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Townsend Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

105 Carolina Street, Maxton, NC 28364 · (910) 844-5086 · Part of Robeson County Schools

Maxton’s School Grade C− better than 16% of North Carolina school districts

Students
280
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Townsend Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 39.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Maxton kids: 11 middle schools

On the path

Where Maxton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Townsend ElementaryYou are here
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

105 Carolina Street, Maxton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K14
Kindergarten41
Grade 143
Grade 244
Grade 342
Grade 444
Grade 552
Enrollment over time
462’20
434’21
274’22
274’23
280’24

Down 39.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 56%American Indian/Alaska Native 30%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%White 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Townsend Elementary from Maxton families.

Other schools in Robeson County Schools

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Maxton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.