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Howard Learning Academy

Q: Is Howard Learning Academy a good school?

Howard Learning Academy ranks in the bottom 0.0% of North Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Howard Learning Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 8 students attended Howard Learning Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Howard Learning Academy?

Students at Howard Learning Academy are 38% African American, 25% Hispanic, 25% Two or more races, 13% American Indian.

Public Grades 5-8

773^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 0% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Howard Learning Academy is a small public middle school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving grades 5-8 with just 12 students enrolled. The school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state, consistently placing in the bottom 10% of schools over the past decade.

Despite spending significantly more per student than nearby schools, with $28,798 spent per student compared to $8,311 at John R. Griffin Middle, $9,000 at Seventy-First Classical Middle, and $9,499 at Lewis Chapel Middle, Howard Learning Academy's academic performance remains significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.8% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in reading, compared to 52.3% statewide and 49.7% in the Cumberland County Schools district.

The school's small size and high per-student spending may present unique challenges, and its consistently low performance, particularly for certain student subgroups, raises concerns about educational equity and the ability of the school to effectively serve the needs of its students. While the reasons for the school's struggles are complex, the data suggests that a comprehensive review of the school's practices and targeted interventions may be necessary to improve student outcomes.

Students ?

0.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,798

Per pupil spending ?

75%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1608 Camden Road
Fayetteville, NC 28306

(910) 483-5434

District: Cumberland County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.5%

Hispanic:

25.0%

Two or more races:

25.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2013 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 0 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (9% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Science scores 49 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg52%

North Carolina avg55%

773^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 17Middle 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	0.6	773 of 773	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.5	793 of 793	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.4	776 of 784	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	781 of 786	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.6	733 of 737	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.9	684 of 691	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.2	676 of 694	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.6	677 of 692	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	671 of 705	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.8	644 of 673	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.7	641 of 662	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.8	633 of 648	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.6	616 of 640	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.0	608 of 630	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.4	602 of 620	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.4	585 of 606	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.1	568 of 598	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	545 of 546	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	560 of 560	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	556 of 559	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	550 of 550	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	506 of 519	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	488 of 494	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	9.5	501 of 504	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	473 of 475	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	0.6	738 of 738	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	730 of 731	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.2	733 of 733	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.1	684 of 684	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	651 of 656	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	0.9	728 of 729	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.0	743 of 743	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.7	734 of 735	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	679 of 689	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.3	634 of 639	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	598 of 604	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	0.9	731 of 733	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.7	743 of 747	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	740 of 748	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	692 of 697	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	660 of 665	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science11%-49 vs state

Reading9%-44 vs state

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Schools Near Howard Learning Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (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	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Howard Learning Academy	Public	5-8	1608 Camden Road	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 483-5434	8	15	.5		0 (0.0%)	3 (37.5%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (25.0%)	0.6	773^rd of 773 public middle schools	0.0%		0.5	793^rd of 793 public middle schools	0.0%	20				9.8	8.9	7.5	10.6	$28,798	$1,835	$26,963
R Max Abbott Middle	Public	6-8	590 Winding Creek Road	Fayetteville	28305	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 323-2201	704	43	16.3	98.3%	185 (26.3%)	326 (46.3%)	107 (15.2%)	29 (4.1%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.1%)	40.4	467^th of 773 public middle schools	39.6%		46.3	428^th of 793 public middle schools	46.0%	39	42.7	42.9	43.9	46.4	50.6	50.4	58.7	$9,660	$1,186	$8,474
Douglas Byrd Middle	Public	6-8	1616 Ireland Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-3101	855	63	13.5	98.2%	119 (13.9%)	447 (52.3%)	165 (19.3%)	5 (0.6%)	13 (1.5%)	6 (0.7%)	100 (11.7%)	14.4	691^st of 773 public middle schools	10.6%		19	668^th of 793 public middle schools	15.8%	23	38.3	28.8	15.6	36.5	37.9	30.0	39.0	$10,730	$1,972	$8,757
South View Middle	Public	6-8	4100 Elk Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-3131	614	39	15.7	99.5%	89 (14.5%)	348 (56.7%)	115 (18.7%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	7 (1.1%)	41 (6.7%)	30.2	547^th of 773 public middle schools	29.2%		27	594^th of 793 public middle schools	25.1%	47	41.6	32.1	33.3	45.4	31.6	48.0	61.5	$9,019	$1,257	$7,762
Anne Chesnutt Middle	Public	6-8	2121 Skibo Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 867-9147	470	34	13.7	99.4%	45 (9.6%)	302 (64.3%)	80 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	35 (7.4%)	36.6	497^th of 773 public middle schools	35.7%		32.7	549^th of 793 public middle schools	30.8%	52	51.6	45.5	37.0	44.8	45.5	47.9	50.7	$10,211	$840	$9,372
Luther Nick Jeralds Middle	Public	6-8	2517 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 822-2570	605	33	18.6	96.5%	50 (8.3%)	414 (68.4%)	91 (15.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	40 (6.6%)	17.9	661^st of 773 public middle schools	14.5%		25.6	608^th of 793 public middle schools	23.3%	53	29.8	35.2	22.7	33.5	37.6	42.8	44.0	$10,234	$1,335	$8,900
Lewis Chapel Middle	Public	6-8	2150 Skibo Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-1407	574	40	14.2	96.5%	46 (8.0%)	383 (66.7%)	86 (15.0%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	46 (8.0%)	24.2	594^th of 773 public middle schools	23.2%		18.5	673^rd of 793 public middle schools	15.1%	79	46.4	26.0	33.3	29.8	28.2	42.8	61.1	$9,499	$1,665	$7,833
Hope Mills Middle	Public	6-8	4975 Cameron Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 425-5106	474	32	14.6	97.0%	141 (29.7%)	177 (37.3%)	83 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	59 (12.4%)	47.2	415^th of 773 public middle schools	46.3%		42.6	464^th of 793 public middle schools	41.5%	49	41.1	45.9	50.3	45.0	53.4	52.0	71.1	$10,179	$1,099	$9,080
Reid Ross Classical Middle	Public	6-8	3200 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-8415	238	16	14.9	97.5%	34 (14.3%)	144 (60.5%)	30 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (12.2%)	63.6	257^th of 773 public middle schools	66.8%		70.8	203^rd of 793 public middle schools	74.4%	54	56.0	44.3	53.9	69.3	57.0	65.8	68.4	$5,025	$207	$4,817
John R Griffin Middle	Public	6-8	5551 Fisher Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 424-7678	1,024	58	17.7	41.3%	345 (33.7%)	265 (25.9%)	227 (22.2%)	67 (6.5%)	18 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	99 (9.7%)	73.5	178^th of 773 public middle schools	77.0%		76.1	162^nd of 793 public middle schools	79.6%	16	61.9	73.2	56.4	65.1	62.6	62.4	70.6	$8,311	$843	$7,468

Frequently Asked Questions about Howard Learning Academy

What district is Howard Learning Academy in?

Cumberland County Schools

How many students attend Howard Learning Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 8 students attended Howard Learning Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Howard Learning Academy?

Students at Howard Learning Academy are 38% African American, 25% Hispanic, 25% Two or more races, 13% American Indian.

Is Howard Learning Academy a good school?

Howard Learning Academy ranks in the bottom 0.0% of North Carolina middle schools.

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