📍 12361 Hobbton Hwy, Newton Grove, Sampson County, 28366
Hobbton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newton Grove, Sampson County. The school has 452 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sampson County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hobbton Elementary enrolls 452 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 9.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 224 | 50% |
| White | 161 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
449 of the school's 452 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 449 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.
Hobbton Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-30, state senate district 10, state house district 21.
Hobbton Elementary is one of 18 schools in Sampson County Schools, based in Clinton, North Carolina. The district serves 7,986 students district-wide and employs 526 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 452 students, Hobbton Elementary is close to the district average of about 444 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant