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Prospect Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

4024 Missouri Road, Maxton, NC 28364 · (910) 521-4766 · Part of Robeson County Schools

Prospect’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
775
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Prospect Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 11.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Prospect kids: 6 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Prospect ElementaryYou are here
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts26%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

4024 Missouri Road, Maxton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K31
Kindergarten84
Grade 168
Grade 296
Grade 379
Grade 476
Grade 565
Grade 678
Grade 798
Grade 8100
Enrollment over time
879’20
777’21
848’22
805’23
775’24

Down 11.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 91%Two or more races 3%White 2%Hispanic 2%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prospect Elementary from Prospect families.

Other schools in Robeson County Schools

The district →
Magnolia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lumberton
D
779 students16:1
Saint Pauls Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Saint Pauls
D
710 students17:1
Pembroke Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pembroke
C−
703 students16:1
Parkton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Parkton
D
592 students20:1
East Robeson Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Lumberton
C+
556 students16:1
Peterson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Red Springs
D
539 students15:1

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; Prospect’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.