Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAMPSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370414001671
Hargrove Elementary
7725 Faison Hwy, Faison, NC 28341 · (910) 533-3444 · Sampson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
358 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
54.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Hargrove Elementary
Hargrove Elementary's state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hargrove Elementary this school | 361 | 99.2% | 65.9% |
| Robbins Elementary Robbins | 378 | 96.8% | 48.5% |
| Angier Elementary Angier | 376 | 99.2% | 33.8% |
| Fred L Wilson Elementary Kannapolis | 415 | 99.3% | 43.0% |
| Forest Hill Elementary Morganton | 305 | 99.0% | 43.1% |
| Union Intermediate Clinton | 396 | 97.2% | 39.3% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Hargrove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Sampson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #316 of 1,297 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #380 of 1,296 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #461 of 1,300 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #1,019 of 1,485 | #12 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #691 of 1,377 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #763 of 1,379 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #532 of 1,414 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #681 of 937 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
361
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 361 | 24.4 | 14.8:1 | 99% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 23.6 | 15.9:1 | 99% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 26.1 | 14.0:1 | 99% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 99% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 27.7 | 14.1:1 | 99% (388) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 86% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 81% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 397 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 81% (323) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 29 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hargrove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (391 to 361); teachers down 12% (27.7 to 24.4).
About Hargrove Elementary
Hargrove Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Faison, North Carolina, (ZIP code 28341). Enrollment totals 361 students across pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Hargrove Elementary is a school in Sampson County Schools. The district has 18 schools and 7,986 students.
Of every 100 students at Hargrove Elementary, about 58 are Hispanic. The school is also 25% White, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 22%. The diversity index for Hargrove Elementary is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.8:1. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. By family income, 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Sampson County is close, at 99%.
Hargrove Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
A school in North Carolina with Hargrove Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 48.6%. Hargrove Elementary scores 65.9%.
The school's county is Sampson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $52,432, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sampson County's 23 public schools enroll about 11,001 students and include Hargrove Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Hargrove Elementary is closest to Langdon C Kerr Elementary, about 7.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Hargrove Elementary places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Hargrove Elementary is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
The school's size has been steady, with 355 students in 2020-21 and 361 in 2024-25.
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Sampson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,470
Census ACS
Median income
$52,432
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
11,001 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sampson County Schools
- Midway HighHigh · 726 students
- Midway MiddleMiddle · 584 students
- Midway ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Salemburg ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Union HighHigh · 494 students
- Lakewood HighHigh · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Langdon C Kerr Elementary7.1 mi · 366
- Hobbton Middle7.8 mi · 428
- Hobbton High7.9 mi · 467
- Hobbton Elementary8.0 mi · 453
- Sunset Avenue Elementary8.5 mi · 649
- Butler Avenue Elementary8.5 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Hargrove ElementaryHow many students attend Hargrove Elementary?
Hargrove Elementary enrolls approximately 361 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hargrove Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hargrove Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hargrove Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hargrove Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hargrove Elementary?
Hargrove Elementary reports a student body of 25% White, 58% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Hargrove Elementary?
Hargrove Elementary is overseen by Sampson County Schools in Sampson County.
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