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J W McLauchlin Elementary

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J W McLauchlin Elementary ranks 1077 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1077^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

J W McLauchlin Elementary is a public elementary school in Raeford, North Carolina, serving 313 students in grades K-5 as part of the Hoke County Schools district.

Despite spending around $12,000 per student, which is higher than the state average, J W McLauchlin Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years. Its performance on state standardized tests is also below the Hoke County and North Carolina averages across all grade levels and subjects. The school faces significant challenges, with 99% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Hoke County district, J W McLauchlin Elementary stands out as the lowest-performing. Nearby schools like Don D Steed Elementary and Upchurch Elementary consistently outperform J W McLauchlin on state assessments and have higher rankings. The school's underperformance is consistent across all student subgroups, suggesting that the school may require targeted interventions and additional resources to address the unique needs of its diverse student population.

304

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,042

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

326 N Main St
Raeford, NC 28376-2601

(910) 875-8721

District: Hoke County Schools

Students who attend J W McLauchlin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Hoke Middle
High:	Hoke County High
	SandHoke Early College High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.8%

Hispanic:

23.7%

White:

23.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 17 pts below the North Carolina average

!Near the bottom of Hoke County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg57%

1,077^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Hoke County Schools

167^th of 242Hoke 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
2025	30.7	1077 of 1490	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1247 of 1505	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1182 of 1502	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1378 of 1514	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1170 of 1489	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1047 of 1473	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1101 of 1434	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	57.8	614 of 1429	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.8	755 of 1425	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.6	995 of 1440	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	18.0	1188 of 1390	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	1200 of 1403	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.2	1247 of 1388	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.2	1236 of 1381	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.9	1084 of 1363	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.5	1223 of 1354	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.6	1129 of 1324	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.9	1182 of 1293	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.5	1249 of 1276	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	732 of 918	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	562 of 924	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	715 of 933	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	784 of 927	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	565 of 896	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	512 of 949	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	734 of 927	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	24.9	751 of 878	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	423 of 897	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1133 of 1451	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1305 of 1455	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1142 of 1459	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1372 of 1458	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	1210 of 1440	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1129 of 1424	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1151 of 1405	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	398 of 961	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.5	729 of 951	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	555 of 915	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.0	861 of 893	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	487 of 843	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	482 of 865	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.5	194 of 851	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	1066 of 1437	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1269 of 1450	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1086 of 1437	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1224 of 1366	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1122 of 1329	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	707 of 1361	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	840 of 1332	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	979 of 1450	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1087 of 1464	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1130 of 1461	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1236 of 1464	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	1067 of 1444	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	793 of 1430	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1039 of 1413	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	20.1	1022 of 1166	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	838 of 1183	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.8	440 of 1178	62.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+31 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2019)14th percentile-14 vs school

White (2024)12th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science60%~ state avg

Mathematics51%-9 vs state

Reading35%-17 vs state

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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 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
J W McLauchlin Elementary	Public	K-5	326 N Main St	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-8721	304	25	12.1	99.0%	71 (23.4%)	115 (37.8%)	72 (23.7%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.9%)	30.7	1077^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.7%		22	1247^th of 1505 public elementary schools	17.1%	170	50.0	34.8	68.8	24.0	38.3	43.8	60.4	$12,042	$1,365	$10,677
Upchurch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 Turnpike Road	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-1574	646	40	16.0	99.1%	89 (13.8%)	277 (42.9%)	188 (29.1%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	73 (11.3%)	45.5	823^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	44.8%		43.8	858^th of 1505 public elementary schools	43.0%	35	50.5	53.6	60.0	38.3	57.8	53.3	64.4	$9,060	$1,408	$7,652
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%)	33.4	1030^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.9%		35.7	999^th of 1505 public elementary schools	33.6%	31	69.8	39.4	56.3	37.5	33.3	47.1	48.2	$8,635	$1,313	$7,322
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%)	68.3	421^st of 1490 public elementary schools	71.7%		59.9	583^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	61.3%	162	69.9	60.0	65.2	52.4	69.4	66.3	65.2	$9,923	$1,349	$8,574
Hawk Eye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4321 Old Maxton Road	Red Springs	28377	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-2470	328	27	12.2	99.1%	15 (4.6%)	43 (13.1%)	106 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.5%)	5.5	1467^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.5%		8.6	1438^th of 1505 public elementary schools	4.5%	29	38.6	20.9	16.4	19.3	25.6	31.1	29.5	$11,413	$1,480	$9,933
West Hoke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6050 Turnpike Road	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-2584	467	34	13.7	99.4%	97 (20.8%)	184 (39.4%)	105 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.1%)	4 (0.9%)	52 (11.1%)	23	1219^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.2%		30.2	1093^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	27.4%	126	55.0	41.8	34.7	31.3	51.9	40.0	37.3	$10,270	$1,466	$8,804
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%)	45.3	824^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.7%		55.6	648^th of 1505 public elementary schools	56.9%	176	52.4	41.5	57.8	38.8	61.7	61.1	61.1	$7,820	$1,036	$6,784
Sandy Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8452 North Old Wire Road	Lumber Bridge	28357	Hoke 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%)	56.6	619^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.5%		47.6	789^th of 1505 public elementary schools	47.6%	170	66.3	68.5	57.7	38.0	60.7	53.5	65.3	$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%)	32.6	1043^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	30.0%		31.7	1069^th of 1505 public elementary schools	29.0%	26	49.0	42.6	40.7	56.8	48.9	41.5	52.5	$8,613	$1,279	$7,333
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%)	47.8	786^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.2%		62.8	527^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.0%	259	51.3	43.9	57.3	43.5	52.0	70.8	67.7	$9,286	$1,041	$8,245

Frequently Asked Questions about J W McLauchlin Elementary

What is the racial makeup of J W McLauchlin Elementary?

Students at J W McLauchlin Elementary are 38% African American, 24% Hispanic, 23% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

Is J W McLauchlin Elementary a good school?

J W McLauchlin Elementary ranks 1077^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is J W McLauchlin Elementary in?

Hoke County Schools

What schools do graduates of J W McLauchlin Elementary attend?

Students who attend J W McLauchlin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Hoke Middle
High : Hoke County High
High : SandHoke Early College High

How many students attend J W McLauchlin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended J W McLauchlin Elementary.

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