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Peterson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Red Springs, Robeson County. The school has 540 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Public Schools of Robeson County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Peterson Elementary enrolls 540 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Hispanic or Latino, 30% American Indian or Alaska Native and 24% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 189 | 35% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 162 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 128 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 5.7% |
| White | 23 | 4.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
537 of the school's 540 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 537 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Peterson Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-80, state senate district 13, state house district 47.
Peterson Elementary is one of 37 schools in Public Schools of Robeson County, based in Lumberton, North Carolina. The district serves 21,301 students district-wide and employs 1,309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 540 students, Peterson Elementary is close to the district average of about 576 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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