Summary:
Faison, North Carolina is served by a single school, Hargrove Elementary, a PK–5 elementary school with 361 students in the Sampson County Schools district.
Hargrove Elementary stands out as a very high-poverty school — 99.17% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch — yet it has consistently outperformed its district in several academic areas. The school maintains a 3-star rating, stronger than its district's 2-star rating. In the most recent school year, Hargrove's average math proficiency reached 67.1%, above both Sampson County Schools (64.4%) and the state (63.6%). Reading proficiency was 53.4%, above the district's 50.3% but below the state's 56.2%. Science proficiency fell to 57.9%, below the district (67.6%) and state (67.7%), after having been exceptionally high the prior year. The school's student-teacher ratio is 14.7, and per-student spending is $11,435.
Hargrove's biggest recent challenge is inconsistency. The 2024–2025 5th-grade cohort was exceptionally strong, posting 79.6% proficiency in both math and science, but the following year's 5th graders saw sharp declines across all subjects, suggesting results are heavily influenced by specific student cohorts rather than systemic teaching changes. A bright spot was 4th-grade reading at 60.0% proficiency, well above the district's 49.6% and the state's 57.7%. Chronic absenteeism is 23.9%, slightly better than the district (25.3%) and state (24.2%). For parents, Hargrove offers strong math outcomes and a stable 3-star rating despite nearly universal economic disadvantage, but reading — especially in 3rd and 5th grades — and consistent science performance are areas worth monitoring.
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