Enrollment
362
Middle
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001103248
New Century International Middle
7455 Century Circle, Fayetteville, NC 28306 · (910) 487-2001 · Cumberland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of North Carolina public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
352 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 123 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 37% |
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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
60.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 New Century International Middle
New Century International Middle's state test result (62.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Century International Middle this school | 362 | 97.2% | 62.7% |
| Albemarle Middle Albemarle | 355 | 99.2% | 29.3% |
| Greenwood Middle Goldsboro | 402 | 97.5% | 52.1% |
| River Road Middle Elizabeth City | 414 | 99.3% | 42.9% |
| Eastern Wayne Middle Goldsboro | 427 | 97.4% | 48.4% |
| Riverside Middle Williamston | 335 | 99.1% | 38.3% |
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 New Century International Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #104 of 463 | #3 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #165 of 461 | #3 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #103 of 463 | #4 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #400 of 478 | #15 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #132 of 456 | #9 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #72 of 456 | #5 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #327 of 472 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #192 of 300 | #5 of 7 |
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
362
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 362 | 24.1 | 15.0:1 | 97% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 30.1 | 12.5:1 | 55% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 27.5 | 14.2:1 | 55% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 56% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 397 | 24.5 | 16.2:1 | 50% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 24 | 16.9:1 | 50% (201) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Century International Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (397 to 362); teachers down 2% (24.5 to 24.1).
About New Century International Middle
In Fayetteville, North Carolina, part of Cumberland County, New Century International Middle is a middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 362 students. The school's enrollment is 40% smaller than the 605 average for middle schools in North Carolina.
The Cumberland County Schools system has 86 schools and 49,002 students.
The most common group at New Century International Middle is Black students, at 47%. Other groups include 21% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 38% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at New Century International Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.0:1. That is 0.8 students per teacher below the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 97%. For comparison, public schools in Cumberland County average 86%.
New Century International Middle is graded A by allk12, scoring above 88% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, New Century International Middle would score about 49.1%. It scores 62.7%, 13.6 points above that figure.
In the county around the school, Cumberland County, the median household income is $61,291, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 89 public schools in Cumberland County, enrolling about 50,815 students in all.
The closest public school to New Century International Middle is New Century International Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. New Century International Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 58.1% proficiency; New Century International Middle posts 62.7%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
The school's size has been steady, with 368 students in 2020-21 and 362 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.6:1 to 15.0:1.
The New Century International Middle community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- New Century International Elementary0.3 mi · 686
- Alpha Academy2.3 mi · 960
- Loyd E Auman Elementary2.5 mi · 495
- Seventy-First Classical Middle2.6 mi · 433
- Stoney Point Elementary2.6 mi · 780
- E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary2.7 mi · 782
Frequently asked questions
About New Century International MiddleHow large is New Century International Middle?
New Century International Middle enrolls approximately 362 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does New Century International Middle serve?
New Century International Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Century International Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Century International Middle is approximately 15.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is New Century International Middle?
New Century International Middle reports a student body of 21% White, 17% Hispanic, 47% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is New Century International Middle in?
New Century International Middle is part of Cumberland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.