Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ROBESON COUNTY·NCES 370393002052
Townsend Elementary
105 Carolina Street, Maxton, NC 28364 · (910) 844-5086 · Robeson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
277 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 19% |
Student demographics
59%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
30.0%
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 30 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Townsend Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Robeson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #1,263 of 1,297 | #20 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,257 of 1,296 | #21 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,197 of 1,300 | #14 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #1,228 of 1,485 | #22 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,052 of 1,377 | #15 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #743 of 1,379 | #15 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #686 of 1,414 | #19 of 23 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
280
-182 (-39%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 280 | 17.3 | 16.2:1 | 99% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 12.3 | 22.3:1 | 99% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 16.4 | 16.7:1 | 99% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 99% (459) |
| 2017-18 | 199 | 15.2 | 13.1:1 | 98% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 215 | 14 | 15.4:1 | 99% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 246 | 19 | 12.9:1 | 93% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 87% (291) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Townsend Elementary.
About Townsend Elementary
Townsend Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in Maxton, North Carolina. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 280 students enrolled. Elementary schools in North Carolina have about 467 students on average; enrollment here is 40% lower.
Public Schools of Robeson County has a total of 36 schools and 20,856 students, Townsend Elementary among them.
Of every 100 students at Townsend Elementary, about 56 are Black. The school is also 30% Native American, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 23%. The diversity index for Townsend Elementary is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Townsend Elementary reports a ratio of 16.2 students per teacher, from 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 1.3 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Townsend Elementary, 99% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Robeson County is close, at 98%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 27.6%, is 21.1 points below the 48.6% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
The school's county is Robeson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $41,978 a year, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Robeson County number 40, with about 21,625 students.
Townsend Elementary's closest public school neighbor is South Johnson Elementary, about 5.4 miles away. The ten-mile area around Townsend Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Townsend Elementary ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 27.6% against a local average of 47.3%.
For locale, NCES codes Townsend Elementary as Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 280, from 462 in 2020-21.
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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 Maxton
- Prospect ElementaryElementary · 775 students
- Oxendine ElementaryElementary · 301 students
Nearby schools
- South Johnson Elementary5.4 mi · 654
- Purnell Swett High6.5 mi · 1,583
- Prospect Elementary6.8 mi · 775
- Scotland Early College High7.3 mi · 238
- Oxendine Elementary7.3 mi · 301
- Sycamore Lane Primary7.7 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Townsend ElementaryHow many students attend Townsend Elementary?
Townsend Elementary enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-05.
Is Townsend Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Townsend Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Townsend Elementary?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Townsend Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Townsend Elementary?
Student demographics at Townsend Elementary are roughly 3% White, 7% Hispanic, 56% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Townsend Elementary public or private?
Townsend Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Public Schools of Robeson County.
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