Elementary · North Carolina
Townsend Elementary
Townsend Elementary, a public elementary school in Maxton, North Carolina: grades pre-k–5, 280 students, 16.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Public Schools of Robeson County.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 280
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17.3
- Students per teacher
- 16.2
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in North Carolina
Median 14.7 · 1,461 schools compared
More students per teacher than 67% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 83% of elementary schools in North Carolina
Median 455 · 1,469 schools compared
Smaller than 76% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on North Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
North Carolina: 53%30%proficient
−5.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 91% of elementary schools in North Carolina
Median 49% · 1,423 elementary schools compared
139 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4
Math
North Carolina: 57%30%proficient
−19.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 96% of elementary schools in North Carolina
Median 58% · 1,423 elementary schools compared
139 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Distant rural area
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Public Schools of Robeson County.
Location
- Address
- 105 Carolina Street, Maxton, NC 28364
- Phone
- (910)844-5086
- City or town
- Maxton
- County
- Robeson County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–5 | 654 | 13.9 | 36% | 55% | |
| Pre-K–8 | 775 | 14.9 | 47% | 58% | |
| Pre-K–6 | 301 | 17.7 | 35% | 65% | |
| Pre-K–2 | 435 | 13.3 | — | — | |
| 3–5 | 347 | 12.7 | 32% | 33% | |
| Pre-K–6 | 351 | 15.7 | 47% | 66% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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