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Rockfish Hoke Elementary

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Rockfish Hoke Elementary ranks 1051 st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1051^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Rockfish Hoke Elementary is a PK–5 elementary school in Raeford, NC, serving 606 students in Hoke County Schools, where nearly all students (99.5%) qualify for free/reduced-price lunch. Over the past decade, the school has experienced a significant academic decline, falling from an 87th-percentile ranking in 2015–2016 to a 30th-percentile, 1-star ranking in 2025–2026.

The most urgent concerns are in 4th grade math, where only 37.6% of students are proficient — roughly 24 points below the state average — and 3rd grade reading, where just 38.9% are proficient. Student cohorts appear to lose ground during 4th grade before only partially recovering in 5th grade, making middle-grade math instruction a clear area of focus. However, the school has some genuine strengths: 5th grade science proficiency (70.6%) exceeds both the district and state averages, and 5th grade reading is close to the state average. Chronic absenteeism (20.1%) is also better than the district rate of 28.5% and the state rate of 24.2%, showing that attendance is not the driving factor behind the academic slide.

Compared with nearby elementary schools serving very similar student populations, Rockfish now ranks near the bottom of its geographic cluster. E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary ranks in the 82nd percentile and Stoney Point Elementary in the 74th percentile, despite nearly identical demographics. Don D Steed Elementary, about four miles away in the same district, outperforms Rockfish in every tested grade and subject and spends more per pupil ($9,923 vs. $7,820). Because neighboring schools demonstrate that high-poverty populations can achieve much stronger results, the key opportunities for Rockfish lie in targeting 4th grade math and early literacy, strengthening supports for economically disadvantaged and military-connected students, and better aligning resources with the practices of its higher-performing peers.

606

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6251 Rockfish Rd
Raeford, NC 28376-8449

(910) 875-9343

District: Hoke County Schools

Students who attend Rockfish Hoke Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sandy Grove Middle
High:	Hoke County High
	SandHoke Early College High

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.0%

Hispanic:

24.9%

African American:

24.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (50% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 57 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg52%

North Carolina avg61%

1,051^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 58 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

183^rd of 246Hoke County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	1051 of 1492	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.3	824 of 1490	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	648 of 1505	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	435 of 1502	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	556 of 1514	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	349 of 1489	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	384 of 1473	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	274 of 1434	80.9%	★★★★☆
2017	78.9	244 of 1429	82.9%	★★★★☆
2016	82.4	181 of 1425	87.3%	★★★★☆
2015	73.8	346 of 1440	76.0%	★★★★☆
2014	65.4	464 of 1390	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.4	305 of 1403	78.3%	★★★★☆
2012	77.6	250 of 1388	82.0%	★★★★☆
2011	67.0	470 of 1381	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.7	638 of 1363	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.8	800 of 1354	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.3	610 of 1324	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.6	826 of 1293	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.4	920 of 1276	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	720 of 903	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.2	619 of 918	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	434 of 924	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	215 of 933	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	198 of 927	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	149 of 896	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	144 of 949	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	231 of 927	75.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	67.3	175 of 878	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	58 of 897	93.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	927 of 1447	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.4	612 of 1451	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	689 of 1455	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	583 of 1459	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	559 of 1458	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.2	353 of 1440	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	428 of 1424	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	225 of 1405	84.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	520 of 710	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.0	288 of 669	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	24 of 582	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	62.0	214 of 500	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.3	82 of 494	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	345 of 612	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	400 of 981	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.9	181 of 961	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	252 of 951	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	227 of 915	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	299 of 893	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.5	112 of 843	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	36 of 865	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	24 of 851	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	1345 of 1434	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.9	1023 of 1437	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.9	728 of 1450	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	652 of 1437	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	751 of 1366	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	686 of 1329	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.0	159 of 1361	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	128 of 1332	90.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	1076 of 1451	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	991 of 1450	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.0	596 of 1464	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	316 of 1461	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	537 of 1464	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.1	373 of 1444	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	345 of 1430	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	359 of 1413	74.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	51 of 67	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.4	53 of 72	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	58 of 75	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.5	38 of 81	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	50 of 85	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.2	27 of 76	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	33 of 72	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.5	12 of 76	84.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	173 of 181	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	68.7	46 of 159	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	35 of 133	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	88.0	9 of 97	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	65.0	29 of 103	71.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	607 of 815	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	757 of 1146	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	774 of 1172	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	585 of 1166	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	264 of 1183	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	54.0	553 of 1194	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.2	345 of 1172	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	445 of 1183	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.4	124 of 1178	89.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2019)80th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)27th percentile-18 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)4th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science71%+3 vs state

