J W McLauchlin Elementary

J W McLauchlin Elementary is a modestly sized elementary-level community in Raeford, North Carolina, operated by Hoke County Schools. The school teaches 304 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% smaller than the state mean of about 467.

J W McLauchlin Elementary is one of 14 schools operated by Hoke County Schools, a district that works with 8,732 students overall.

Looking at the student body, J W McLauchlin Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Black (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 24% Hispanic, 23% White, 10% multiracial, 4% Native American.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, J W McLauchlin Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 47.2%.

In the surrounding community, Hoke County reports that median household income runs about $64,912, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. J W McLauchlin Elementary is one of 14 public schools in Hoke County (combined enrollment of about 8,732 students).

Nearest neighbor: J W Turlington School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J W McLauchlin Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.4%.

J W McLauchlin Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 5%: 321 students in 2018 compared to 304 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 44% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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