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Best High Schools in Zip Code 28376

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Schools

2,554

Students

5-star school

Top rankedSandHoke Early College High40^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

SandHoke Early College High up 23 spots statewide this year

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Newly ranked this year

J W Turlington School

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Summary:

ZIP code 28376 in Raeford, North Carolina, is served by three public high schools in the Hoke County Schools district, which ranks 183rd of 246 districts statewide with a 1-star rating. The schools are Hoke County High, a large traditional high school enrolling 2,110 students in grades 9–12; SandHoke Early College High, a smaller early-college model with 418 students; and J W Turlington School, an alternative-style school serving just 26 students in grades 6–12.

These three schools differ dramatically. SandHoke Early College High stands out clearly, ranking 40th of 662 high schools statewide (94th percentile) with a 5-star rating. It posts a 93.4% graduation rate, only 7.3% chronic absenteeism, and near-universal test proficiency (96.8% in Biology, 95.4% in English II, and 100% in Math III) — despite 99.28% of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Hoke County High, meanwhile, ranks 471st (29th percentile) with a 1-star rating. Its graduation rate is 74.8%, chronic absenteeism is 30.0%, and proficiency is weak, particularly Math I at just 15.0%. J W Turlington School ranks 596th (10th percentile) with an 84.0% chronic absenteeism rate and very low EOG and EOC scores, though its tiny enrollment makes percentages unstable.

The biggest takeaway for parents is that poverty alone does not drive outcomes. SandHoke Early College and Hoke County High serve nearly identical high-poverty populations, yet SandHoke outperforms Hoke County High by roughly 47 points in Biology, 52 in English II, 31 in Math III, and 19 points in graduation rate. Chronic absenteeism tracks performance almost perfectly: low at SandHoke, high at Hoke County High, and extreme at J W Turlington. Per-student spending runs opposite outcomes — J W Turlington spends the most at $19,154, while SandHoke spends the least at $6,937. Note the caveats: SandHoke is an application-based early-college program and reports no Math I scores, while J W Turlington is a nontraditional 6–12 alternative school with no reported graduation rate.

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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
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
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 28376

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Raeford	0.63 mi	11	380^th
Red Springs	5.94 mi	4	450^th
Lumber Bridge	7.11 mi	2	358^th
Fayetteville	8.54 mi	69	312^th
Wagram	11.57 mi	1	471^st

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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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