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Hobbton High

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Hobbton High ranks 366 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 43% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Hobbton High is a public high school located in Newton Grove, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 490. It is part of the Sampson County Schools district, which is ranked 130 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hobbton High consistently underperforms the Sampson County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in end-of-course (EOC) test proficiency rates across subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Hobbton High had a 23% proficiency rate in EOC Biology, compared to 40.7% for the district and 48.3% for the state. However, the school's four-year graduation rate has been around 87% in recent years, on par with the district and state averages. Hobbton High's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking highly for English Language Learners and Special Education students, but struggling with Gifted and Talented students.

Compared to nearby schools, Hobbton High's performance is generally lower than Lakewood High and Midway High, which are also part of the Sampson County Schools district. However, Hobbton High outperforms the more distant South Johnston High and Bertie High. Additionally, Sampson Early College High, also part of the Sampson County Schools district, stands out as an exceptional school, consistently ranking among the top 5% of high schools in North Carolina.

467

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,904

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12201 Hobbton Hwy
Newton Grove, NC 28366-7246

(910) 594-0242

District: Sampson County Schools

Feeder schools for Hobbton High:

Elementary:	Hargrove Elementary
	Hobbton Elementary
Middle:	Hobbton Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.5%

White:

25.9%

African American:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

!Biology scores 25 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg53%

366^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Sampson County Schools

130^th of 242Sampson 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	41.2	366 of 641	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	371 of 640	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	310 of 626	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	356 of 621	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	442 of 594	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	220 of 514	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	169 of 469	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.1	211 of 476	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	35.6	271 of 507	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.1	232 of 531	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	33.2	255 of 451	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.0	380 of 505	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	60.0	148 of 502	70.5%	★★★★☆
2011	55.9	225 of 506	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.6	297 of 499	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.3	363 of 490	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.7	356 of 477	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.8	309 of 453	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.2	247 of 431	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	171 of 440	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	199 of 437	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	181 of 434	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	206 of 430	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	76 of 364	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	32.9	234 of 369	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	141 of 359	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	47.1	127 of 330	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	192 of 334	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	287 of 364	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.7	83 of 349	76.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	108 of 273	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	42 of 262	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	46 of 226	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	47 of 156	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.9	56 of 173	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	344 of 610	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	393 of 602	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	313 of 588	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	339 of 594	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	369 of 475	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	264 of 475	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	174 of 449	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	325 of 412	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.5	154 of 403	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	174 of 403	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	137 of 398	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	269 of 325	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	218 of 462	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	232 of 454	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	157 of 449	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	159 of 436	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.7	215 of 370	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	78 of 354	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	76 of 340	77.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	243 of 606	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	293 of 613	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	208 of 597	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	260 of 544	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.6	294 of 432	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	93 of 446	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	71 of 424	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	364 of 601	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	328 of 607	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	295 of 602	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	354 of 585	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	328 of 481	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	177 of 488	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	192 of 463	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	44 of 352	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	26.8	273 of 349	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	361 of 542	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	297 of 553	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	258 of 537	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.2	407 of 534	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	402 of 439	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.7	163 of 444	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	161 of 427	62.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+45 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)21st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III82%+16 vs state

