment Elementary this school | 495 | 99.4% | 40.9% |
| L Gilbert Carroll Lumberton | 494 | 99.4% | 26.9% |
| Sherwood Elementary Gastonia | 553 | 99.5% | 31.6% |
| Grove Park Elementary Burlington | 437 | 99.3% | 31.2% |
| Lingerfeldt Elementary Gastonia | 450 | 99.3% | 27.4% |
| Sumner Elementary Greensboro | 549 | 99.5% | 44.0% |
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 Rowland Norment Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Robeson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #1,068 of 1,297 | #10 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #844 of 1,296 | #6 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,198 of 1,300 | #15 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #624 of 1,485 | #8 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,271 of 1,377 | #20 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #157 of 1,379 | #8 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #290 of 1,414 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #864 of 937 | #15 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
495
+93 (+23%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 495 | 28.1 | 17.6:1 | 99% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 99% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 29.6 | 15.1:1 | 99% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 99% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 31.5 | 16.1:1 | 97% (495) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 29 | 19.4:1 | 99% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 33 | 17.5:1 | 90% (522) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 76% (430) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 23 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rowland Norment Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (508 to 495); teachers down 11% (31.5 to 28.1).
About Rowland Norment Elementary
Rowland Norment Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Lumberton, North Carolina. The school runs pre-K through 3 and enrolls 495 students.
Public Schools of Robeson County oversees Rowland Norment Elementary and 35 other schools, with 20,856 students in total.
Black students account for 43% of enrollment at Rowland Norment Elementary, more than any other group. Next come 27% Hispanic, 13% Native American, 9% multiracial, and 7% White. By comparison, Robeson County residents are about 23% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rowland Norment Elementary scores 71%.
The school has 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.6 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Of all students at Rowland Norment Elementary, 99% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Robeson County is close, at 98%.
Rowland Norment 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 17% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rowland Norment Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 40.9% actual against 48.5% predicted.
For the population of Robeson County, median household income comes to about $41,978, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Robeson County's 40 public schools enroll about 21,625 students and include Rowland Norment Elementary.
Tanglewood Elementary sits about 1.4 miles from Rowland Norment Elementary. Rowland Norment Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 40.9% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Rowland Norment Elementary's location as Town: Distant.
A 23% increase took enrollment from 402 in 2020-21 to 495 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.9:1 to 17.6:1.
The allk12 page for Rowland Norment Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- L Gilbert CarrollElementary · 494 students
Nearby schools
- Tanglewood Elementary1.4 mi · 355
- Lumberton Senior High1.6 mi · 1,894
- W H Knuckles1.7 mi · 382
- Lumberton Junior2.4 mi · 655
- L Gilbert Carroll2.4 mi · 494
- PSRC Early College at RCC3.7 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Rowland Norment ElementaryHow many students attend Rowland Norment Elementary?
Rowland Norment Elementary enrolls approximately 495 students in grades PK-03.
Is Rowland Norment Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rowland Norment Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Rowland Norment Elementary have?
Rowland Norment Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rowland Norment Elementary?
At Rowland Norment Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 27% Hispanic, 43% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is Rowland Norment Elementary in?
Rowland Norment Elementary is part of Public Schools of Robeson County.
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