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Sandy Grove Middle

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Sandy Grove Middle ranks 543 rd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

543^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 30% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Sandy Grove Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Lumber Bridge, NC, serving 604 students in Hoke County Schools. The school ranks 543rd of 778 North Carolina middle schools (30th percentile, 2 stars) for 2025-26, a meaningful improvement from last year's 615th-place ranking. It is the strongest performer among Hoke County's three traditional middle schools, ranking well above West Hoke Middle and East Hoke Middle, and it leads both schools in most reading and math End-of-Grade tests. Nearly all students (99.5%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Sandy Grove showed broad academic improvement in 2025-26, raising proficiency in every subject and grade level compared to the previous year. The most dramatic gain came in 8th-grade math, which jumped from 21% to 44% proficient. Reading scores lead district peers by roughly 4 to 9 points at every grade level, and 8th-grade science proficiency reached 62%, well above the district average. The school remains below state proficiency averages in all tested subjects, but it now outperforms its home district in six of seven subject/grade combinations.

Compared to nearby schools, Sandy Grove operates with the lowest per-student spending ($7,541) and the highest student-teacher ratio (18.5) among its regional peers. Chronic absenteeism affects 26.9% of students — above the state rate of 24.2% but well below several nearby high-poverty schools like Lewis Chapel Middle (53.4%) and South View Middle (41.7%). The school has seen notable recent gains for Hispanic, multilingual, special education, and African American students relative to state peers, though overall low-income student performance remains a challenge.

604

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Chason Road
Lumber Bridge, NC 28357

(910) 875-3559

District: Hoke County Schools

Students who attend Sandy Grove Middle usually attend:

High:	Hoke County High
	SandHoke Early College High

Feeder schools for Sandy Grove Middle:

Elementary:	Rockfish Hoke Elementary
	Sandy Grove Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

30.1%

White:

23.8%

Hispanic:

23.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2016

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg43%

North Carolina avg58%

543^rd of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 30% (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	31.2	543 of 778	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.3	615 of 773	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	448 of 793	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	430 of 784	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	432 of 786	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	411 of 741	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	394 of 737	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	334 of 691	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.2	286 of 694	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.8	276 of 692	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.3	335 of 705	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	38.9	383 of 627	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	321 of 553	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	393 of 546	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.1	189 of 560	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	236 of 559	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	278 of 550	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.7	145 of 533	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	139 of 519	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	76 of 494	84.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	49.0	165 of 449	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	311 of 478	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	195 of 504	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	242 of 475	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	127 of 363	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.2	299 of 371	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	66.2	51 of 356	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	75 of 318	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	40.3	167 of 312	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	554 of 731	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	598 of 733	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	455 of 738	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	448 of 731	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	388 of 733	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	357 of 706	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	359 of 684	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	307 of 656	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	152 of 465	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.4	164 of 458	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	257 of 461	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	236 of 452	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	268 of 450	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	299 of 448	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	280 of 416	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	239 of 566	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.2	412 of 562	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.3	282 of 564	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	191 of 553	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	134 of 541	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.0	196 of 522	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	216 of 493	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	104 of 472	78.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	544 of 725	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	582 of 729	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	414 of 743	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	489 of 735	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	428 of 689	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	463 of 633	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	305 of 639	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	188 of 604	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	504 of 736	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.5	581 of 733	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.9	396 of 751	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	402 of 747	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	446 of 748	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	438 of 711	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	412 of 697	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	358 of 665	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	52 of 67	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	62 of 64	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	48 of 58	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	34 of 54	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	30 of 58	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	34 of 57	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	25 of 48	47.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	13 of 45	71.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	262 of 333	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	273 of 328	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	231 of 306	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	246 of 302	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.2	114 of 283	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	171 of 248	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	115 of 237	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	102 of 221	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	13 of 21	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.0	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.8	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	10 of 24	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	11 of 23	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	292 of 500	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.9	384 of 478	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	293 of 473	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	468 of 644	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	455 of 649	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.7	248 of 652	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	243 of 656	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	246 of 658	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	233 of 632	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	295 of 624	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	287 of 596	51.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)67th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)65th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+11 vs school

Native American (2026)38th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school

White (2026)27th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2026)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science62%-6 vs state

Reading46%-10 vs state

Mathematics43%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, February 22, 2021

