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SandHoke Early College High

Public Grades 9-12

63^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 90% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

SandHoke Early College High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Raeford, North Carolina, part of the Hoke County Schools district. Despite the district's overall ranking of 167 out of 242 in the state, SandHoke Early College High has consistently performed exceptionally well, ranking among the top 63 high schools in North Carolina for the 2024-2025 school year and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 4 years.

SandHoke Early College High significantly outperforms the Hoke County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in end-of-course (EOC) test scores, with 91.8% proficiency in EOC English II compared to 50.5% for the district and 59.6% for the state, and 99% proficiency in EOC Math III compared to 73.5% for the district and 66.4% for the state. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 81.5% to 87.7% over the past few years, outperforming the state average.

Notably, Hoke County High School and J.W. Turlington School, both part of the same district, perform significantly lower than SandHoke Early College High, with proficiency rates of 69% and 7.1% respectively in EOC Math III. SandHoke's commitment to equity and inclusion is also evident in its strong performance across diverse student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, White, multi-racial, and military-connected students, as well as economically disadvantaged students.

418

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,937

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1110 East Central Avenue
Raeford, NC 28376

(910) 878-5806

District: Hoke County Schools

Feeder schools for SandHoke Early College High:

Elementary:	Don D Steed Elementary
	Hawk Eye Elementary
	J W McLauchlin Elementary
	Rockfish Hoke Elementary
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	Sandy Grove Elementary
	Scurlock Elementary
	Upchurch Elementary
	West Hoke Elementary
Middle:	East Hoke Middle
	Sandy Grove Middle
	West Hoke Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

29.7%

African American:

28.0%

White:

27.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2021 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (91% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina high schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school91%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg58%

63^rd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	92.0	63 of 641	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	38 of 640	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	51 of 626	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	45 of 621	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	74 of 594	87.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	31 of 440	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	25 of 437	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	15 of 434	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	14 of 430	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	54 of 610	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	36 of 602	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	62 of 588	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	91.5	44 of 594	92.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	73 of 412	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	54 of 403	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	55 of 403	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	33 of 398	91.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	27 of 462	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	25 of 454	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	47 of 449	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	93.1	40 of 436	90.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	40 of 606	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	42 of 613	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	59 of 597	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	44 of 544	91.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	73 of 601	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	93.9	50 of 607	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	57 of 602	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	52 of 585	91.1%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	5 of 53	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	3 of 49	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	5 of 48	89.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	2 of 47	95.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	5 of 253	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	17 of 249	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	1 of 226	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	26 of 542	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	28 of 553	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	20 of 537	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	52 of 534	90.3%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)82nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III99%+33 vs state

English II92%+32 vs state

Biology81%+33 vs state

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Schools Near SandHoke Early College High

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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 SandHoke Early College High

What schools feed into SandHoke Early College High?

SandHoke Early College High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Don D Steed Elementary
Elementary : Hawk Eye Elementary
Elementary : J W McLauchlin Elementary
Elementary : Rockfish Hoke Elementary
Elementary : Sandy Grove Elementary
Elementary : Scurlock Elementary
Elementary : Upchurch Elementary
Elementary : West Hoke Elementary
Middle : East Hoke Middle
Middle : Sandy Grove Middle
Middle : West Hoke Middle

What is the racial makeup of SandHoke Early College High?

Students at SandHoke Early College High are 30% Hispanic, 28% African American, 27% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

How many students attend SandHoke Early College High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended SandHoke Early College High.

Is SandHoke Early College High a good school?

Yes. SandHoke Early College High ranks in the top 9.8% of North Carolina high schools.

What district is SandHoke Early College High in?

Hoke County Schools

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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