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If you could change one rule at Hobbton Middle, what would it be?
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Enrollment
428
Middle
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAMPSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370414000939
Hobbton Middle
12081 Hobbton Hwy, Newton Grove, NC 28366 · (910) 594-1420 · Sampson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
- BBeats 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
18.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
425 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 143 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 139 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 146 | 34% |
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
46.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
43.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Middle
Hobbton Middle's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbton Middle this school | 428 | 99.3% | 49.0% |
| East Middle Biscoe | 422 | 99.3% | 40.5% |
| North Asheboro Middle Asheboro | 501 | 99.4% | 43.2% |
| Union Middle Clinton | 374 | 99.2% | 37.5% |
| South Asheboro Middle Asheboro | 491 | 99.0% | 47.5% |
| West Lee Middle Sanford | 522 | 96.9% | 41.9% |
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 Hobbton Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #258 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #291 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #254 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #361 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #370 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #279 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #171 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #95 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
428
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 428 | 23.7 | 18.1:1 | 99% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 24.3 | 17.4:1 | 99% (420) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 26.3 | 15.9:1 | 99% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 99% (426) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 27.1 | 15.0:1 | 97% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 76% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 71% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 58% (258) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hobbton Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (407 to 428); teachers down 12% (27.1 to 23.7).
About Hobbton Middle
Newton Grove, North Carolina, is home to Hobbton Middle, a low-enrollment middle-grades school. The school counts 428 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 29% smaller than the 605 average for middle schools in North Carolina.
District-wide, Sampson County Schools has 18 schools and 7,986 students.
Hobbton Middle's enrollment is 58% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 25% White, 11% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Sampson County, the Hispanic share is about 22%. The chance that two students picked at random at Hobbton Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Teachers at Hobbton Middle total 23.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.1:1. The 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 425 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 99%. Across public schools in Sampson County, the average is about the same, 99%.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Hobbton Middle receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Hobbton Middle is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
Within Sampson County, median household income is about $52,432, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Federal data list 23 public schools in Sampson County, with a combined enrollment of about 11,001.
Of nearby public schools, Hobbton High is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Hobbton Middle ranks 7th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 429 in 2020-21, 428 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.9:1 to 18.1:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 ElementaryElementary · 453 students
Nearby schools
- Hobbton High0.1 mi · 467
- Hobbton Elementary0.3 mi · 453
- Hargrove Elementary7.8 mi · 361
- Midway High8.1 mi · 726
- Midway Elementary8.5 mi · 539
- Langdon C Kerr Elementary11.2 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Hobbton MiddleHow many students attend Hobbton Middle?
Hobbton Middle enrolls approximately 428 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hobbton Middle serve?
Hobbton Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hobbton Middle?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Hobbton Middle.
How diverse is Hobbton Middle?
Hobbton Middle reports a student body of 25% White, 58% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hobbton Middle in?
Hobbton Middle is part of Sampson County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.