All teachers,principal and everything in this school is one mess. I hate this school from the day when we take my daughter there. And my daughter too.So glad she will be there only 3 months and done 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sandy Grove Middle	Public	6-8	300 Chason Road	Lumber Bridge	28357	Robeson County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-3559	604	33	18.5	99.5%	144 (23.8%)	182 (30.1%)	141 (23.3%)	4 (0.7%)	66 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (10.6%)	31.2	543^rd of 778 public middle schools	30.2%		22.3	615^th of 773 public middle schools	20.4%	72	41.9	42.8	44.3	47.0	47.4	43.3	62.1	$7,541	$1,124	$6,417
New Century International Middle	Public	6-8	7455 Century Circle	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 487-2001	362	24	15.0	97.2%	77 (21.3%)	169 (46.7%)	63 (17.4%)	15 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.9%)	60.9	286^th of 778 public middle schools	63.2%		67.5	225^th of 773 public middle schools	70.9%	61	55.5	52.1	54.1	63.0	61.2	60.7	81.3	$9,852	$814	$9,038
East Hoke Middle	Public	6-8	4702 Fayetteville Rd	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-5048	771	47	16.3	99.6%	141 (18.3%)	300 (38.9%)	228 (29.6%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	4 (0.5%)	74 (9.6%)	22.1	633^rd of 778 public middle schools	18.6%		20	638^th of 773 public middle schools	17.5%	5	42.4	33.1	33.1	43.3	39.6	36.3	63.3	$8,498	$1,310	$7,187
John R Griffin Middle	Public	6-8	5551 Fisher Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 424-7678	1,024	58	17.7	41.3%	345 (33.7%)	265 (25.9%)	227 (22.2%)	67 (6.5%)	18 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	99 (9.7%)	73.6	188^th of 778 public middle schools	75.8%		73.5	178^th of 773 public middle schools	77.0%	10	71.4	64.1	61.3	63.0	67.3	66.0	78.5	$8,311	$843	$7,468
Seventy-First Classical Middle	Public	6-8	6830 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 864-0092	433	30	14.4	48.7%	79 (18.2%)	220 (50.8%)	64 (14.8%)	21 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (10.6%)	85.1	90^th of 778 public middle schools	88.4%		85.1	92^nd of 773 public middle schools	88.1%	2	75.2	78.5	67.9	79.1	70.2	73.7	82.5	$9,000	$854	$8,146
Hope Mills Middle	Public	6-8	4975 Cameron Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 425-5106	474	32	14.6	97.0%	141 (29.7%)	177 (37.3%)	83 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	59 (12.4%)	53.5	363^rd of 778 public middle schools	53.3%		47.2	415^th of 773 public middle schools	46.3%	52	59.7	56.4	45.3	59.1	51.4	52.7	78.0	$10,179	$1,099	$9,080
South View Middle	Public	6-8	4100 Elk Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-3131	614	39	15.7	99.5%	89 (14.5%)	348 (56.7%)	115 (18.7%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	7 (1.1%)	41 (6.7%)	23.3	622^nd of 778 public middle schools	20.1%		30.2	547^th of 773 public middle schools	29.2%	75	40.4	35.7	32.1	42.0	46.2	40.2	60.3	$9,019	$1,257	$7,762
West Hoke Middle	Public	6-8	200 Nc 211 W	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-3411	656	37	17.9	99.5%	90 (13.7%)	240 (36.6%)	165 (25.2%)	2 (0.3%)	81 (12.3%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (11.6%)	22.3	632^nd of 778 public middle schools	18.8%		22.8	610^th of 773 public middle schools	21.1%	22	43.8	43.2	42.2	43.5	38.9	35.7	46.7	$10,848	$1,941	$8,907
Lewis Chapel Middle	Public	6-8	2150 Skibo Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-1407	574	40	14.2	96.5%	46 (8.0%)	383 (66.7%)	86 (15.0%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	46 (8.0%)	23.9	614^th of 778 public middle schools	21.1%		24.2	594^th of 773 public middle schools	23.2%	20	49.2	33.3	40.1	41.1	41.7	38.4	55.1	$9,499	$1,665	$7,833
Anne Chesnutt Middle	Public	6-8	2121 Skibo Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 867-9147	470	34	13.7	99.4%	45 (9.6%)	302 (64.3%)	80 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	35 (7.4%)	44.7	438^th of 778 public middle schools	43.7%		36.6	497^th of 773 public middle schools	35.7%	59	47.8	43.5	51.9	49.7	53.1	57.5	71.3	$10,211	$840	$9,372

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandy Grove Middle

Is Sandy Grove Middle a good school?

Sandy Grove Middle ranks 543^rd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Sandy Grove Middle attend?

Students who attend Sandy Grove Middle usually go on to attend Hoke County High

What district is Sandy Grove Middle in?

Hoke County Schools

How many students attend Sandy Grove Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Sandy Grove Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Sandy Grove Middle?

Students at Sandy Grove Middle are 30% African American, 24% White, 23% Hispanic, 11% American Indian, 11% Two or more races.

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