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West Hoke Elementary

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West Hoke Elementary ranks 873 rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

873^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

West Hoke Elementary is a PK–5 elementary school in Raeford, NC, serving 467 students in the Hoke County Schools district, where nearly all students (99.36%) come from economically disadvantaged households. After a difficult 2024–2025 school year that placed the school in the 18th percentile statewide, West Hoke rebounded strongly in 2025–2026, climbing to the 41st percentile (873rd of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools) with a 2-star rating.

The academic rebound was driven by sharp proficiency gains across multiple grade levels and subjects. Fourth grade math proficiency jumped from 41.8% to 60.9%—nearly matching the state average—and 5th grade science surged from 37.3% to 67.1%. West Hoke now outperforms its district averages in 4th and 5th grade math and reading, and Hispanic students rank in the 74th percentile statewide. However, 3rd grade reading and math remain below district and state averages, and there is a striking gender gap: female students rank in the 60th percentile while male students rank in just the 26th percentile, suggesting the school's recent gains have not reached all students equally.

Chronic absenteeism remains a significant challenge, with 32.5% of students chronically absent—well above the state rate of 24.2% and slightly worse than the prior year. In the surrounding area, West Hoke outperforms several nearby schools with similar poverty levels, including Oxendine Elementary, Scurlock Elementary, and Upchurch Elementary. The clear benchmark in the district is Don D Steed Elementary, which ranks in the 61st percentile with substantially lower absenteeism, suggesting attendance could be a key lever for West Hoke to sustain its encouraging momentum.

467

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

6050 Turnpike Road
Raeford, NC 28376-9599

(910) 875-2584

District: Hoke County Schools

Students who attend West Hoke Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.4%

Hispanic:

22.5%

White:

20.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (56% vs 61% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 24% North Carolina)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg52%

North Carolina avg61%

873^rd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 41% (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	42.3	873 of 1492	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.0	1219 of 1490	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1093 of 1505	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	940 of 1502	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1004 of 1514	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	928 of 1489	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	651 of 1473	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	633 of 1434	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.1	877 of 1429	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.3	1144 of 1425	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	1292 of 1440	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.0	1266 of 1390	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.2	1372 of 1403	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.9	1359 of 1388	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	1252 of 1381	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.5	1159 of 1363	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.5	1126 of 1354	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	1080 of 1324	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.8	1230 of 1293	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.0	1217 of 1276	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	464 of 903	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.5	399 of 918	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	468 of 924	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	522 of 933	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	536 of 927	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	489 of 896	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.9	84 of 949	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	60 of 927	93.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	52.1	231 of 634	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	187 of 646	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	72 of 878	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	73.5	122 of 897	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	572 of 1447	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	21.2	1238 of 1451	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1085 of 1455	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1071 of 1459	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1120 of 1458	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	927 of 1440	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	601 of 1424	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	587 of 1405	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	542 of 743	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.7	602 of 710	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	570 of 669	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	69.1	16 of 582	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	30.7	457 of 500	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	257 of 981	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	30.0	738 of 961	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	627 of 951	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	78.7	119 of 915	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	40.2	542 of 893	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.5	123 of 843	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	213 of 865	75.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	792 of 1434	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.9	1233 of 1437	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.1	837 of 1450	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	677 of 1437	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	661 of 1366	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	751 of 1329	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.1	242 of 1361	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	404 of 1332	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	1069 of 1451	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	1131 of 1450	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1034 of 1464	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.8	775 of 1461	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	852 of 1464	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	882 of 1444	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	689 of 1430	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	715 of 1413	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	48 of 67	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.1	69 of 72	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	51.6	41 of 81	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	51 of 76	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	42.0	105 of 159	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	63 of 154	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	55 of 133	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	53 of 97	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	519 of 815	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	551 of 821	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	447 of 801	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	581 of 1146	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.9	955 of 1172	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	988 of 1166	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.2	612 of 1183	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	608 of 1194	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	854 of 1172	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	991 of 1183	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	785 of 1178	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)74th percentile+32 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile+19 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)34th percentile+7 vs school

Military Connected (2026)28th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)27th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science67%~ state avg

