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Douglas Byrd High

Public Grades 9-12

505^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 21% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Douglas Byrd High is a public high school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,002 students. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 144 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio, Douglas Byrd High consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average academic performance compared to other schools in the state. However, some student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, perform better than the overall school, ranking in the top half of North Carolina high schools for these subgroups. Additionally, English Language Learner (ELL) students have shown significant improvement, moving from a 1-star rating to a 4-star rating in the past 3 years. Conversely, Special Education and Military-Connected students perform significantly worse than the overall school, ranking in the bottom quarter of North Carolina high schools.

When comparing Douglas Byrd High to other high schools in the Cumberland County Schools district, several interesting findings emerge. E.E. Smith High and South View High have similar academic performance and rankings to Douglas Byrd High, suggesting a broader challenge within the district. In contrast, Cumberland International Early College and Cumberland Polytechnic, both specialized schools, significantly outperform Douglas Byrd High and the district average in academic achievement and test scores.

1,006

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,626

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1624 Ireland Drive
Fayetteville, NC 28304-4363

(910) 484-8121

District: Cumberland County Schools

Feeder schools for Douglas Byrd High:

Elementary:	Cumberland Mills Elementary
	Cumberland Road Elementary
	J W Coon Elementary
	Mary McArthur Elementary
	More...
	Sherwood Park Elementary
	William H Owen Elementary
Middle:	Douglas Byrd Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.1%

Hispanic:

21.9%

White:

11.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (37% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (75% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg53%

505^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 17High Schools in the Cumberland County Schools

144^th of 242Cumberland County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	505 of 641	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	485 of 640	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	445 of 626	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	455 of 621	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	524 of 594	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	413 of 514	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	370 of 469	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	356 of 476	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	399 of 507	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	413 of 531	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.1	398 of 451	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.8	441 of 505	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.2	217 of 502	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	29.3	409 of 506	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.9	408 of 499	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.1	401 of 490	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.7	402 of 477	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	394 of 453	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.0	318 of 431	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	280 of 440	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	236 of 437	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	221 of 434	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	227 of 430	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.7	307 of 364	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	270 of 369	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	250 of 359	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.2	251 of 330	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	314 of 334	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	207 of 364	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	195 of 349	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	215 of 273	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.6	78 of 262	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	39.0	111 of 226	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.4	148 of 156	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	84.1	11 of 147	92.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	487 of 610	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	456 of 602	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	431 of 588	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	447 of 594	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	453 of 475	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	411 of 475	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	381 of 449	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	273 of 412	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	287 of 403	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.4	222 of 403	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	75.8	75 of 398	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	61 of 325	81.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	311 of 462	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	343 of 454	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	239 of 449	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	253 of 436	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	258 of 370	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	280 of 354	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.1	115 of 340	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	448 of 606	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	402 of 613	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	356 of 597	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	349 of 544	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.5	396 of 432	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	308 of 446	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	298 of 424	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	494 of 601	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	476 of 607	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	436 of 602	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	436 of 585	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	388 of 481	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	396 of 488	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	378 of 463	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	48 of 53	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	37 of 49	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	46 of 48	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	43 of 47	8.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	34 of 41	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	32 of 33	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	27 of 32	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	148 of 253	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	183 of 261	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	168 of 249	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	156 of 226	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.9	175 of 199	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	156 of 195	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	160 of 185	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	314 of 352	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.3	137 of 349	60.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	468 of 542	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	422 of 553	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	406 of 537	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	397 of 534	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	413 of 439	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	350 of 444	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	362 of 427	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)34th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

Military Connected (2025)9th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II46%-14 vs state

