Public Schools of Robeson County narrowly misses exit from low‑performing list; district reports gains across most assessments

Public Schools of Robeson County officials presented 2024–25 end‑of‑year accountability results at the board's September meeting, reporting gains across many assessments while noting a few notable exceptions.

Dr. Wendy Dorsey Carr and Dr. Deborah Dallas told the Board of Education that the district was "just 1 school away, missing by only 8 hundredths of a point from coming off of the low performing list." They said 23 of the district's 36 schools met or exceeded growth and that eight schools exited low‑performing status compared with the prior year.

The district's four‑year graduation rate rose to 85.6 percent, up from 83.5 percent the previous year, officials said. Presenters reported that students scored higher in 13 of 15 math and reading assessments, with third‑grade reading and eighth‑grade math trailing 2023–24 results. Dr. Carr and Dr. Dallas attributed some year‑to‑year differences to changes in statewide assessments: the third‑grade administration included a new form (NCPAT) and eighth graders took Math I and a new eighth‑grade science test…