Mathematics49%-14 vs state

Reading45%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rockfish Hoke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6251 Rockfish Rd	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 875-9343	606	39	15.7	99.5%	206 (34.0%)	148 (24.4%)	151 (24.9%)	19 (3.1%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.2%)	67 (11.1%)	32.3	1051^st of 1492 public elementary schools	29.6%		45.3	824^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.7%	227	62.1	37.6	46.5	38.9	44.0	52.3	70.6	$7,820	$1,036	$6,784
New Century International Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7465 Century Circle	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 487-2340	686	46	14.7	97.4%	155 (22.6%)	293 (42.7%)	129 (18.8%)	19 (2.8%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (11.5%)	34.7	1014^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.0%		47.8	786^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.2%	228	52.6	50.4	44.4	54.6	54.0	51.9	56.5	$9,286	$1,041	$8,245
Sandy Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8452 North Old Wire Road	Lumber Bridge	28357	Robeson County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-6008	557	40	14.1	99.5%	137 (24.6%)	150 (26.9%)	137 (24.6%)	7 (1.3%)	60 (10.8%)	4 (0.7%)	62 (11.1%)	40.6	895^th of 1492 public elementary schools	40.0%		56.6	619^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.5%	276	68.4	55.0	54.0	55.7	50.0	43.0	62.0	$9,694	$1,248	$8,446
Lake Rim Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1455 Hoke Loop Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 867-1133	656	41	15.9	99.4%	76 (11.6%)	376 (57.3%)	128 (19.5%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (9.1%)	28.8	1119^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.0%		32.6	1043^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	30.0%	76	51.8	38.1	43.6	51.8	51.4	42.6	63.4	$8,613	$1,279	$7,333
Stoney Point Elementary	Public	K-5	7411 Rockfish Road	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 424-3945	780	50	15.4	99.6%	264 (33.8%)	170 (21.8%)	156 (20.0%)	73 (9.4%)	20 (2.6%)	9 (1.2%)	88 (11.3%)	71.5	389^th of 1492 public elementary schools	73.9%		72.9	347^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.7%	42	64.8	69.1	71.4	60.7	69.1	72.1	76.4	$8,134	$835	$7,299
Don D Steed Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Phillipi Church Rd	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-1125	628	54	11.6	99.5%	173 (27.5%)	173 (27.5%)	201 (32.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (10.2%)	60	577^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.3%		68.3	421^st of 1490 public elementary schools	71.7%	156	64.5	60.4	49.4	64.5	61.3	75.3	71.6	$9,923	$1,349	$8,574
E E Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1361 Rim Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 868-2800	656	42	15.7	99.5%	108 (16.5%)	312 (47.6%)	156 (23.8%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	67 (10.2%)	44.9	831^st of 1492 public elementary schools	44.3%		39.2	935^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.2%	104	60.2	50.5	43.6	61.2	57.7	50.5	70.5	$8,887	$1,163	$7,725
Loyd E Auman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6882 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 868-8153	495	35	14.0	99.2%	60 (12.1%)	285 (57.6%)	84 (17.0%)	14 (2.8%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.7%)	29.3	1108^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.7%		33.8	1019^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.6%	89	52.9	52.1	50.7	42.9	53.4	38.8	58.2	$10,052	$1,488	$8,565
Scurlock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	775 Rockfish Rd	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-4182	611	40	15.3	99.5%	86 (14.1%)	224 (36.7%)	222 (36.3%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	64 (10.5%)	24	1207^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.1%		33.4	1030^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.9%	177	63.9	44.0	33.3	47.2	47.7	39.6	46.4	$8,635	$1,313	$7,322
E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary	Public	K-5	4665 Lakewood Drive	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 426-2020	782	52	15.0	99.6%	254 (32.5%)	245 (31.3%)	145 (18.5%)	45 (5.8%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	79 (10.1%)	78.4	263^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	82.4%		70.1	392^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	73.7%	129	78.6	66.5	73.5	65.6	70.1	69.5	83.4	$8,760	$1,066	$7,694

Frequently Asked Questions about Rockfish Hoke Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rockfish Hoke Elementary?

Students at Rockfish Hoke Elementary are 34% White, 25% Hispanic, 24% African American, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Rockfish Hoke Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rockfish Hoke Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sandy Grove Middle
High : Hoke County High
High : SandHoke Early College High

What district is Rockfish Hoke Elementary in?

Hoke County Schools

How many students attend Rockfish Hoke Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 606 students attended Rockfish Hoke Elementary.

Is Rockfish Hoke Elementary a good school?

Rockfish Hoke Elementary ranks 1051^st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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