Math III44%-23 vs state

Biology37%-11 vs state

Math I21%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Douglas Byrd High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Douglas Byrd High	Public	9-12	1624 Ireland Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 484-8121	1,006	45	22.1	97.4%	120 (11.9%)	554 (55.1%)	220 (21.9%)	7 (0.7%)	21 (2.1%)	6 (0.6%)	78 (7.8%)	23.1	505^th of 641 public high schools	21.2%		25	485^th of 640 public high schools	24.2%	20	37.4	46.0	21.1	43.5	$10,626	$1,758	$8,868
Cumberland Polytechnic	Public	9-12	220 Hull Rd	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 486-7300	319	9	34.2	40.4%	116 (36.4%)	112 (35.1%)	47 (14.7%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.7%)	93.8	40^th of 641 public high schools	93.8%		94.6	30^th of 640 public high schools	95.3%	10	94.0	92.8	90.2	95.9	$8,770	$513	$8,257
Terry Sanford High	Public	9-12	2301 Fort Bragg Road	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 484-1151	1,201	50	23.9	64.4%	312 (26.0%)	562 (46.8%)	159 (13.2%)	47 (3.9%)	14 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	101 (8.4%)	36.5	401^st of 641 public high schools	37.4%		45.6	326^th of 640 public high schools	49.1%	75	43.4	49.4	25.2	65.7	$8,493	$714	$7,779
Massey Hill Classical High	Public	9-12	1062 Southern Avenue	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 485-8761	273	19	14.3	39.6%	127 (46.5%)	48 (17.6%)	58 (21.2%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.4%)	89.4	84^th of 641 public high schools	86.9%		82.8	122^nd of 640 public high schools	80.9%	38	85.3	86.3	70.0	92.5	$11,273	$981	$10,292
Seventy-First High	Public	9-12	6764 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 867-3116	1,332	56	23.9	98.2%	106 (8.0%)	879 (66.0%)	207 (15.5%)	16 (1.2%)	18 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	102 (7.7%)	29.6	456^th of 641 public high schools	28.9%		23.3	494^th of 640 public high schools	22.8%	38	31.3	48.3	24.5	62.4	$8,861	$890	$7,971
Alger B. Wilkins High School	Public	9-12	1429 Skibo Road	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 864-5438	159	12	13.4	89.3%	18 (11.3%)	111 (69.8%)	17 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.5%)	3	631^st of 641 public high schools	1.6%		4.8	620^th of 640 public high schools	3.1%	11		15.8	9.7	12.5	$13,760	$1,393	$12,367
South View High	Public	9-12	4184 Elk Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 425-8181	1,461	66	22.2	98.1%	275 (18.8%)	732 (50.1%)	271 (18.5%)	17 (1.2%)	28 (1.9%)	6 (0.4%)	132 (9.0%)	25.1	496^th of 641 public high schools	22.6%		25.3	482^nd of 640 public high schools	24.7%	14	37.8	47.2	19.2	50.0	$8,362	$862	$7,499
Cross Creek Early College	Public	9-12	1200 Murchison Road	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 500-7551	253	11	23.7	47.0%	40 (15.8%)	115 (45.5%)	51 (20.2%)	14 (5.5%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	27 (10.7%)	95.8	10^th of 641 public high schools	98.4%		96	10^th of 640 public high schools	98.4%		95.1	98.6	96.9	100.0	$7,352	$641	$6,711
Cumberland International Early College	Public	9-12	1200 Murchison Rd	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 226-6485	237	8	28.1	57.4%	37 (15.6%)	127 (53.6%)	44 (18.6%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (7.2%)	93.9	36^th of 641 public high schools	94.4%		94	40^th of 640 public high schools	93.8%	4	81.3	100.0	96.7	96.8	$7,428	$562	$6,866
Westover High	Public	9-12	277 Bonanza Drive	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-0190	1,234	50	24.7	99.8%	103 (8.3%)	790 (64.0%)	198 (16.0%)	15 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	20 (1.6%)	103 (8.3%)	24.3	498^th of 641 public high schools	22.3%		21.8	504^th of 640 public high schools	21.3%	6	37.2	44.2	23.3	47.8	$9,865	$1,620	$8,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglas Byrd High

What district is Douglas Byrd High in?

Cumberland County Schools

What schools feed into Douglas Byrd High?

Douglas Byrd High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cumberland Mills Elementary
Elementary : Cumberland Road Elementary
Elementary : J W Coon Elementary
Elementary : Mary McArthur Elementary
Elementary : Sherwood Park Elementary
Elementary : William H Owen Elementary
Middle : Douglas Byrd Middle

What is the racial makeup of Douglas Byrd High?

Students at Douglas Byrd High are 55% African American, 22% Hispanic, 12% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Is Douglas Byrd High a good school?

Douglas Byrd High ranks in the bottom 21.2% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Douglas Byrd High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,006 students attended Douglas Byrd High.

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