1
What's the biggest difference between Saint Pauls High and what you expected?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,142
High
DISTRICT 1,090 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ROBESON COUNTY·NCES 370393002244
Saint Pauls High
648 North Old Stage Rd, Saint Pauls, NC 28384 · (910) 865-4177 · Robeson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,142 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of North Carolina public high schools
- CTest 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
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,139 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 | 310 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 286 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 304 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 242 | 21% |
Student demographics
70%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
40.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
30.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Saint Pauls High
Saint Pauls High's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Pauls High this school | 1,142 | 99.7% | 35.9% |
| Robert B Glenn High School Kernersville | 1,396 | 99.8% | 21.6% |
| Forest Hills High Marshville | 973 | 99.3% | 33.2% |
| Smithfield-Selma High Smithfield | 1,548 | 99.8% | 35.7% |
| Southern Wayne High Dudley | 1,007 | 97.9% | 34.8% |
| Wallace-Rose Hill High Teachey | 738 | 99.6% | 20.8% |
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 Saint Pauls High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Robeson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #343 of 468 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #277 of 464 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #370 of 448 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,142 | #152 of 598 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #209 of 473 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #53 of 474 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #49 of 527 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.1% | #33 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
1,142
+148 (+15%) vs 2020
+183% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,142 | 63.1 | 18.1:1 | 100% (1,139) |
| 2023-24 | 1,164 | 63.1 | 18.4:1 | 100% (1,161) |
| 2022-23 | 1,151 | 53.6 | 21.5:1 | 99% (1,138) |
| 2020-21 | 994 | 60 | 16.6:1 | 100% (991) |
| 2017-18 | 959 | 57.2 | 16.8:1 | 99% (945) |
| 2015-16 | 933 | 62 | 15.1:1 | 99% (922) |
| 2010-11 | 885 | 61 | 14.5:1 | 75% (668) |
| 2000-01 | 827 | 56 | 14.8:1 | 52% (433) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 34 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saint Pauls High.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (959 to 1,142); teachers up 10% (57.2 to 63.1).
About Saint Pauls High
Saint Pauls High is a high-enrollment high school for students in Saint Pauls, North Carolina. The school counts 1,142 students across grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in North Carolina is about 761, so this school runs 50% larger than that.
A total of 36 schools make up Public Schools of Robeson County, with 20,856 students enrolled.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Saint Pauls High, 46% of enrollment. Other groups make up 21% Black, 15% Native American, 13% White, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 11% of Robeson County residents are Hispanic. Saint Pauls High has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Saint Pauls High's 63.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.1:1. That ratio is under the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. Across public schools in Robeson County, the average is about the same, 98%.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Saint Pauls High receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In North Carolina, Saint Pauls High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 35.9% actual against a predicted 48.4%.
Robeson County census figures show that median household income is about $41,978, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Saint Pauls High is among the 40 public schools in Robeson County.
The shortest distance from Saint Pauls High to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Saint Pauls Middle. The five-mile area around Saint Pauls High holds 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 44.8%, higher than Saint Pauls High's 35.9%.
Saint Pauls High is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 15%, from 994 to 1,142. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.6:1 in 2020-21, and 18.1:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Saint Pauls High can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
- Red Springs HighHigh · 867 students
- Fairmont HighHigh · 780 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 779 students
- Prospect ElementaryElementary · 775 students
Other schools in Saint Pauls
- Saint Pauls ElementaryElementary · 710 students
- Saint Pauls MiddleMiddle · 678 students
Nearby schools
- Saint Pauls Middle0.2 mi · 678
- Saint Pauls Elementary1.0 mi · 710
- Parkton Elementary6.4 mi · 592
- Rex-Rennert Elementary6.7 mi · 395
- Gray's Creek Middle6.8 mi · 1,068
- Magnolia Elementary7.3 mi · 779
Frequently asked questions
About Saint Pauls HighWhat is the total enrollment at Saint Pauls High?
Saint Pauls High enrolls approximately 1,142 students in grades 09-12.
Is Saint Pauls High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Saint Pauls High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Saint Pauls High have?
Saint Pauls High employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Saint Pauls High?
Student demographics at Saint Pauls High are roughly 13% White, 46% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Saint Pauls High public or private?
Saint Pauls 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.