Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Parkton

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Parkton, NCPhoto: Gerry Dincher · CC BY-SA 2.0
Schools in Parkton

Parkton’s public schools

Robeson County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Parkton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/7schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
79%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.0K
▼ 0% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.5
NC 16.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
7,132 students on the public path
In brief

Parkton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Parkton’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. PSRC Early College at RCC places highest (better than 99%); Parkton Elementary lowest (7%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Parkton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Parkton ElementaryRobeson County SchoolsD
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Robeson County Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Robeson County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 36 schools · 20,856 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$13,043NC $13,045 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 49.9% · 11147 students tested
Math29%
State average 50.8% · 10243 students tested

Parkton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Parkton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Parkton—Robeson County Schools

Every school in Parkton

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Parktonby address
Parkton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
592 students20:1Rate it →
Also serving Parktonin other towns
Lumberton Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lumberton
C
1,894 students16:1Rate it →
Purnell Swett High
High · Grades 9–12 · Pembroke
C+
1,583 students18:1Rate it →
Saint Pauls High
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Pauls
C+
1,142 students18:1Rate it →
Red Springs High
High · Grades 9–12 · Red Springs
C−
867 students18:1Rate it →
Fairmont High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fairmont
C−
780 students13:1Rate it →
PSRC Early College at RCC
High · Grades 9–12 · Lumberton
A+
274 students24:1Rate it →

Questions about Parkton’s schools

Are Parkton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Parkton. Robeson County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Parkton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Parkton in?

Robeson County Schools.

Where do Parkton kids go to high school?

One of six high schools, depending on your address: Lumberton Senior High, Purnell Swett High, Saint Pauls High, Red Springs High, Fairmont High and PSRC Early College at RCC.

Parents talk

What Parkton families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Parkton → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.