Rockfish Hoke Elementary

Set in Raeford, North Carolina, Rockfish Hoke Elementary is a moderately sized elementary-level community, operated by Hoke County Schools. It serves 606 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Rockfish Hoke Elementary sits 30% bigger than that benchmark.

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

Demographically, Rockfish Hoke Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 25% Hispanic, 24% Black, 11% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Rockfish Hoke Elementary shows 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Rockfish Hoke Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Rockfish Hoke Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rockfish Hoke Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 53.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hoke County put median household income runs about $64,912, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Hoke County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,732 students), Rockfish Hoke Elementary is one campus in the mix.

New Century International Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rockfish Hoke Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rockfish Hoke Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.3%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 26%: 818 students in 2018 compared to 606 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 45% to 34%. Class-load math has fell: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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