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Enrollment
1,458
High
DISTRICT 867 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001102663
Gray's Creek High
5301 Celebration Drive, Hope Mills, NC 28348 · (910) 424-8589 · Cumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,458 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of North Carolina public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
25.7:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
673 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 | 392 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 391 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 359 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 316 | 22% |
Student demographics
69%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
65.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
25.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Gray's Creek High
Gray's Creek High's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray's Creek High this school | 1,458 | 46.2% | 54.3% |
| Jacksonville High Jacksonville | 1,441 | 47.4% | 53.3% |
| White Oak High Jacksonville | 1,252 | 48.4% | 40.1% |
| Cape Fear High Fayetteville | 1,515 | 55.1% | 55.2% |
| Havelock High Havelock | 1,014 | 52.5% | 50.1% |
| Sun Valley High Monroe | 1,272 | 46.1% | 42.2% |
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 Gray's Creek High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #163 of 468 | #7 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #327 of 464 | #9 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #160 of 448 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,458 | #96 of 598 | #5 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.7:1 | #431 of 473 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #93 of 474 | #7 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #402 of 527 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #254 of 277 | #8 of 10 |
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
1,458
+90 (+7%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 1,236
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 1,458 | 56.7 | 25.7:1 | 46% (673) |
| 2023-24 | 1,419 | 74 | 19.2:1 | 45% (645) |
| 2022-23 | 1,395 | 74.1 | 18.8:1 | 44% (607) |
| 2020-21 | 1,368 | 76 | 18.0:1 | 42% (581) |
| 2017-18 | 1,490 | 76.2 | 19.6:1 | 40% (600) |
| 2015-16 | 1,371 | 75 | 18.3:1 | 42% (579) |
| 2010-11 | 1,236 | 75 | 16.5:1 | 41% (508) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gray's Creek High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,490 to 1,458); teachers down 26% (76.2 to 56.7).
About Gray's Creek High
Federal records list Gray's Creek High as a high school in Hope Mills, North Carolina. It enrolls 1,458 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. It has 92% more students than the average for high schools in North Carolina (about 761).
Gray's Creek High is one school in Cumberland County Schools, a system of 86 schools with 49,002 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Gray's Creek High is White, with 46% of students. Other groups make up 27% Black, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Native American. In Cumberland County overall, the White share is about 42%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gray's Creek High scores 69%.
Gray's Creek High reports a ratio of 25.7 students per teacher, from 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 19.6:1. Lunch program data show 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Cumberland County is 86%.
Gray's Creek High earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of North Carolina public high schools.
Gray's Creek High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.3%, compared with a predicted 64.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Cumberland County, the median household earns about $61,291 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Cumberland County, 89 public schools serve about 50,815 students.
Among nearby public schools, Gallberry Farm Elementary is closest at about 0.6 miles. Gray's Creek High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 51.3%, lower than Gray's Creek High's 54.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 1,368 (2020-21) to 1,458 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio rising from 18.0:1 to 25.7:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Gray's Creek High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Seventy-First HighHigh · 1,332 students
- Westover HighHigh · 1,234 students
Other schools in Hope Mills
- South View HighHigh · 1,461 students
- Gray's Creek MiddleMiddle · 1,068 students
- Gallberry Farm ElementaryElementary · 883 students
- Rockfish ElementaryElementary · 682 students
- Ed V Baldwin ElementaryElementary · 634 students
- South View MiddleMiddle · 614 students
Nearby schools
- Gallberry Farm Elementary0.6 mi · 883
- Gray's Creek Middle2.2 mi · 1,068
- Gray's Creek Elementary3.0 mi · 428
- Alderman Road Elementary3.1 mi · 655
- Hope Mills Middle3.6 mi · 474
- South View High4.1 mi · 1,461
Frequently asked questions
About Gray's Creek HighHow many students attend Gray's Creek High?
Gray's Creek High enrolls approximately 1,458 students in grades 09-12.
Is Gray's Creek High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gray's Creek High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Gray's Creek High have?
Gray's Creek High employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.7:1.
How diverse is Gray's Creek High?
Gray's Creek High reports a student body of 46% White, 15% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Gray's Creek High in?
Gray's Creek High is part of Cumberland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.