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If you had an hour of school board time for West Hoke Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
467
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370225000975
West Hoke Elementary
6050 Turnpike Road, Raeford, NC 28376 · (910) 875-2584 · Hoke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
13.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
464 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 | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
74%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
40.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
43.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 West Hoke Elementary
West Hoke Elementary's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Hoke Elementary this school | 467 | 99.4% | 41.0% |
| Franklinton Elementary Franklinton | 470 | 99.4% | 46.0% |
| Eastern Elementary Washington | 484 | 99.4% | N/A |
| South Elementary Roxboro | 463 | 99.4% | 56.0% |
| Sheep-Harney Elementary Elizabeth City | 441 | 99.3% | 50.9% |
| East Clayton Elementary Clayton | 524 | 98.3% | 52.4% |
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 West Hoke Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Hoke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,063 of 1,297 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #1,067 of 1,296 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #928 of 1,300 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #705 of 1,485 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #406 of 1,377 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #46 of 1,379 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #329 of 1,414 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.9% | #190 of 369 | N/A |
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
467
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 467 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 99% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 33.5 | 13.7:1 | 99% (456) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 38 | 12.9:1 | 98% (482) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 99% (456) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 27.2 | 15.6:1 | 99% (422) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 99% (443) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 52% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 85% (386) |
| 1990-91 | 464 | 29 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Hoke Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (425 to 467); teachers up 25% (27.2 to 34).
About West Hoke Elementary
Families in Raeford, North Carolina, are served by West Hoke Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 467 students in pre-K through 5.
Hoke County Schools serves 8,732 students across 14 schools.
The most common group at West Hoke Elementary is Black students, at 39%. The school is also 22% Hispanic, 21% White, 11% multiracial, and 5% Native American. West Hoke Elementary's diversity index is 74%, against a US figure of 70%.
West Hoke Elementary's 34 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.7:1. That is lower than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 99%. That tracks the 99% average for public schools in Hoke County.
allk12 grades West Hoke Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.5% at West Hoke Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.0%.
Among Hoke County residents, the median household income is $64,912, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Besides West Hoke Elementary, Hoke County has 13 other public schools.
Nearest public school: West Hoke Middle, about 4.7 miles away. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. West Hoke Elementary is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for West Hoke Elementary is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
West Hoke Elementary had 459 students in 2020-21 and 467 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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
- West Hoke Middle4.7 mi · 656
- Upchurch Elementary5.3 mi · 646
- Hawk Eye Elementary5.4 mi · 328
- Hoke County High5.4 mi · 2,110
- J W Turlington School5.9 mi · 26
- J W McLauchlin Elementary6.1 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About West Hoke ElementaryHow large is West Hoke Elementary?
West Hoke Elementary enrolls approximately 467 students in grades PK-05.
Is West Hoke Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Hoke Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does West Hoke Elementary have?
West Hoke Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Hoke Elementary?
At West Hoke Elementary, the student body is approximately 21% White, 22% Hispanic, 39% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is West Hoke Elementary public or private?
West Hoke Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hoke County Schools.
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