Rowland Depot · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Rowland’s public schools
Robeson County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rowland. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Rowland’s schools, in brief
School by school
1 of Rowland’s 17 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%); Fairmont Middle lowest (3%). 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 Rowland, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Rowland
Southside Ashpole Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 206 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Rowland
Southside Ashpole Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 206 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Rowland
Southside Ashpole Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 206 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Rowland
Southside Ashpole Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 206 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Rowland
Southside Ashpole Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 206 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Rowland
Southside Ashpole Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 206 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Rowland
Southside Ashpole Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 206 students · 13:1 students per teacher
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.
Well below the state in reading
Rowland vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Rowland’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rowland | — | Robeson County Schools |
Every school in Rowland
18 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).
Questions about Rowland’s schools
Are Rowland’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Rowland. Robeson County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rowland. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 17 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Rowland in?
Robeson County Schools.
Where do Rowland 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 Rowland families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Rowland → 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.