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If you could change one rule at Rockfish Hoke Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370225000581
Rockfish Hoke Elementary
6251 Rockfish Rd, Raeford, NC 28376 · (910) 875-9343 · Hoke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
603 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
75%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
53.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
50.3%
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 50 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
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Rockfish Hoke Elementary
Rockfish Hoke Elementary's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockfish Hoke Elementary this school | 606 | 99.5% | 53.6% |
| Cloverleaf Elementary Statesville | 568 | 99.5% | 45.5% |
| Marvin B Smith Elementary Burlington | 556 | 99.3% | 68.0% |
| Caleb's Creek Elementary Kernersville | 642 | 99.5% | 58.9% |
| Southwest Elementary Durham | 639 | 99.5% | 63.0% |
| Carr Elementary Dallas | 665 | 99.5% | 46.9% |
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 Rockfish Hoke Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Hoke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #714 of 1,297 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #897 of 1,296 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #511 of 1,300 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #341 of 1,485 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #947 of 1,377 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #22 of 1,379 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #141 of 1,414 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.9% | #145 of 937 | #1 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
606
-88 (-13%) vs 2020
+33% since 2000-01, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 606 | 38.5 | 15.7:1 | 100% (603) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 42.5 | 14.5:1 | 100% (614) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 46.5 | 13.5:1 | 100% (624) |
| 2020-21 | 694 | 49 | 14.2:1 | 97% (676) |
| 2017-18 | 818 | 44.5 | 18.4:1 | 31% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 766 | 41 | 18.7:1 | 36% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 769 | 49 | 15.7:1 | 30% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 456 | 36 | 12.7:1 | 43% (194) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockfish Hoke Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (818 to 606); teachers down 14% (44.5 to 38.5).
About Rockfish Hoke Elementary
This page covers Rockfish Hoke Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Raeford, North Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 606 students. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
The district, Hoke County Schools, operates 14 schools serving 8,732 students.
White students make up 34% of enrollment at Rockfish Hoke Elementary, the largest share of any group. Next come 25% Hispanic, 24% Black, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 75%.
There are 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.7:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 14.9:1. Of all students at Rockfish Hoke Elementary, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Hoke County.
Rockfish Hoke Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Rockfish Hoke Elementary would score about 48.5%. It scores 53.6%, 5.2 points above that figure.
Hoke County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $64,912, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hoke County's 14 public schools enroll about 8,732 students and include Rockfish Hoke Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, New Century International Elementary is closest at about 2.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Rockfish Hoke Elementary. Rockfish Hoke Elementary places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment decreased 13% over 4 years, reaching 606 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.2:1 to 15.7:1.
Rockfish Hoke Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- New Century International Elementary2.7 mi · 686
- New Century International Middle2.9 mi · 362
- Alpha Academy2.9 mi · 960
- Sandy Grove Elementary3.5 mi · 557
- Sandy Grove Middle3.5 mi · 604
- Lake Rim Elementary3.8 mi · 656
Frequently asked questions
About Rockfish Hoke ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rockfish Hoke Elementary?
Rockfish Hoke Elementary enrolls approximately 606 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rockfish Hoke Elementary serve?
Rockfish Hoke Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Rockfish Hoke Elementary?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Rockfish Hoke Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Rockfish Hoke Elementary?
Student demographics at Rockfish Hoke Elementary are roughly 34% White, 25% Hispanic, 24% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Rockfish Hoke Elementary public or private?
Rockfish Hoke Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hoke County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.