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Enrollment
1,068
Middle
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001102574
Gray's Creek Middle
5151 Celebration Drive, Hope Mills, NC 28348 · (910) 483-4124 · Cumberland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,068 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of North Carolina public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
570 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 332 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 349 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 387 | 36% |
Student demographics
70%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
51.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.2%
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 48 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Middle
Gray's Creek Middle's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray's Creek Middle this school | 1,068 | 53.4% | 53.9% |
| Mac Williams Middle Fayetteville | 1,109 | 61.0% | 52.6% |
| Hunters Creek Middle Jacksonville | 856 | 57.2% | 51.5% |
| Francis Bradley Middle Huntersville | 1,089 | 46.8% | 60.3% |
| Sun Valley Middle Indian Trail | 909 | 54.3% | 70.2% |
| Western Alamance Middle Elon | 837 | 55.0% | 44.4% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #195 of 463 | #6 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #239 of 461 | #5 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #207 of 463 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,068 | #26 of 478 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #361 of 456 | #15 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #67 of 456 | #4 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.4% | #371 of 472 | #14 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #134 of 143 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,068
-36 (-3%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 911
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
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 | 1,068 | 59.5 | 17.9:1 | 53% (570) |
| 2023-24 | 1,088 | 57.4 | 19.0:1 | 50% (544) |
| 2022-23 | 1,126 | 60.7 | 18.6:1 | 50% (566) |
| 2020-21 | 1,104 | 68 | 16.2:1 | 57% (627) |
| 2017-18 | 1,061 | 60.1 | 17.6:1 | 48% (512) |
| 2015-16 | 1,018 | 57 | 17.9:1 | 48% (493) |
| 2010-11 | 911 | 53 | 17.2:1 | 47% (425) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gray's Creek Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,061 to 1,068); teachers down 1% (60.1 to 59.5).
About Gray's Creek Middle
Families in Hope Mills, North Carolina, are served by Gray's Creek Middle, a high-enrollment middle-grades school. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 1,068 students in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 605 students for middle schools in North Carolina.
Cumberland County Schools runs 86 schools with a combined 49,002 students. Gray's Creek Middle is one of them.
No group is above 50% at Gray's Creek Middle; the largest is White, at 44%. The school is also 27% Black, 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Among Cumberland County residents, the White share is about 42%. The diversity index for Gray's Creek Middle is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Gray's Creek Middle has a ratio of 17.9:1. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 53%. Compared with the 86% average for public schools in Cumberland County, the school's rate is lower.
Gray's Creek Middle holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 45% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Gray's Creek Middle would be expected to post about 62.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.9%.
The school's county is Cumberland County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $61,291, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cumberland County's 89 public schools enroll about 50,815 students and include Gray's Creek Middle.
Gray's Creek Elementary sits about 1.8 miles from Gray's Creek Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 50.9% proficiency; Gray's Creek Middle posts 53.9%.
For locale, NCES codes Gray's Creek Middle as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment decreased 3% over 4 years, reaching 1,068 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.2:1 to 17.9:1.
On allk12, people connected to Gray's Creek Middle can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
- Gray's Creek HighHigh · 1,458 students
- Seventy-First HighHigh · 1,332 students
Other schools in Hope Mills
- South View HighHigh · 1,461 students
- Gray's Creek HighHigh · 1,458 students
- Gallberry Farm ElementaryElementary · 883 students
- Rockfish ElementaryElementary · 682 students
- Ed V Baldwin ElementaryElementary · 634 students
- South View MiddleMiddle · 614 students
Nearby schools
- Gray's Creek Elementary1.8 mi · 428
- Gray's Creek High2.2 mi · 1,458
- Gallberry Farm Elementary2.2 mi · 883
- Alderman Road Elementary2.3 mi · 655
- Hope Mills Middle5.6 mi · 474
- Parkton Elementary6.1 mi · 592
Frequently asked questions
About Gray's Creek MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Gray's Creek Middle?
Gray's Creek Middle enrolls approximately 1,068 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Gray's Creek Middle serve?
Gray's Creek Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gray's Creek Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gray's Creek Middle is approximately 17.9:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gray's Creek Middle?
At Gray's Creek Middle, the student body is approximately 44% White, 14% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Gray's Creek Middle public or private?
Gray's Creek Middle 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.