English II52%-7 vs state

Math I31%-3 vs state

Biology23%-25 vs state

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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 Mathematics (2025)		EOG Reading (2025)		EOG Science (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 Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th 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
Hobbton High	Public	9-12	12201 Hobbton Hwy	Newton Grove	28366	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 594-0242	467	24	19.4	99.4%	121 (25.9%)	68 (14.6%)	259 (55.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	41.2	366^th of 641 public high schools	42.9%		40.1	371^st of 640 public high schools	42.0%	5	23.0	52.5	31.4	82.5						$9,904	$1,058	$8,846
Midway High	Public	9-12	15274 Spiveys Corner Highway	Newton Grove	28366	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 567-6664	726	36	20.2	98.9%	353 (48.6%)	80 (11.0%)	260 (35.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	64.1	203^rd of 641 public high schools	68.3%		62	221^st of 640 public high schools	65.5%	18	46.9	67.3	50.8	89.3						$8,712	$908	$7,804
Sampson Early College High	Public	9-12	1801 Sunset Ave	Clinton	28329	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 592-7177	229	9	24.6	98.7%	54 (23.6%)	21 (9.2%)	143 (62.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	93.8	41^st of 641 public high schools	93.6%		94.2	34^th of 640 public high schools	94.7%	7	90.5	90.0	89.3	100.0						$7,255	$590	$6,666
North Duplin Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	1388 West NC 403 Highway	Mount Olive	28365	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-3051	609	38	16.0	99.5%	199 (32.7%)	50 (8.2%)	335 (55.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	48.2	315^th of 641 public high schools	50.9%		36.5	397^th of 640 public high schools	38.0%	82	45.7	51.0	50.0	67.3	58.1	45.2	55.2	61.3	62.4	$9,828	$420	$9,408
Clinton High	Public	9-12	340 Indian Town Road	Clinton	28328	Sampson County	Clinton City Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 592-2067	828	44	18.8	99.6%	181 (21.9%)	274 (33.1%)	305 (36.8%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.8%)	28.4	469^th of 641 public high schools	26.8%		23.4	493^rd of 640 public high schools	23.0%	24	38.8	42.3	23.1	58.1						$10,512	$1,042	$9,470
Lakewood High	Public	9-12	245 Lakewood School Rd	Salemburg	28385	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 525-5171	475	30	15.8	96.8%	154 (32.4%)	121 (25.5%)	168 (35.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	39.8	378^th of 641 public high schools	41.0%		33.6	417^th of 640 public high schools	34.8%	39	38.6	57.6	17.3	76.6						$10,549	$1,417	$9,132
Southern Wayne High	Public	9-12	124 Walter Fulcher Rd	Dudley	28333	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 705-6060	1,007	41	24.2	97.9%	208 (20.7%)	328 (32.6%)	446 (44.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.0%)	25.5	490^th of 641 public high schools	23.6%		12.5	575^th of 640 public high schools	10.2%	85	28.4	41.9	34.1	49.0						$9,549	$903	$8,646
Bertie High	Public	9-12	716 US Hwy 13 North	Windsor	27983	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 794-3034	449	31	14.5	99.3%	35 (7.8%)	375 (83.5%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	20	525^th of 641 public high schools	18.1%		19.6	519^th of 640 public high schools	18.9%	6	30.1	39.7	10.7	53.8						$14,631	$2,772	$11,859
Bertie Early College High	Public	9-12	717 US Hwy 13 North	Windsor	27983	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 794-2150	99	4	24.7	97.0%	17 (17.2%)	71 (71.7%)	7 (7.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	73.6	161^st of 641 public high schools	74.9%		89.3	83^rd of 640 public high schools	87.0%	78	36.4	88.2		100.0						$11,537	$1,528	$10,008
South Johnston High	Public	9-12	10381 US Hwy 301 S	Four Oaks	27524	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 894-3146	1,355	60	22.5	99.8%	642 (47.4%)	167 (12.3%)	485 (35.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.8%)	39.4	382^nd of 641 public high schools	40.4%		30.6	446^th of 640 public high schools	30.3%	64	41.5	53.7	36.2	61.1						$9,204	$547	$8,657

Frequently Asked Questions about Hobbton High

Is Hobbton High a good school?

Hobbton High ranks 366^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Hobbton High?

Hobbton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hargrove Elementary
Elementary : Hobbton Elementary
Middle : Hobbton Middle

How many students attend Hobbton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Hobbton High.

What district is Hobbton High in?

Sampson County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hobbton High?

Students at Hobbton High are 55% Hispanic, 26% White, 15% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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