Hobbton Elementary

Summary:

Hobbton Elementary is a public elementary school in Newton Grove, North Carolina, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Sampson County Schools district. With a diverse student population, the school has consistently outperformed the district and state in academic performance, particularly in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency.

Hobbton Elementary's standout achievements include its 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade mathematics proficiency rates, which were significantly higher than the district and state averages in 2023-2024. The school's 4th-grade reading proficiency rate was also notably stronger than its peers. Additionally, Hobbton's Hispanic, English Language Learner, and African American students have demonstrated exceptional academic performance, outpacing their counterparts across North Carolina. However, the school's Gifted and Talented students have relatively lower rankings compared to other elementary schools in the state, suggesting an area for potential improvement.

Despite having an exceptionally high percentage of students (over 99%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students, Hobbton Elementary has maintained a strong academic performance over the years, with its ranking among North Carolina elementary schools fluctuating between the top 200 and the top 800. This success in supporting a predominantly low-income student population provides valuable insights that could inform best practices for other schools in the region, such as Salemburg Elementary, North Duplin Elementary, and Sunset Avenue Elementary.


Detail:

Public K-5

 12361 Hobbton Hwy
       Newton Grove, NC  28366-7248


(910) 594-0392

District: Sampson County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
349th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,154 Help


Students who attend Hobbton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Hobbton Middle
High:    Hobbton High
    Sampson Early College High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  452

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
49.6%
White:
35.6%
African American:
9.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hobbton Elementary ranks better than 76.8% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks first among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Sampson County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.79. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (49.6%), White (35.6%), African American (9.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hobbton Elementary is 13.2, which is the 2nd best among 8 elementary schools in the Sampson County Schools District. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hobbton Elementary is $10,154, which is the 4th highest among 8 elementary schools in the Sampson County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hobbton Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hobbton Elementary 349th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Hobbton Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Sampson County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Sampson County Schools 130th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hobbton Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hobbton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 53.51 658th 1276 48.4%
2007 37.91 923rd 1293 28.6%
2008 36.10 918th 1324 30.7%
2009 49.46 774th 1354 42.8%
2010 57.46 655th 1363 51.9%
2011 63.22 563rd 1381 59.2%
2012 77.18 259th 1388 81.3%
2013 63.23 465th 1403 66.9%
2014 59.33 550th 1390 60.4%
2015 72.06 379th 1440 73.7%
2016 84.36 165th 1425 88.4%
2017 81.53 200th 1429 86.0%
2018 77.09 275th 1434 80.8%
2019 66.77 465th 1473 68.4%
2021 43.97 805th 1489 45.9%
2022 64.72 504th 1514 66.7%
2023 74.61 333rd 1502 77.8%
2024 73.79 349th 1505 76.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hobbton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.82 28th 421 93.3%
2019 86.61 35th 497 93.0%
2021 59.89 90th 385 76.6%
2022 78.77 44th 485 90.9%
2023 95.23 14th 514 97.3%
2024 89.73 32nd 533 94.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hobbton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.53 110th 1332 91.7%
2019 73.33 258th 1361 81.0%
2021 51.72 552nd 1329 58.5%
2022 72.29 248th 1366 81.8%
2023 82.93 122nd 1437 91.5%
2024 79.60 161st 1450 88.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Hobbton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.93 343rd 1405 75.6%
2019 64.13 486th 1424 65.9%
2021 36.20 892nd 1440 38.1%
2022 55.99 628th 1458 56.9%
2023 69.70 391st 1459 73.2%
2024 69.14 382nd 1455 73.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hobbton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.08 99th 897 89.0%
2019 53.03 323rd 878 63.2%
2021 43.55 317th 646 50.9%
2022 73.60 84th 634 86.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Hobbton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.32 118th 612 80.7%
2023 51.67 412th 582 29.2%
2024 38.44 585th 669 12.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Hobbton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.26 223rd 1413 84.2%
2019 67.61 419th 1430 70.7%
2021 51.28 661st 1444 54.2%
2022 72.67 341st 1464 76.7%
2023 76.48 275th 1461 81.2%
2024 75.94 289th 1464 80.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Hobbton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.95 80th 927 91.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hobbton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.13 77th 851 91.0%
2019 78.28 108th 865 87.5%
2021 53.32 324th 843 61.6%
2022 78.37 118th 893 86.8%
2023 80.97 97th 915 89.4%
2024 80.62 115th 951 87.9%
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Rank History for White students at Hobbton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.28 286th 1178 75.7%
2019 67.49 357th 1183 69.8%
2021 40.19 718th 1172 38.7%
2022 61.07 425th 1194 64.4%
2023 74.60 256th 1183 78.4%
2024 75.20 256th 1166 78.0%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Hobbton Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 294 123 0 42 1 n/a n/a -4 456
1989 296 122 0 35 1 n/a n/a 0 454
1990 273 121 0 35 0 n/a n/a 0 429
1991 292 127 0 46 1 n/a n/a 0 466
1992 268 112 0 36 1 n/a n/a 0 417
1993 277 106 0 58 1 n/a n/a 0 442
1994 234 85 0 58 1 n/a n/a 0 378
1995 253 94 0 84 0 n/a n/a 0 431
1996 253 94 0 84 0 n/a n/a 0 431
1997 270 103 0 96 1 n/a n/a 0 470
1998 267 103 0 119 1 n/a n/a 0 490
1999 272 94 0 140 1 n/a n/a 0 507
2000 256 121 0 129 1 n/a n/a 0 507
2001 243 126 0 136 1 n/a n/a 0 506
2002 228 101 4 181 1 n/a n/a 0 515
2003 228 101 4 181 1 n/a n/a 0 515
2004 221 104 3 166 2 n/a n/a 0 496
2005 222 103 2 174 2 n/a n/a 0 503
2006 210 101 2 200 9 n/a n/a 0 522
2007 227 92 1 202 2 n/a n/a 12 536
2008 221 95 1 213 3 n/a n/a 13 546
2009 221 110 1 214 2 n/a n/a 0 548
2010 207 104 0 248 1 n/a n/a 0 560
2011 189 69 1 256 3 0 19 0 537
2012 186 66 1 253 3 0 7 0 516
2013 172 65 3 268 3 1 8 0 520
2014 170 69 3 254 2 2 9 0 509
2015 152 57 3 259 3 2 10 0 486
2016 159 58 5 261 7 0 9 0 499
2017 155 49 5 283 6 0 7 0 505
2018 154 54 6 281 5 0 12 0 512
2019 153 61 5 262 7 0 13 0 501
2020 161 64 3 238 10 0 15 0 491
2021 148 44 3 237 11 0 12 0 455
2022 146 51 3 229 10 0 14 0 453
2023 161 44 3 224 8 0 12 0 452

