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Enrollment
692
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001201506
W H Robinson Elementary
2439 Railroad Street, Winterville, NC 28590 · (252) 756-3707 · Pitt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL692 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
15.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
689 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 16 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
49.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Robinson Elementary
W H Robinson Elementary's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W H Robinson Elementary this school | 692 | 99.6% | 59.0% |
| Creekside Elementary Winterville | 622 | 99.5% | 58.7% |
| Summit Creek Academy Browns Summit | 749 | 99.6% | N/A |
| South Johnson Elementary Laurinburg | 654 | 99.5% | 48.0% |
| David D Jones Elementary Greensboro | 660 | 99.5% | 50.3% |
| Eastern Elementary Greenville | 833 | 99.6% | 53.4% |
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 Robinson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #533 of 1,297 | #6 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #454 of 1,296 | #6 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #619 of 1,300 | #9 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 692 | #192 of 1,485 | #7 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #923 of 1,377 | #20 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #809 of 1,379 | #16 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #75 of 1,414 | #6 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.7% | #108 of 369 | #3 of 9 |
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
692
+97 (+16%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 719
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 692 | 44.3 | 15.6:1 | 100% (689) |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 42.1 | 15.8:1 | 100% (661) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 40.3 | 15.3:1 | 59% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 43 | 13.8:1 | 39% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 38.5 | 15.3:1 | 50% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 54% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 729 | 50 | 14.6:1 | 46% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 898 | 52 | 17.3:1 | 43% (389) |
| 1990-91 | 719 | 41 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W H Robinson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (588 to 692); teachers up 15% (38.5 to 44.3).
About W H Robinson Elementary
W H Robinson Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Winterville, North Carolina. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 692 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Pitt County Schools is made up of 40 schools with 24,470 students in all.
More than half of the students at W H Robinson Elementary are Black (60%). Other reported shares: 24% White, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 35% Black among all Pitt County residents. The diversity index for W H Robinson Elementary is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, W H Robinson Elementary has a ratio of 15.6:1. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 100%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, W H Robinson Elementary outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
W H Robinson Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.0% and a predicted 48.4%.
For the population of Pitt County, median household income comes to about $58,188, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pitt County counts 43 public schools with about 25,202 students.
Among nearby public schools, A G Cox Middle is closest at about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 61.9% proficiency; W H Robinson Elementary posts 59.0%.
The NCES locale for W H Robinson Elementary is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 16% rise, from 595 to 692. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.8:1 in 2020-21, and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Pitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
177,193
Census ACS
Median income
$58,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
25,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pitt County Schools
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- North Pitt HighHigh · 854 students
Other schools in Winterville
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- A G Cox MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Ridgewood ElementaryElementary · 700 students
- Winterville Charter AcademyElementary · 624 students
- Creekside ElementaryElementary · 622 students
- PCS Early College High SchoolHigh · 334 students
Nearby schools
- A G Cox Middle0.7 mi · 778
- Creekside Elementary1.3 mi · 622
- PCS Early College High School1.4 mi · 334
- South Central1.7 mi · 1,738
- Winterville Charter Academy2.2 mi · 624
- Ridgewood Elementary2.6 mi · 700
Frequently asked questions
About W H Robinson ElementaryHow many students attend W H Robinson Elementary?
W H Robinson Elementary enrolls approximately 692 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does W H Robinson Elementary serve?
W H Robinson Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W H Robinson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W H Robinson Elementary is approximately 15.6:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is W H Robinson Elementary?
W H Robinson Elementary reports a student body of 24% White, 7% Hispanic, 60% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is W H Robinson Elementary in?
W H Robinson Elementary is part of Pitt County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.