Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370225000969
J W McLauchlin Elementary
326 N Main St, Raeford, NC 28376 · (910) 875-8721 · Hoke County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
301 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
73%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
35.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 J W McLauchlin Elementary
J W McLauchlin Elementary's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J W McLauchlin Elementary this school | 304 | 99.0% | 47.2% |
| Alma O Easom Elementary Fayetteville | 301 | 99.0% | N/A |
| Laurel Mill Elementary Louisburg | 281 | 98.9% | 58.7% |
| Rising Leaders Academy Sanford | 282 | 98.2% | N/A |
| Frederick Douglass Elementary Wilson | 339 | 98.5% | 63.8% |
| Cotswold Elementary Charlotte | 340 | 99.1% | 56.8% |
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 J W McLauchlin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Hoke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #894 of 1,297 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #847 of 1,296 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #1,070 of 1,300 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #1,170 of 1,485 | #8 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #106 of 1,377 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #49 of 1,379 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #638 of 1,414 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #773 of 937 | #6 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
304
+17 (+6%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 304 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 99% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 23.5 | 13.3:1 | 99% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 22.5 | 13.5:1 | 99% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 23 | 12.5:1 | 99% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 23.5 | 13.7:1 | 99% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 19 | 14.3:1 | 97% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 64% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 295 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 66% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 22 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J W McLauchlin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (321 to 304); teachers up 6% (23.5 to 25).
About J W McLauchlin Elementary
Students in Raeford, North Carolina, attend J W McLauchlin Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 304 students. Elementary schools in North Carolina have about 467 students on average; enrollment here is 35% lower.
Hoke County Schools oversees J W McLauchlin Elementary and 13 other schools, with 8,732 students in total.
The largest racial or ethnic group at J W McLauchlin Elementary is Black, with 38% of students. The next largest groups are 24% Hispanic, 23% White, 10% multiracial, and 4% Native American. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
The school's 25 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1, 2.7 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Hoke County is close, at 99%.
J W McLauchlin Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 32% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.6% for J W McLauchlin Elementary. The school posts 47.2%, 1.4 points below the prediction.
The county, Hoke County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $64,912 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Hoke County has 14 public schools with about 8,732 students, including J W McLauchlin Elementary.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, J W Turlington School, is the closest to J W McLauchlin Elementary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of J W McLauchlin Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 47.2% is below the 51.4% average for nearby schools.
J W McLauchlin Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 17 students, from 287 to 304.
This page collects posts and questions about J W McLauchlin Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- East Hoke MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- West Hoke MiddleMiddle · 656 students
- Upchurch ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Don D Steed ElementaryElementary · 628 students
- Scurlock ElementaryElementary · 611 students
Other schools in Raeford
- Hoke County HighHigh · 2,110 students
- East Hoke MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- West Hoke MiddleMiddle · 656 students
- Upchurch ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Don D Steed ElementaryElementary · 628 students
- Scurlock ElementaryElementary · 611 students
Nearby schools
- J W Turlington School0.3 mi · 26
- Hoke County High0.9 mi · 2,110
- SandHoke Early College High1.0 mi · 418
- Upchurch Elementary1.1 mi · 646
- West Hoke Middle1.4 mi · 656
- Scurlock Elementary2.5 mi · 611
Frequently asked questions
About J W McLauchlin ElementaryHow many students attend J W McLauchlin Elementary?
J W McLauchlin Elementary enrolls approximately 304 students in grades KG-05.
Is J W McLauchlin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
J W McLauchlin Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does J W McLauchlin Elementary have?
J W McLauchlin Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at J W McLauchlin Elementary?
Student demographics at J W McLauchlin Elementary are roughly 23% White, 24% Hispanic, 38% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is J W McLauchlin Elementary in?
J W McLauchlin Elementary is part of Hoke County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.