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Enrollment
1,017
High
DISTRICT 867 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001102124
E E Smith High
1800 Seabrook Road, Fayetteville, NC 28301 · (910) 483-0153 · Cumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,017 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of North Carolina public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
22.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,014 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 309 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 284 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 220 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 204 | 20% |
Student demographics
54%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
51.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
32.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 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 E E Smith High
E E Smith High's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E E Smith High this school | 1,017 | 99.7% | 40.7% |
| Westover High Fayetteville | 1,234 | 99.8% | 34.9% |
| Seventy-First High Fayetteville | 1,332 | 98.2% | 34.3% |
| Northeast Guilford High McLeansville | 977 | 99.7% | 26.5% |
| Vance County High School Henderson | 1,064 | 99.7% | 16.2% |
| Eastern Wayne High Goldsboro | 781 | 98.1% | 39.6% |
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 E E Smith High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #292 of 468 | #8 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #259 of 464 | #7 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #274 of 448 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,017 | #183 of 598 | #9 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #380 of 473 | #5 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #322 of 474 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #59 of 527 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #82 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
1,017
+111 (+12%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 1,043
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 1,017 | 44.5 | 22.9:1 | 100% (1,014) |
| 2023-24 | 1,000 | 60.6 | 16.5:1 | 100% (997) |
| 2022-23 | 1,004 | 59.6 | 16.9:1 | 99% (996) |
| 2020-21 | 906 | 56 | 16.2:1 | 100% (903) |
| 2017-18 | 936 | 62.8 | 14.9:1 | 100% (933) |
| 2015-16 | 1,065 | 66 | 16.1:1 | 70% (748) |
| 2010-11 | 1,122 | 81 | 13.8:1 | 61% (683) |
| 2000-01 | 1,191 | 70 | 17.0:1 | 47% (556) |
| 1990-91 | 1,043 | 75 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E E Smith High.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (936 to 1,017); teachers down 29% (62.8 to 44.5).
About E E Smith High
E E Smith High is a high school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it is part of Cumberland County Schools. The school counts 1,017 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 34% above the 761 average for high schools in North Carolina.
E E Smith High belongs to Cumberland County Schools, a district of 86 schools and 49,002 students.
Black students make up a majority at E E Smith High, at 65%. Other students are 16% Hispanic, 10% White, and 7% multiracial. That is higher than the 38% Black share among all Cumberland County residents. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 22.9:1 comes from the school's 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.3 students per teacher above the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. The gap from the 86% average for public schools in Cumberland County is 14 points.
allk12 grades E E Smith High a C+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
E E Smith High sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.7% and a predicted 48.4%.
Cumberland County has these Census figures: the median household income is $61,291, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. In all, Cumberland County has 89 public schools and roughly 50,815 students.
The closest public school, Ferguson-Easley Elementary, is about 0.2 miles from E E Smith High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.9%; E E Smith High's is 40.7%, ranking 2nd of 6.
E E Smith High is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Enrollment is up 12% from 2020-21, when E E Smith High had 906 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,017. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 22.9:1, from 16.2:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Ferguson-Easley Elementary0.2 mi · 392
- Cross Creek Early College0.6 mi · 253
- Cumberland International Early College0.8 mi · 237
- Ramsey Street High0.8 mi · 39
- Margaret Willis Elementary1.0 mi · 296
- Luther Nick Jeralds Middle1.1 mi · 605
Frequently asked questions
About E E Smith HighHow large is E E Smith High?
E E Smith High enrolls approximately 1,017 students in grades 09-12.
Is E E Smith High an elementary, middle, or high school?
E E Smith High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does E E Smith High have?
E E Smith High employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at E E Smith High?
At E E Smith High, the student body is approximately 10% White, 16% Hispanic, 65% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is E E Smith High public or private?
E E Smith High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cumberland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.