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What's the most underrated thing about South View High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,461
High
DISTRICT 867 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001100436
South View High
4184 Elk Road, Hope Mills, NC 28348 · (910) 425-8181 · Cumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,461 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
1,433 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 | 411 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 370 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 343 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 337 | 23% |
Student demographics
67%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
47.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
19.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 South View High
South View High's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South View High this school | 1,461 | 98.1% | 34.8% |
| Hopewell High School Huntersville | 1,851 | 99.8% | 40.0% |
| Western Guilford High Greensboro | 1,243 | 99.8% | 43.5% |
| Douglas Byrd High Fayetteville | 1,006 | 97.4% | 34.7% |
| Fike High Wilson | 1,028 | 98.8% | 38.8% |
| Northeast Guilford High McLeansville | 977 | 99.7% | 26.5% |
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 South View High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #359 of 468 | #11 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #390 of 464 | #13 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #317 of 448 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,461 | #94 of 598 | #4 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #373 of 473 | #4 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #132 of 474 | #9 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #293 of 527 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #82 of 277 | #2 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
1,461
+50 (+4%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,231
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 1,461 | 65.7 | 22.3:1 | 98% (1,433) |
| 2023-24 | 1,451 | 84.3 | 17.2:1 | 72% (1,038) |
| 2022-23 | 1,502 | 91 | 16.5:1 | 66% (990) |
| 2020-21 | 1,411 | 90 | 15.7:1 | 67% (952) |
| 2017-18 | 1,714 | 95.4 | 18.0:1 | 54% (917) |
| 2015-16 | 1,792 | 98 | 18.3:1 | 56% (1,009) |
| 2010-11 | 1,848 | 108 | 17.1:1 | 43% (796) |
| 2000-01 | 2,276 | 120 | 19.0:1 | 35% (791) |
| 1990-91 | 1,231 | 80 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South View High.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,714 to 1,461); teachers down 31% (95.4 to 65.7).
About South View High
South View High is a public high school in Hope Mills, North Carolina. It reported 1,461 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in North Carolina average about 761 students, which makes this school 92% bigger than average.
South View High is among 86 schools run by Cumberland County Schools, which serves 49,002 students.
The largest group at South View High is Black students, at 50%. Other students are 19% White, 19% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. By comparison, Cumberland County residents are about 38% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
Based on 65.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, South View High has a ratio of 22.3:1. The average for high schools in North Carolina, 19.6:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 86% average for public schools in Cumberland County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, South View High lands at C, ahead of 25% of North Carolina public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.9%.
In Cumberland County, median household income comes to about $61,291, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cumberland County counts 89 public schools with about 50,815 students.
South View High's nearest public school is South View Middle (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. South View High is 9th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,461, compared with 1,411 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 22.3:1, from 15.7:1.
The allk12 page for South View High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Gray's Creek HighHigh · 1,458 students
- Seventy-First HighHigh · 1,332 students
- Westover HighHigh · 1,234 students
Other schools in Hope Mills
- Gray's Creek HighHigh · 1,458 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
- South View Middle0.2 mi · 614
- Ed V Baldwin Elementary0.4 mi · 634
- Hope Mills Middle1.2 mi · 474
- Rockfish Elementary1.7 mi · 682
- Elizabeth M Cashwell Elementary2.0 mi · 576
- Cumberland Mills Elementary2.8 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About South View HighHow large is South View High?
South View High enrolls approximately 1,461 students in grades 09-12.
Is South View High an elementary, middle, or high school?
South View High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South View High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South View High is approximately 22.3:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South View High?
Student demographics at South View High are roughly 19% White, 19% Hispanic, 50% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is South View High in?
South View High is part of Cumberland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.