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J W Turlington School

Q: How many students attend J W Turlington School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 26 students attended J W Turlington School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of J W Turlington School?

Students at J W Turlington School are 50% African American, 23% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 8% White, 8% American Indian.

Public Grades 6-12

Summary

J W Turlington School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Raeford, North Carolina, with a total enrollment of just 57 students. As part of the Hoke County Schools district, which is ranked 167 out of 242 districts in the state, J W Turlington School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in North Carolina.

The school's academic performance is very poor, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger and rankings between 420 and 617 out of over 600 high schools in the state over the past decade. This is in stark contrast to nearby schools like SandHoke Early College High, which consistently ranks among the top high schools in North Carolina. J W Turlington School's student population is predominantly non-White, with a majority of African American students (47.37%) and significant percentages of Hispanic (17.54%) and Native American (14.04%) students. Additionally, the school serves an extremely economically disadvantaged student population, with 87.5% to 94.74% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Despite the school's high spending per student, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages, J W Turlington School has been unable to effectively utilize its resources to improve student outcomes. This persistent underperformance and the significant racial and socioeconomic disparities within the school suggest that J W Turlington School is facing complex challenges that will require a multifaceted approach to address and support the unique needs of its student population.

Students ?

4.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,154

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

116 W Prospect Ave
Raeford, NC 28376

(910) 875-2583

District: Hoke County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.0%

Two or more races:

23.1%

Hispanic:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2010 → 1st in 2023

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (8% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2010

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg38%

North Carolina avg52%

Not ranked this year

J W Turlington School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	1.2	789 of 793	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	767 of 784	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	705 of 737	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	671 of 691	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.8	691 of 694	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.2	686 of 692	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.8	678 of 705	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.4	672 of 673	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.2	635 of 662	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.3	613 of 648	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.0	583 of 640	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.8	621 of 630	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.7	617 of 620	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.2	577 of 606	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.8	521 of 598	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	5.5	722 of 735	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	579 of 639	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	2.6	617 of 626	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	510 of 514	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	457 of 469	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.8	463 of 476	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.3	496 of 507	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.7	491 of 531	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.2	493 of 505	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.6	457 of 502	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	26.7	420 of 506	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.3	442 of 499	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.0	426 of 490	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.4	413 of 431	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	2.8	368 of 369	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	359 of 359	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	3.6	441 of 446	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	2.7	455 of 463	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)2nd percentile~ school

High school

Male (2018)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)1st percentile~ school

African American (2019)<1st percentile~ school

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Schools Near J W Turlington School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Reading (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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Reading 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
J W Turlington School	Public	6-12	116 W Prospect Ave	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 875-2583	26	6	4.3	88.5%	2 (7.7%)	13 (50.0%)	3 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (23.1%)								(n/a)					7.7	$19,154	$1,920	$17,234
Hoke County High	Public	9-12	505 S Bethel Road	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 875-2156	2,110	113	18.7	99.9%	343 (16.3%)	841 (39.9%)	572 (27.1%)	13 (0.6%)	143 (6.8%)	6 (0.3%)	192 (9.1%)	33.9	420^th of 641 public high schools	34.5%		33	421^st of 640 public high schools	34.2%	1	34.5	43.9	15.4	69.0		$10,531	$821	$9,710
SandHoke Early College High	Public	9-12	1110 East Central Avenue	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 878-5806	418	19	22.0	99.3%	114 (27.3%)	117 (28.0%)	124 (29.7%)	10 (2.4%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (9.1%)	92	63^rd of 641 public high schools	90.2%		94	38^th of 640 public high schools	94.1%	25	81.1	91.8		99.0		$6,937	$371	$6,566
Red Springs High	Public	9-12	509 N Vance Street	Red Springs	28377	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-4211	867	48	18.0	98.7%	42 (4.8%)	152 (17.5%)	321 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	318 (36.7%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.8%)	21.7	512^th of 641 public high schools	20.1%		17.9	530^th of 640 public high schools	17.2%	18	23.6	38.3	20.3	58.9		$11,416	$1,497	$9,918
Jack Britt High	Public	9-12	7403 Rockfish Road	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 429-2800	1,940	78	25.0	41.6%	607 (31.3%)	615 (31.7%)	408 (21.0%)	111 (5.7%)	21 (1.1%)	7 (0.4%)	171 (8.8%)	71.8	170^th of 641 public high schools	73.5%		74.7	156^th of 640 public high schools	75.6%	14	69.8	74.5	42.5	82.0		$7,975	$881	$7,094
Seventy-First High	Public	9-12	6764 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 867-3116	1,332	56	23.9	98.2%	106 (8.0%)	879 (66.0%)	207 (15.5%)	16 (1.2%)	18 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	102 (7.7%)	29.6	456^th of 641 public high schools	28.9%		23.3	494^th of 640 public high schools	22.8%	38	31.3	48.3	24.5	62.4		$8,861	$890	$7,971
Shaw Academy	Public	6-12	18700 Old Wire Road	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 276-0611	122	12	10.6	97.5%	15 (12.3%)	92 (75.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)		15.4				$39,039	$1,552	$37,486
Westover High	Public	9-12	277 Bonanza Drive	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-0190	1,234	50	24.7	99.8%	103 (8.3%)	790 (64.0%)	198 (16.0%)	15 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	20 (1.6%)	103 (8.3%)	24.3	498^th of 641 public high schools	22.3%		21.8	504^th of 640 public high schools	21.3%	6	37.2	44.2	23.3	47.8		$9,865	$1,620	$8,245
Douglas Byrd High	Public	9-12	1624 Ireland Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 484-8121	1,006	45	22.1	97.4%	120 (11.9%)	554 (55.1%)	220 (21.9%)	7 (0.7%)	21 (2.1%)	6 (0.6%)	78 (7.8%)	23.1	505^th of 641 public high schools	21.2%		25	485^th of 640 public high schools	24.2%	20	37.4	46.0	21.1	43.5		$10,626	$1,758	$8,868
South View High	Public	9-12	4184 Elk Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 425-8181	1,461	66	22.2	98.1%	275 (18.8%)	732 (50.1%)	271 (18.5%)	17 (1.2%)	28 (1.9%)	6 (0.4%)	132 (9.0%)	25.1	496^th of 641 public high schools	22.6%		25.3	482^nd of 640 public high schools	24.7%	14	37.8	47.2	19.2	50.0		$8,362	$862	$7,499

Frequently Asked Questions about J W Turlington School

What is the racial makeup of J W Turlington School?

Students at J W Turlington School are 50% African American, 23% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 8% White, 8% American Indian.

What district is J W Turlington School in?

Hoke County Schools

How many students attend J W Turlington School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 26 students attended J W Turlington School.

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