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What's the biggest difference between Upchurch Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
646
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370225000806
Upchurch Elementary
730 Turnpike Road, Raeford, NC 28376 · (910) 875-1574 · Hoke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL646 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
16.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
640 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 | 69 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
70%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
48.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
53.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
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 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 Upchurch Elementary
Upchurch Elementary's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upchurch Elementary this school | 646 | 99.1% | 53.8% |
| Zebulon Elementary Zebulon | 693 | 99.6% | 40.9% |
| Wakelon Elementary Zebulon | 679 | 99.6% | 59.1% |
| Sherwood Elementary Gastonia | 553 | 99.5% | 31.6% |
| E E Miller Elementary Fayetteville | 656 | 99.5% | 50.9% |
| Eastern Wayne Elementary Goldsboro | 597 | 96.1% | 40.9% |
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 Upchurch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Hoke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #705 of 1,297 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #798 of 1,296 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #678 of 1,300 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 646 | #270 of 1,485 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,023 of 1,377 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #203 of 1,379 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #613 of 1,414 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #700 of 937 | #5 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
646
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 703
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 646 | 40.3 | 16.0:1 | 99% (640) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 42.4 | 15.2:1 | 100% (642) |
| 2022-23 | 698 | 44.5 | 15.7:1 | 100% (695) |
| 2020-21 | 633 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 100% (630) |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 46 | 15.2:1 | 100% (694) |
| 2015-16 | 635 | 44 | 14.4:1 | 100% (632) |
| 2010-11 | 726 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 56% (407) |
| 2000-01 | 703 | 39 | 18.0:1 | 56% (391) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upchurch Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (697 to 646); teachers down 12% (46 to 40.3).
About Upchurch Elementary
Upchurch Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school found in Raeford, North Carolina. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 646 students. Enrollment is 38% higher than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina, which is about 467.
Upchurch Elementary is in Hoke County Schools, a district with 8,732 students across 14 schools.
Upchurch Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 43%. The remaining students are 29% Hispanic, 14% White, and 11% multiracial. Among people living in Hoke County, the Black share is about 33%. By the diversity index, Upchurch Elementary comes in at 70%.
A ratio of 16.0:1 comes from the school's 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 99% of students at Upchurch Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Hoke County, the average is about the same, 99%.
Upchurch Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 48% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 48.6% for a school in North Carolina with Upchurch Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Upchurch Elementary posts 53.8%.
Census estimates describe Hoke County this way: median household income is about $64,912, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Hoke County number 14 and enroll about 8,732.
West Hoke Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Upchurch Elementary is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Upchurch Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 633 in 2020-21, 646 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.7:1 to 16.0:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Don D Steed ElementaryElementary · 628 students
- Scurlock ElementaryElementary · 611 students
- Rockfish Hoke ElementaryElementary · 606 students
Other schools in Raeford
- Hoke County HighHigh · 2,110 students
- East Hoke MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- West Hoke MiddleMiddle · 656 students
- Don D Steed ElementaryElementary · 628 students
- Scurlock ElementaryElementary · 611 students
- Rockfish Hoke ElementaryElementary · 606 students
Other Upchurch Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Upchurch Elementary. Upchurch Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- UPCHURCH ELEMENTARYOMAHA, NE · 402 students
Nearby schools
- West Hoke Middle0.6 mi · 656
- J W Turlington School0.9 mi · 26
- J W McLauchlin Elementary1.1 mi · 304
- Hoke County High1.3 mi · 2,110
- SandHoke Early College High2.2 mi · 418
- Scurlock Elementary3.5 mi · 611
Frequently asked questions
About Upchurch ElementaryHow large is Upchurch Elementary?
Upchurch Elementary enrolls approximately 646 students in grades PK-05.
Is Upchurch Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Upchurch Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Upchurch Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Upchurch Elementary is approximately 16.0:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Upchurch Elementary?
At Upchurch Elementary, the student body is approximately 14% White, 29% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Upchurch Elementary?
Upchurch Elementary is overseen by Hoke County Schools in Hoke County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.