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What tradition at W H Knuckles should never be changed?
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Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ROBESON COUNTY·NCES 370393002247
W H Knuckles
1520 Martin L King Dr, Lumberton, NC 28358 · (910) 671-6020 · Robeson County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% 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
14.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
379 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 15 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 22% |
Student demographics
61%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
21.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 W H Knuckles
W H Knuckles's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W H Knuckles this school | 382 | 99.2% | 36.8% |
| Northwest Elementary Greenville | 361 | 99.2% | 46.0% |
| Bolton Elementary Winston Salem | 380 | 99.2% | 46.7% |
| Southeast Raleigh Elementary Raleigh | 378 | 99.2% | 34.5% |
| Bugg Elementary Raleigh | 345 | 98.8% | 35.0% |
| Lingerfeldt Elementary Gastonia | 450 | 99.3% | 27.4% |
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 W H Knuckles ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Robeson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #1,167 of 1,297 | #15 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #848 of 1,296 | #7 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #1,271 of 1,300 | #21 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #958 of 1,485 | #15 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #696 of 1,377 | #4 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #674 of 1,379 | #14 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #488 of 1,414 | #13 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. 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
382
+35 (+10%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 382 | 25.8 | 14.8:1 | 99% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 26.6 | 14.4:1 | 99% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 20.7 | 19.7:1 | 99% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 99% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | 17.3 | 10.6:1 | 97% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 14 | 19.3:1 | 99% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 16 | 18.1:1 | 98% (282) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 99% (400) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 21 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W H Knuckles.
Since 2017-18: students up 110% (182 to 382); teachers up 50% (17.3 to 25.8).
About W H Knuckles
W H Knuckles is a small elementary school in Lumberton, North Carolina. It has an enrollment of 382 students in pre-K through 3.
Public Schools of Robeson County is responsible for 36 schools, W H Knuckles included, with 20,856 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show W H Knuckles is 56% Black. The remaining shares are 26% Hispanic, 12% Native American, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. Robeson County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 14.9:1. A total of 379 students, or 99%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Robeson County average a similar 98%.
On the allk12 Grade, W H Knuckles lands at D, ahead of 10% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
W H Knuckles is 11.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (36.8% versus 48.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Robeson County show that the median household earns about $41,978 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 21% of people live in poverty. Robeson County has 40 public schools with about 21,625 students, including W H Knuckles.
The closest school to W H Knuckles is Lumberton Junior, located about 0.7 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: W H Knuckles ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 36.8% versus a 50.4% average.
Locale data from NCES put W H Knuckles in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 382, compared with 347 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the W H Knuckles community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Lumberton
- Lumberton Senior HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 779 students
- Lumberton JuniorMiddle · 655 students
- Littlefield MiddleMiddle · 632 students
- East Robeson PrimaryElementary · 556 students
- Rowland Norment ElementaryElementary · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Lumberton Junior0.7 mi · 655
- Rowland Norment Elementary1.7 mi · 495
- Tanglewood Elementary2.0 mi · 355
- Lumberton Senior High2.8 mi · 1,894
- L Gilbert Carroll3.3 mi · 494
- PSRC Early College at RCC4.6 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About W H KnucklesHow many students attend W H Knuckles?
W H Knuckles enrolls approximately 382 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does W H Knuckles serve?
W H Knuckles serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W H Knuckles?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W H Knuckles is approximately 14.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is W H Knuckles?
W H Knuckles reports a student body of 3% White, 26% Hispanic, 56% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is W H Knuckles in?
W H Knuckles is part of Public Schools of Robeson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.