South Robeson Middle School

South Robeson Middle School is one of the compact junior highs in Rowland, North Carolina, operated by Public Schools of Robeson County, with 344 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 43% leaner than typical.

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

Demographically, South Robeson Middle School records that 42% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 35% Native American, 10% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, South Robeson Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.6%; actual is 29.6%, a gap of -19.0 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Robeson County put median household earnings sit near $41,978, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. Across Robeson County's 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,625 students), South Robeson Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Southside Ashpole Elementary, around 2.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Robeson Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 34.7%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

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