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J W Turlington School

Q: Is J W Turlington School a good school?

J W Turlington School ranks in the bottom 10.0% of North Carolina high schools.

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

596^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 10% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

J W Turlington School is a small public school in Raeford, NC, serving just 26 students in grades 6–12 within Hoke County Schools. The school consistently ranks near the bottom of North Carolina high schools: most recently it ranked 596th out of 662, placing it in the 10th percentile with a 1-star rating. Academic proficiency is very low — only about 1 in 10 students is proficient in 8th-grade math and reading, and just 20% are proficient in English II, roughly 45 points below the state average. Science scores are comparatively stronger (40% in 8th-grade science and 38.5% in Biology EOC) but still trail district and state levels.

The school's most pressing challenge is attendance. Chronic absenteeism reached 84% in 2024–2025, meaning more than 4 out of 5 students miss substantial school time — roughly three times the state average and nearly three times the Hoke County Schools rate. Nearby schools report far lower rates: Hoke County High sits at 30%, and SandHoke Early College High at just 7.3%. J W Turlington also serves a highly economically disadvantaged population (88.5% free or reduced-price lunch). Despite a very low student-teacher ratio (4.3-to-1) and high per-pupil spending (~$19,154, nearly double Hoke County High's $10,531), test scores remain very low. No graduation rate is reported.

The contrast with SandHoke Early College High is striking: located just over a mile away, it serves an even higher share of low-income students (99.3%), yet ranks in the 94th percentile statewide and graduates 93.4% of its students. That comparison highlights how school model, attendance, and instructional supports matter as much as poverty. With only 26 students, one child's score can move proficiency rates by several points, so year-to-year swings should be read cautiously — but the long-standing bottom-ranked performance indicates real, persistent struggles. The bottom line for parents: J W Turlington offers intensive support in a small setting, yet chronic absenteeism and very low academic proficiency are urgent concerns to weigh.

Students ?

4.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

88.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2019 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2026) from a 1st-percentile low (2019)

✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (25% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (84% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg48%

North Carolina avg60%

Middle school

762^nd of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

596^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 10% (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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	3.0	762 of 778	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.8	596 of 662	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.8	566 of 620	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2018)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2019)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science40%-29 vs state

Biology38%-20 vs state

English II20%-45 vs state

Mathematics10%-43 vs state

Reading10%-46 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	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 (2024-25)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th 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%)	11.8	596^th of 662 public high schools	10.0%					(n/a)	38.5	20.0			10.0	10.0	40.0	$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	—	343 (16.3%)	841 (39.9%)	572 (27.1%)	13 (0.6%)	143 (6.8%)	6 (0.3%)	192 (9.1%)	31	471^st of 662 public high schools	28.9%		33.9	420^th of 641 public high schools	34.5%	51	49.8	43.5	15.0	69.2				$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	—	114 (27.3%)	117 (28.0%)	124 (29.7%)	10 (2.4%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (9.1%)	92.6	40^th of 662 public high schools	94.0%		92	63^rd of 641 public high schools	90.2%	23	96.8	95.4		100.0				$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	—	42 (4.8%)	152 (17.5%)	321 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	318 (36.7%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.8%)	40.5	399^th of 662 public high schools	39.7%		21.7	512^th of 641 public high schools	20.1%	113	61.7	40.7	52.9	70.3				$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%)	68.5	199^th of 662 public high schools	69.9%		71.8	170^th of 641 public high schools	73.5%	29	74.4	76.5	52.7	80.9				$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	—	106 (8.0%)	879 (66.0%)	207 (15.5%)	16 (1.2%)	18 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	102 (7.7%)	32	465^th of 662 public high schools	29.8%		29.6	456^th of 641 public high schools	28.9%	9	51.4	50.4	39.2	56.7				$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)	335.5	538.3	537.0	539.1	< 5%	540.7	334.1	$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	—	103 (8.3%)	790 (64.0%)	198 (16.0%)	15 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	20 (1.6%)	103 (8.3%)	36.7	425^th of 662 public high schools	35.8%		24.3	498^th of 641 public high schools	22.3%	73	49.8	51.8	41.1	65.9				$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%)	16.2	576^th of 662 public high schools	13.0%		23.1	505^th of 641 public high schools	21.2%	71	37.6	46.3	28.2	32.3				$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	—	275 (18.8%)	732 (50.1%)	271 (18.5%)	17 (1.2%)	28 (1.9%)	6 (0.4%)	132 (9.0%)	30.1	479^th of 662 public high schools	27.6%		25.1	496^th of 641 public high schools	22.6%	17	51.6	57.9	33.3	48.7				$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.

How many students attend J W Turlington School?

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

What district is J W Turlington School in?

Hoke County Schools

Is J W Turlington School a good school?

J W Turlington School ranks in the bottom 10.0% of North Carolina high schools.

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2025–26 graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2017–18 through 2024–25 attendance dataSep 2, 2026

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