Best Public Schools in Newton Grove, NC

Summary:

The city of Newton Grove, North Carolina is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school, all part of the Sampson County Schools district. While the schools face significant economic challenges, with extremely high free and reduced lunch rates, some standout performers emerge, including Hobbton Elementary and Hobbton Middle.

Hobbton Elementary is a high-performing school, ranking 333 out of 1,502 elementary schools in North Carolina and earning a 4-star rating. The school significantly outperforms the district and state in math and reading proficiency, and has the second-best student-teacher ratio in the district. Meanwhile, Hobbton Middle stands out with the lowest student-teacher ratio in the district and strong performance in 8th grade science.

The racial makeup of the schools varies, with Midway High having a majority white student population and Hobbton High having a majority Hispanic student population. Across all 4 schools, the extremely high free and reduced lunch rates, ranging from 98.55% to 99.6%, indicate significant economic challenges facing the Newton Grove community that will need to be addressed to support student success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				EOC Biology (2023)	EOC English II (2023)	EOC Math I (2023)	EOC Math III (2023)	EOG Mathematics (2023)						EOG Reading (2023)						EOG Science (2023)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hobbton Middle	Public	6-8	12081 Hobbton Hwy	Newton Grove	28366	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 594-1420	417	26	15.8	99.3%	106 (25.4%)	51 (12.2%)	238 (57.1%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	50.4	375^th of 784 public middle schools	52.2%		44.5	428^th of 786 public middle schools	45.5%	53								54.1	45.7	43.2				50.4	34.1	55.3		74.2	$9,725	$1,805	$7,920
Hobbton High	Public	9-12	12201 Hobbton Hwy	Newton Grove	28366	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 594-0242	483	30	16.2	98.6%	137 (28.4%)	89 (18.4%)	240 (49.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	46.8	310^th of 626 public high schools	50.5%		39.6	356^th of 621 public high schools	42.7%	46	45.3	54.4	36.6	77.9															$9,904	$1,058	$8,846
Hobbton Elementary	Public	K-5	12361 Hobbton Hwy	Newton Grove	28366	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 594-0392	452	34	13.2	99.3%	161 (35.6%)	44 (9.7%)	224 (49.6%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	74.6	333^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	77.8%		64.7	504^th of 1514 public elementary schools	66.7%	171					95.8	64.0	75.0				72.9	56.0	48.8				72.6		$10,154	$1,621	$8,533
Midway High	Public	9-12	15274 Spiveys Corner Highway	Newton Grove	28366	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 567-6664	757	44	17.1	99.6%	397 (52.4%)	76 (10.0%)	239 (31.6%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.6%)	58.5	238^th of 626 public high schools	62.0%		65.7	199^th of 621 public high schools	68.0%	39	38.7	53.6	59.7	88.8															$8,712	$908	$7,804

Cities Near Newton Grove

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Salemburg	0.35 mi	2	359^th
Roseboro	4.72 mi	3	194^th
Autryville	7.83 mi	1	179^th
Clinton	8.2 mi	9	273^rd
Dunn	10.47 mi	7	282^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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