Mathematics57%-7 vs state

Reading51%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

My kids and I really love this school. While they don't have the fancier things Wake county may have, this school focuses on using what they have to uplift and empower their students. The principal, teachers, and staff seem to know each student personally and take interest in each of their well being. This seems to be lacking nowadays. Test scores are on the rise and almost all the staff that was present during the bad review days are gone. I'm only the second parent to rate this school here, so hopefully more will rate and say how great this school truly is. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, February 3, 2012

This school has become a nightmare. The principal does not acknowledge the volunteers, he's rude, and does not know how to run an elementary school. The students testing scores are extremely low. Who does that reflect back on? This school does not even have toilet tissue in K-2 grade. They take the tissue out the bathroom and hand it to the kids per request. You can't even walk your child to class before school starts. The only way you can visit your childs class is you have to volunteer your free time. It's truly sad and I'm going to try my best to get my child out of this school! Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch	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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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		97 (20.8%)	184 (39.4%)	105 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.1%)	4 (0.9%)	52 (11.1%)	42.3	873^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	41.5%		23	1219^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.2%	346	56.0	60.9	54.4		45.3	55.1	51.9		67.1	$10,270	$1,466	$8,804
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		89 (13.8%)	277 (42.9%)	188 (29.1%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	73 (11.3%)	38.1	941^st of 1492 public elementary schools	36.9%		45.5	823^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	44.8%	118	62.5	50.0	53.2		45.5	47.9	42.9		76.6	$9,060	$1,408	$7,652
Hawk Eye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4321 Old Maxton Road	Red Springs	28377	Robeson County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-2470	328	27	12.2		15 (4.6%)	43 (13.1%)	106 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.5%)	12.1	1394^th of 1492 public elementary schools	6.6%		5.5	1467^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.5%	73	45.1	44.4	40.5		27.5	31.5	40.5		42.9	$11,413	$1,480	$9,933
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		71 (23.4%)	115 (37.8%)	72 (23.7%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.9%)	25.1	1187^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.4%		30.7	1077^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.7%	110	54.9	38.6	68.9		37.3	36.4	33.3		57.8	$12,042	$1,365	$10,677
Wagram Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24081 Main Street	Wagram	28396	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 384-0735	508	35	14.5		89 (17.5%)	254 (50.0%)	32 (6.3%)	4 (0.8%)	83 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.1%)	10.9	1408^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.6%		15.7	1341^st of 1490 public elementary schools	10.0%	67	53.2	26.7	38.9		36.4	37.2	27.8		40.3	$11,834	$2,053	$9,781
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		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
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		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
The Academy of Moore County	Public, Charter	K-5	12588 HWY 15-501 South	Aberdeen	28315	Moore County	The Academy of Moore County	Yes	No	No	No	(910) 757-0401	479	29	16.5		332 (69.3%)	25 (5.2%)	54 (11.3%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.7%)	87	156^th of 1492 public elementary schools	89.5%		88.5	130^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.3%	26	89.6	75.0	73.3		86.6	72.2	80.0		80.0
Oxendine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5599 Oxendine School Rd	Maxton	28364	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-4243	301	17	17.7		15 (5.0%)	10 (3.3%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	238 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.6%)	33.7	1031^st of 1492 public elementary schools	30.9%		45.2	829^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.4%	202	50.0	65.8	55.6	65.0	48.1	39.5	25.9	45.0	51.9	$11,200	$1,851	$9,348
Peterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	102 Phillips Ave	Red Springs	28377	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-4125	539	36	14.9		15 (2.8%)	122 (22.6%)	186 (34.5%)	2 (0.4%)	165 (30.6%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.9%)	10.3	1418^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.0%		13.2	1377^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.6%	41	45.7	32.8			37.0	33.6				$10,831	$2,005	$8,826

Frequently Asked Questions about West Hoke Elementary

What schools do graduates of West Hoke Elementary attend?

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

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

What district is West Hoke Elementary in?

Hoke County Schools

What is the racial makeup of West Hoke Elementary?

Students at West Hoke Elementary are 39% African American, 22% Hispanic, 21% White, 11% Two or more races, 5% American Indian.

Is West Hoke Elementary a good school?

West Hoke Elementary ranks 873^rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Hoke Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended West Hoke Elementary.

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