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hobbton Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 456 25.0 18.2 41.4
1989 454 25.0 18.1 41.4
1990 429 26.0 16.5 58.7
1991 466 28.0 16.6 54.1
1992 417 28.0 14.8 44.1
1993 442 24.0 18.4 44.1
1994 378 21.0 18.0 44.7
1995 431 23.0 18.7 43.4
1996 431 23.0 18.7 43.4
1997 470 27.0 17.4 44.7
1998 490 30.0 16.3 52.7
1999 507 26.0 19.5 66.3
2000 507 27.0 18.8 68.4
2001 506 29.0 17.4 69.8
2002 515 30.0 17.2 77.1
2003 515 30.0 17.2 77.1
2004 496 36.0 13.8 82.5
2005 503 35.0 14.4 73.2
2006 522 35.0 14.9 65.1
2007 536 n/a n/a 71.8
2008 546 34.6 15.8 n/a
2009 548 34.6 15.8 n/a
2010 560 35.6 15.7 71.6
2011 537 35.1 15.2 74.7
2012 516 33.2 15.5 74
2013 520 33.5 15.5 83.3
2014 509 33.7 15.1 77.8
2015 486 34.0 14.2 77.6
2016 499 32.0 15.5 81.2
2017 505 33.4 15.1 99.4
2018 512 34.9 14.6 99.4
2019 501 34.4 14.5 98.6
2020 491 33.5 14.6 99.4
2021 455 34.2 13.3 99.3
2022 453 32.3 14.0 99.3
2023 452 34.2 13.2 99.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hobbton Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 456 25.0 18.2 41.4
1989 454 25.0 18.1 41.4
1990 429 26.0 16.5 58.7
1991 466 28.0 16.6 54.1
1992 417 28.0 14.8 44.1
1993 442 24.0 18.4 44.1
1994 378 21.0 18.0 44.7
1995 431 23.0 18.7 43.4
1996 431 23.0 18.7 43.4
1997 470 27.0 17.4 44.7
1998 490 30.0 16.3 52.7
1999 507 26.0 19.5 66.3
2000 507 27.0 18.8 68.4
2001 506 29.0 17.4 69.8
2002 515 30.0 17.2 77.1
2003 515 30.0 17.2 77.1
2004 496 36.0 13.8 82.5
2005 503 35.0 14.4 73.2
2006 522 35.0 14.9 65.1
2007 536 n/a n/a 71.8
2008 546 34.6 15.8 n/a
2009 548 34.6 15.8 n/a
2010 560 35.6 15.7 71.6
2011 537 35.1 15.2 74.7
2012 516 33.2 15.5 74
2013 520 33.5 15.5 83.3
2014 509 33.7 15.1 77.8
2015 486 34.0 14.2 77.6
2016 499 32.0 15.5 81.2
2017 505 33.4 15.1 99.4
2018 512 34.9 14.6 99.4
2019 501 34.4 14.5 98.6
2020 491 33.5 14.6 99.4
2021 455 34.2 13.3 99.3
2022 453 32.3 14.0 99.3
2023 452 34.2 13.2 99.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hobbton Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,621 (16.0%) $8,533 (84.0%) $10,154

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hobbton Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 465th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 333rd of 1502 Elementary schools
 9.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hobbton Elementary)73.395.8
 22.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Sampson County Schools)70.670.8
 0.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Hobbton Elementary)41.372.9
 31.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Sampson County Schools)56.448.6
 7.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hobbton Elementary)70.564
 6.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Sampson County Schools)66.952.7
 14.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Hobbton Elementary)71.856
 15.8%
   4th Grade Reading (Sampson County Schools)67.453.6
 13.8%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hobbton Elementary)67.175
 7.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Sampson County Schools)72.459.8
 12.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Hobbton Elementary)65.848.8
 17%
   5th Grade Reading (Sampson County Schools)64.643.3
 21.3%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Hobbton Elementary)78.972.6
 6.3%
   5th Grade Science (Sampson County Schools)84.569
 15.5%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students501452
 9.8%
African American6144
 27.9%
American Indian78
 14.3%
Asian53
 40%
Hispanic262224
 14.5%
Pacific Islander00
White153161
 5.2%
Two or More Races1312
 7.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.6%99.3%
 0.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hobbton Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 452 students attended Hobbton Elementary.

Students who attend Hobbton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hobbton Middle
High : Hobbton High
High : Sampson Early College High

Hobbton Elementary ranks 349th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Hobbton Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 36% White, 10% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.


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