South Creek Elementary

South Creek Elementary is one of the modestly sized elementary schools in Robersonville, North Carolina, overseen by Martin County Schools, with 337 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 28% leaner than typical.

Within Martin County Schools, which oversees 10 schools and 3,382 students, South Creek Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, South Creek Elementary logs that the largest single group is Black, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 40%.

Looking at school resources, South Creek Elementary reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting South Creek Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, South Creek Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 38.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Martin County put median household income runs about $48,578, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. South Creek Elementary is one of 12 public schools in Martin County (combined enrollment of about 3,967 students).

The closest other public school is South Creek Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, South Creek Elementary comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 40.9%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 6%: 319 students in 2018 compared to 337 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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