Middle Schools in Hoke County Schools

Summary:

The Hoke County Schools district in North Carolina operates three middle schools: East Hoke Middle, Sandy Grove Middle, and West Hoke Middle. These schools serve students in grades 6-8 and face significant challenges, including consistently underperforming the state averages on standardized tests and declining performance over time.

West Hoke Middle stands out as the strongest performer in the district, with consistently higher test scores, particularly in mathematics. In 2024-2025, 47.4% of 6th graders at West Hoke Middle were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 41.3% for the district and 57.2% for the state. Sandy Grove Middle also performed well on 8th grade science tests, with 51.8% proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 45.7% for the district and 60.1% for the state.

However, the district as a whole faces significant challenges. All three middle schools have very high free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 98.2% to 99.52% in 2023-2024, indicating a high-poverty student population. Additionally, the schools' performance, as measured by their statewide SchoolDigger rankings, has generally declined over the past few years, with all three schools dropping in the rankings. This trend is concerning and warrants further investigation into the underlying causes of the performance gaps between the district and the state.

District Detail

310 Wooley Street
Raeford, NC 28376-3299

(910) 875-4106

SchoolDigger Rank:
167^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 8,732

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Hoke Middle	Public	6-8	200 Nc 211 W	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-3411	656	37	17.9	99.5%	90 (13.7%)	240 (36.6%)	165 (25.2%)	2 (0.3%)	81 (12.3%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (11.6%)	22.8	610^th of 773 public middle schools	21.1%		37.8	508^th of 793 public middle schools	35.9%	102	47.4	38.7	34.6	35.5	38.7	38.8	36.4	$10,848	$1,941	$8,907
East Hoke Middle	Public	6-8	4702 Fayetteville Rd	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-5048	771	47	16.3	99.6%	141 (18.3%)	300 (38.9%)	228 (29.6%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	4 (0.5%)	74 (9.6%)	20	638^th of 773 public middle schools	17.5%		27.6	587^th of 793 public middle schools	26.0%	51	39.8	28.2	23.5	40.6	36.9	34.9	50.6	$8,498	$1,310	$7,187
Sandy Grove Middle	Public	6-8	300 Chason Road	Lumber Bridge	28357	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-3559	604	33	18.5	99.5%	144 (23.8%)	182 (30.1%)	141 (23.3%)	4 (0.7%)	66 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (10.6%)	22.3	615^th of 773 public middle schools	20.4%		44.2	448^th of 793 public middle schools	43.5%	167	37.0	36.3	21.2	39.1	39.3	40.9	51.8	$7,541	$1,124	$6,417

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cumberland County Schools	2.66 mi	86	144^th
Alpha Academy	2.92 mi	1
Public Schools of Robeson County	7.76 mi	37	215^th
NCDPS Juvenile Education Services	11.2 mi	10
The Capitol Encore Academy	12.43 mi	1

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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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