Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370420001696
Sycamore Lane Elementary
2100 Sycamore Lane, Laurinburg, NC 28352 · (910) 277-4350 · Scotland County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
340 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 120 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 32% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Scotland County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
31.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
33.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Sycamore Lane Elementary
Sycamore Lane Elementary's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Lane Elementary this school | 347 | 98.0% | 34.9% |
| Williamston Primary Williamston | 361 | 99.2% | N/A |
| P W Moore Elementary Elizabeth City | 353 | 99.2% | 39.0% |
| Rosenwald Elementary Fairmont | 343 | 99.1% | 27.3% |
| Brooks Global Elementary Greensboro | 314 | 98.4% | 70.9% |
| Sycamore Lane Primary Laurinburg | 435 | 99.1% | N/A |
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 Sycamore Lane Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #1,195 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,229 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #1,157 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #1,061 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #177 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #586 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #907 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.0% | #15 of 937 |
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
347
-389 (-53%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 347 | 27.3 | 12.7:1 | 98% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 26.7 | 12.5:1 | 98% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 98% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 736 | 56 | 13.1:1 | 100% (733) |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 38.5 | 16.1:1 | 100% (617) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 99% (545) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 58% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 420 | 31 | 13.6:1 | 59% (246) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 26 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sycamore Lane Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 44% (620 to 347); teachers down 29% (38.5 to 27.3).
About Sycamore Lane Elementary
Located in Laurinburg, North Carolina, Sycamore Lane Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. Federal data show 347 students enrolled in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Sycamore Lane Elementary is one school in a 10-school district, Scotland County Schools, which enrolls 5,416 students.
The share of Black students at Sycamore Lane Elementary is 56%, a majority. After that, the student body is 19% White, 10% Native American, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Census figures show Scotland County is about 37% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 12.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Sycamore Lane Elementary, which has 27.3. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 98%. Public schools in Scotland County average a similar 99%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Sycamore Lane Elementary outscored 8%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.9%. Sycamore Lane Elementary scores 34.9%.
The county, Scotland County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $45,730 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 22% of people live in poverty. Scotland County has 10 public schools with about 5,416 students, including Sycamore Lane Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Sycamore Lane Primary, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sycamore Lane Elementary is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Sycamore Lane Elementary as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21 the school reported 736 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 347. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.
On allk12, people connected to Sycamore Lane Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Scotland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,590
Census ACS
Median income
$45,730
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
5,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scotland County Schools
- Scotland High SchoolHigh · 1,294 students
- Laurel Hill ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- South Johnson ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Spring Hill MiddleMiddle · 593 students
- Carver MiddleMiddle · 563 students
- Wagram ElementaryElementary · 508 students
Other schools in Laurinburg
- Scotland High SchoolHigh · 1,294 students
- South Johnson ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Spring Hill MiddleMiddle · 593 students
- Sycamore Lane PrimaryElementary · 435 students
- Scotland Early College HighHigh · 238 students
- Shaw AcademyHigh · 122 students
Nearby schools
- Sycamore Lane Primary0.0 mi · 435
- Scotland Early College High2.5 mi · 238
- South Johnson Elementary2.6 mi · 654
- Scotland High School2.7 mi · 1,294
- Carver Middle5.9 mi · 563
- Laurel Hill Elementary6.0 mi · 662
Frequently asked questions
About Sycamore Lane ElementaryHow many students attend Sycamore Lane Elementary?
Sycamore Lane Elementary enrolls approximately 347 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Sycamore Lane Elementary serve?
Sycamore Lane Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sycamore Lane Elementary?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Sycamore Lane Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sycamore Lane Elementary?
At Sycamore Lane Elementary, the student body is approximately 19% White, 5% Hispanic, 56% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Sycamore Lane Elementary?
Sycamore Lane Elementary is overseen by Scotland County Schools in Scotland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.