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C+

Hoke County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Raeford.

Raeford’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of North Carolina school districts

Students
8,732
Schools
14
Spent per student
$11,685
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$16M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hoke County Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of North Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the NC average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $16M, about $1,829 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% of the 325 North Carolina school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Raeford 4,703

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Raeford. Grade by grade →

K–5J W McLauchlin ElementaryThis district
6–8West Hoke MiddleThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency42%
State average 50.8% · 4,455 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 49.9% · 4,597 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 86.5% · 617 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,685 per student · 10% below NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 34%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 66%Federal 16%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
8,592’20
8,874’21
8,920’22
8,769’23
8,732’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 34%Hispanic 28%White 20%Two or more races 10%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

14 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools.

Upchurch Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Raeford
C+
646 students16:1
Don D Steed Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Raeford
B
628 students12:1
Scurlock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Raeford
C+
611 students15:1
Rockfish Hoke Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Raeford
B+
606 students16:1
Sandy Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lumber Bridge
C−
557 students14:1
West Hoke Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Raeford
C
467 students14:1
Hawk Eye Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Red Springs
D
328 students12:1
J W McLauchlin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Raeford
C−
304 students12:1
East Hoke Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Raeford
C+
771 students16:1
West Hoke Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Raeford
C−
656 students18:1
Sandy Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lumber Bridge
C+
604 students19:1
J W Turlington School
High · Grades 6–12 · Raeford
26 students4:1
Hoke County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Raeford
B−
2,110 students19:1
SandHoke Early College High
High · Grades 9–13 · Raeford
A+
418 students22:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within North Carolina.