Summary
Westover Middle is a public middle school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving 778 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 144 out of 242 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Westover Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools over the past several years, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.
Westover Middle's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on End-of-Grade (EOG) tests, is consistently below the Cumberland County Schools and North Carolina state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Westover Middle's proficiency rates in mathematics ranged from 34.4% to 49.8%, compared to 45.4% to 47.8% for Cumberland County and 53.5% to 57.2% for the state. The school also struggles with certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of schools for White, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Military Connected students, despite performing relatively well for African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students.
Westover Middle's high concentration of economically disadvantaged students, as indicated by the school's extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a significant factor contributing to its lower academic performance. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio, which has ranged from 15.7 to 18.7 over the past few years, is higher than some of the nearby schools, such as New Century International Middle, John R. Griffin Middle, and Seventy-First Classical Middle, which consistently outperform Westover Middle on academic measures and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger.
Thank you for your feedback!