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Scurlock Elementary

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Scurlock Elementary ranks 1030 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1030^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Scurlock Elementary is a public elementary school located in Raeford, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 588 students. The school is part of the Hoke County Schools district, which is ranked 167 out of 242 districts in the state.

Scurlock Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with performance on state assessments generally below the district and state averages, particularly in Reading. The school serves a diverse student population, with a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school's performance is relatively strong for African American and White students, ranking in the middle to upper half of North Carolina schools in these subgroups. The school also serves a significant population of military-connected students, and its performance for this subgroup is relatively strong.

Compared to nearby schools, Scurlock Elementary's performance is generally lower than other schools in the Hoke County district, such as Don D. Steed Elementary, Rockfish Hoke Elementary, and Upchurch Elementary. However, the school outperforms some nearby schools in the Cumberland County district, such as E.E. Miller Elementary and Lake Rim Elementary, which have similar demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.

611

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,635

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

775 Rockfish Rd
Raeford, NC 28376-8527

(910) 875-4182

District: Hoke County Schools

Students who attend Scurlock Elementary usually attend:

High:	Hoke County High
	SandHoke Early College High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.7%

Hispanic:

36.3%

White:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 39th percentile in 2021 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 39th-percentile peak (2021) to 31st (2025)

!Science scores 14 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg57%

1,030^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	33.4	1030 of 1490	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	999 of 1505	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1088 of 1502	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	960 of 1514	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	908 of 1489	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1152 of 1473	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1103 of 1434	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	1238 of 1429	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.5	1068 of 1425	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.9	1214 of 1440	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	1259 of 1390	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.0	1291 of 1403	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.6	1216 of 1388	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.2	1082 of 1381	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.3	1161 of 1363	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.5	1111 of 1354	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.7	1267 of 1324	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.9	1279 of 1293	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.1	1258 of 1276	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	450 of 918	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	296 of 924	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	627 of 933	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.8	207 of 927	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	237 of 896	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	45.7	511 of 949	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	412 of 927	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	47.9	259 of 646	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.6	717 of 878	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	804 of 897	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	415 of 563	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.2	170 of 533	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	238 of 514	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	204 of 485	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	81 of 385	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	35.9	342 of 497	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	380 of 421	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	954 of 1451	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1038 of 1455	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	938 of 1459	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	868 of 1458	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	748 of 1440	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1063 of 1424	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1013 of 1405	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	396 of 710	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.9	43 of 494	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	64.5	228 of 612	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	722 of 961	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	591 of 951	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	604 of 915	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	522 of 893	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	489 of 843	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	720 of 865	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	656 of 851	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	1016 of 1437	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	980 of 1450	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	981 of 1437	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	764 of 1366	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	787 of 1329	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1068 of 1361	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1058 of 1332	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1062 of 1450	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	921 of 1464	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1144 of 1461	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	977 of 1464	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	997 of 1444	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1166 of 1430	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1152 of 1413	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	36 of 72	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	24 of 75	68.0%	★★★★☆
2023	22.1	72 of 81	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	62 of 85	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	56 of 76	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	59 of 72	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	69 of 76	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	46.5	83 of 154	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	50 of 97	48.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	385 of 821	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	103 of 801	87.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	425 of 1172	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	671 of 1166	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	743 of 1183	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	720 of 1194	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	577 of 1172	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	698 of 1183	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	856 of 1178	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)64th percentile+33 vs school

Disabled (2021)60th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+20 vs school

Military Connected (2025)50th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)46th percentile+19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)44th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%-6 vs state

Science48%-14 vs state

Reading39%-13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, January 22, 2015

We love Scurlock! The teachers have all been wonderful and the administration really cares for the kids! They listen to your concerns and help find a solution that will work for your child. The school is older than some of the other schools in the county, so it looks rough! But you cant judge a book by it's cover! it's great! My son is in first grade and he started there in Pre-K. We are military as well, and they really try to help their students who are dealing with deployment and long training. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, June 13, 2014

Hoke County has Scurlock Elementary School in its district. This is the worst school I have ever seen. Having been across the US and overseas, I have never witnessed a school that gives it student all A's and B's then says that the student will be retained in the 3rd grade due to a test. The school was asked in the beginning of the 2013/14 school yr to test the student for reading problems but the teacher and principal both said it was not their responsibility. When parent had testing done, school refused to acknowledge the disability (Irlen Syndrome). Look it up, it is real but my grandson now is told he must redo 3rd grade because plans were already in motion for him to leave the state the day school got out. I would never recommend anyone move into this school district. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 30, 2010

School has made a lot of improvements. My kids love waking up to go to scurlock. Their grades and EOG scores are good. Teachers are awesome and care about their students. Keep it up Scurlock! Close Quote

Schools Near Scurlock Elementary

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Scurlock Elementary

How many students attend Scurlock Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended Scurlock Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Scurlock Elementary?

Students at Scurlock Elementary are 37% African American, 36% Hispanic, 14% White, 10% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Scurlock Elementary attend?

Students who attend Scurlock Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Hoke County High
High : SandHoke Early College High

Is Scurlock Elementary a good school?

Scurlock Elementary ranks 1030^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Scurlock Elementary in?

Hoke County Schools

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