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C+

Upchurch Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

730 Turnpike Road, Raeford, NC 28376 · (910) 875-1574 · Part of Hoke County Schools

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Directions
Students
646
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Upchurch Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Silver City kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Upchurch ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C+, 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 ↗

730 Turnpike Road, Raeford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K69
Kindergarten96
Grade 193
Grade 294
Grade 3108
Grade 488
Grade 598
Enrollment over time
633’20
703’21
698’22
645’23
646’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 43%Hispanic 29%White 14%Two or more races 11%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Upchurch Elementary from Silver City families.

Other schools in Hoke County Schools

The district →
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

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