Enrollment
319
High
DISTRICT 867 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001102757
Cumberland Polytechnic
220 Hull Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28303 · (910) 486-7300 · Cumberland County
GRADES 09–13HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of North Carolina public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
34.3:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
129 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 87 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 84 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 83 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 58 | 18% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
92.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
90.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
92.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 67% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Cumberland Polytechnic
Cumberland Polytechnic's state test result (92.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Polytechnic this school | 319 | 40.4% | 92.3% |
| North Wake College and Career Academy Wake Forest | 346 | 36.1% | 75.9% |
| Wilson Early College Academy Wilson | 268 | 37.3% | N/A |
| Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy Raleigh | 337 | 34.4% | 85.6% |
| Vernon Malone College and Career Academy Raleigh | 348 | 45.1% | 71.4% |
| Massey Hill Classical High Fayetteville | 273 | 39.6% | 80.5% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Cumberland Polytechnic ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 92.3% | #4 of 468 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.2% | #12 of 464 | #1 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.8% | #16 of 448 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #405 of 598 | #11 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 34.3:1 | #458 of 473 | #15 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #35 of 474 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #426 of 527 | #15 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.2% | #20 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
319
+36 (+13%) vs 2020
+60% since 2010-11, when it was 199
Student : Teacher
34.3:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 319 | 9.3 | 34.3:1 | 40% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 12.7 | 24.0:1 | 44% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 12.5 | 23.1:1 | 43% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 12 | 23.6:1 | 49% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 245 | 11 | 22.3:1 | 42% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 156 | 11 | 14.2:1 | 45% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 199 | 15 | 13.3:1 | 48% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cumberland Polytechnic.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (245 to 319); teachers down 15% (11 to 9.3).
About Cumberland Polytechnic
Cumberland Polytechnic is a small high school based in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school covers grades 9 through 13 and reported 319 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 58% below the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina.
Cumberland Polytechnic reports to Cumberland County Schools, which has 86 schools and 49,002 students.
About 36% of students at Cumberland Polytechnic are White, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% Black, 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
The school lists 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 34.3:1. The average for high schools in North Carolina, 19.6:1, is lower. A total of 129 students, or 40%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 86% average for public schools in Cumberland County, the school's rate is lower.
Cumberland Polytechnic holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 97% of North Carolina public high schools.
Test results at Cumberland Polytechnic are 25.8 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 92.3%, compared with a predicted 66.5%, which ranks in the top 10% in North Carolina.
In Cumberland County, home to about 338,545 people, the median household earns about $61,291 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Cumberland County number 89, with about 50,815 students.
Cumberland Polytechnic's closest public school neighbor is Terry Sanford High, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Cumberland Polytechnic, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 92.3% is above the 46.4% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Cumberland Polytechnic is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 283 to 319, a 13% rise. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (34.3:1) than in 2020-21 (23.6:1).
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Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
338,545
Census ACS
Median income
$61,291
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cumberland County Schools
- Jack Britt HighHigh · 1,940 students
- Pine Forest HighHigh · 1,551 students
- Cape Fear HighHigh · 1,515 students
- South View HighHigh · 1,461 students
- Gray's Creek HighHigh · 1,458 students
- Seventy-First HighHigh · 1,332 students
Other schools in Fayetteville
- Jack Britt HighHigh · 1,940 students
- Pine Forest HighHigh · 1,551 students
- Cape Fear HighHigh · 1,515 students
- Seventy-First HighHigh · 1,332 students
- Westover HighHigh · 1,234 students
- Terry Sanford HighHigh · 1,201 students
Nearby schools
- Terry Sanford High0.6 mi · 1,201
- Vanstory Hills Elementary0.7 mi · 514
- Alma O Easom Elementary1.1 mi · 301
- R Max Abbott Middle1.1 mi · 704
- Margaret Willis Elementary1.3 mi · 296
- Cumberland International Early College1.8 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Cumberland PolytechnicHow large is Cumberland Polytechnic?
Cumberland Polytechnic enrolls approximately 319 students in grades 09-13.
Is Cumberland Polytechnic an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cumberland Polytechnic is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many teachers does Cumberland Polytechnic have?
Cumberland Polytechnic employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 34.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Cumberland Polytechnic?
Student demographics at Cumberland Polytechnic are roughly 36% White, 15% Hispanic, 35% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Cumberland Polytechnic in?
Cumberland Polytechnic is part of Cumberland County Schools.
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