CIS Academy

Located at 818 West 3rd Street, in Pembroke, North Carolina, CIS Academy is a rural-scale junior high that hosts 114 students (grades 6 through 8), part of CIS Academy. Enrollment runs roughly 81% below the state mean of about 605.

CIS Academy is a school of CIS Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CIS Academy records that 90% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority. The remainder comes out to 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, CIS Academy records 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Roughly 61% of students at CIS Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Robeson County's rate of about 98%.

Around the school, Robeson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $41,978 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. In all, Robeson County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,625 students), of which CIS Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Old Main STREAM Academy, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

CIS Academy operates from a small-town location. CIS Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. CIS Academy's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 116 (now 114). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for CIS Academy typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.