📍 300 Chason Road, Lumber Bridge, Hoke County, 28357
Sandy Grove Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lumber Bridge, Hoke County. The school has 645 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hoke County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sandy Grove Middle enrolls 645 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 27% White, 26% Black or African American and 23% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 173 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 165 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 149 | 23% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 85 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
641 of the school's 645 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 641 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sandy Grove Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 48.
Sandy Grove Middle is one of 14 schools in Hoke County Schools, based in Raeford, North Carolina. The district serves 8,732 students district-wide and employs 596 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 645 students, Sandy Grove Middle is close to the district average of about 624 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe