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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at East Hoke Middle this year?
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Enrollment
771
Middle
DISTRICT 677 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370225000974
East Hoke Middle
4702 Fayetteville Rd, Raeford, NC 28376 · (910) 875-5048 · Hoke County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL771 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
768 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 262 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 251 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 258 | 33% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
38.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
31.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like East Hoke Middle
East Hoke Middle's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hoke Middle this school | 771 | 99.6% | 37.8% |
| Wiley Magnet Middle Winston Salem | 754 | 99.6% | 37.6% |
| North Rowan Middle Spencer | 649 | 99.5% | 25.9% |
| West Hoke Middle Raeford | 656 | 99.5% | 38.8% |
| Zebulon Middle Zebulon | 772 | 99.6% | 44.0% |
| East Forsyth Middle School Kernersville | 772 | 99.6% | 28.8% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East Hoke Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #367 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #397 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #357 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 771 | #115 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #239 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #33 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #37 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.5% | #53 of 143 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
771
+9 (+1%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 693
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 771 | 47.1 | 16.4:1 | 100% (768) |
| 2023-24 | 777 | 51.3 | 15.1:1 | 98% (763) |
| 2022-23 | 780 | 52.5 | 14.9:1 | 100% (777) |
| 2020-21 | 762 | 47 | 16.2:1 | 100% (759) |
| 2017-18 | 679 | 40 | 17.0:1 | 60% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 38 | 18.7:1 | 64% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 970 | 57 | 17.0:1 | 47% (456) |
| 2000-01 | 848 | 47 | 18.0:1 | 57% (484) |
| 1990-91 | 693 | 49 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Hoke Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (679 to 771); teachers up 18% (40 to 47.1).
About East Hoke Middle
East Hoke Middle is the name of a mid-sized middle school in Raeford, North Carolina. In all, 771 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 27% above the 605-student average for middle schools in North Carolina.
Federal data list 14 schools in Hoke County Schools, with 8,732 students enrolled.
The largest group at East Hoke Middle is Black students, at 39%. Smaller groups are 30% Hispanic, 18% White, 10% multiracial, and 3% Native American. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, East Hoke Middle scores 72%.
East Hoke Middle lists 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.4 students per teacher. The average ratio among middle schools in North Carolina is similar, at 15.9:1. About 100% of students at East Hoke Middle are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Hoke County is similar, at 99%.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, East Hoke Middle outscored 20%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, East Hoke Middle would score about 48.4%. It scores 37.8%, 10.6 points below that figure.
The county, Hoke County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $64,912, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 14 public schools and about 8,732 students.
Scurlock Elementary is the nearest public school to East Hoke Middle, about 1.4 miles away. East Hoke Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 52.7% proficiency; East Hoke Middle posts 37.8%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 762 to 771, a small change.
East Hoke Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hoke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,835
Census ACS
Median income
$64,912
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
8,732 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hoke County Schools
- Hoke County HighHigh · 2,110 students
- West Hoke MiddleMiddle · 656 students
- Upchurch ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Don D Steed ElementaryElementary · 628 students
- Scurlock ElementaryElementary · 611 students
- Rockfish Hoke ElementaryElementary · 606 students
Other schools in Raeford
- Hoke County HighHigh · 2,110 students
- West Hoke MiddleMiddle · 656 students
- Upchurch ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Don D Steed ElementaryElementary · 628 students
- Scurlock ElementaryElementary · 611 students
- Rockfish Hoke ElementaryElementary · 606 students
Nearby schools
- Scurlock Elementary1.4 mi · 611
- Don D Steed Elementary1.8 mi · 628
- SandHoke Early College High2.8 mi · 418
- J W McLauchlin Elementary3.4 mi · 304
- J W Turlington School3.5 mi · 26
- Upchurch Elementary4.0 mi · 646
Frequently asked questions
About East Hoke MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at East Hoke Middle?
East Hoke Middle enrolls approximately 771 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does East Hoke Middle serve?
East Hoke Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Hoke Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Hoke Middle is approximately 16.4:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is East Hoke Middle?
East Hoke Middle reports a student body of 18% White, 30% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees East Hoke Middle?
East Hoke Middle is overseen by Hoke County Schools in Hoke County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.