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If you had an hour of school board time for Hobbton Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAMPSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370414001673
Hobbton Elementary
12361 Hobbton Hwy, Newton Grove, NC 28366 · (910) 594-0392 · Sampson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+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
16.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
433 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
62%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
53.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
82.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Hobbton Elementary
Hobbton Elementary's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbton Elementary this school | 453 | 95.6% | 65.5% |
| Broadway Elementary Broadway | 490 | 96.9% | 39.3% |
| Guy B Teachey Elementary Asheboro | 444 | 99.3% | 53.1% |
| Salemburg Elementary Salemburg | 502 | 99.4% | 43.2% |
| Jackson Park Elementary Kannapolis | 476 | 99.4% | 63.6% |
| Rocky Point Elementary Rocky Point | 403 | 99.3% | 62.8% |
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 Hobbton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Sampson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #333 of 1,297 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #90 of 1,296 | #1 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #500 of 1,300 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #743 of 1,485 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,056 of 1,377 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #639 of 1,379 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #1,048 of 1,414 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #532 of 937 | #4 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
453
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 453 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 96% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 99% (451) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 34.2 | 13.2:1 | 99% (449) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 99% (452) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 99% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 81% (405) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 75% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 70% (353) |
| 1990-91 | 466 | 28 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hobbton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (512 to 453); teachers down 20% (35 to 28).
About Hobbton Elementary
Hobbton Elementary is an elementary school located in Newton Grove, North Carolina, in Sampson County. Its enrollment is 453 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
Hobbton Elementary belongs to Sampson County Schools, a district of 18 schools and 7,986 students.
About 51% of the student body at Hobbton Elementary is Hispanic. Other groups make up 34% White, 11% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 22% of Sampson County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Hobbton Elementary are from different groups.
Staffing at Hobbton Elementary comes to 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.2:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1, 1.3 fewer students per teacher than here. Hobbton Elementary counts 96% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Sampson County is similar, at 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hobbton Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 81% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 49.6%.
In Sampson County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $52,432, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 23 public schools and about 11,001 students.
Measured in a straight line, Hobbton High is about 0.2 miles from Hobbton Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Hobbton Elementary comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Hobbton Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 455 to 453, a small change. Students per teacher increased from 13.4 in 2020-21 to 16.2 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
Other schools in Newton Grove
- Midway HighHigh · 726 students
- Hobbton HighHigh · 467 students
- Hobbton MiddleMiddle · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Hobbton High0.2 mi · 467
- Hobbton Middle0.3 mi · 428
- Hargrove Elementary8.0 mi · 361
- Midway High8.1 mi · 726
- Midway Elementary8.5 mi · 539
- Langdon C Kerr Elementary11.5 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Hobbton ElementaryHow large is Hobbton Elementary?
Hobbton Elementary enrolls approximately 453 students in grades KG-05.
Is Hobbton Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hobbton Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Hobbton Elementary have?
Hobbton Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Hobbton Elementary?
Student demographics at Hobbton Elementary are roughly 34% White, 51% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hobbton Elementary?
Hobbton Elementary is overseen by Sampson County Schools in Sampson County.
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