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Jack Britt High

Public Grades 9-12
170th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 641 North Carolina High Schools
Better than 73% of North Carolina high schools
Summary

Jack Britt High is a public high school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving 1,916 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 144 out of 242 districts in the state.

Jack Britt High consistently performs well academically, ranking in the top 25% of North Carolina high schools. Its students have significantly higher proficiency rates on End-of-Course (EOC) exams compared to district and state averages, particularly in subjects like Biology, English II, and Math III. The school also maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 85.2% to 87.7% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Jack Britt High excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking highly for its performance with Asian, African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners and students with disabilities.

While Jack Britt High outperforms the district and state averages, it is outperformed by several nearby schools, such as Cross Creek Early College, Massey Hill Classical High, and Cumberland Polytechnic, which have even higher academic achievement and rankings within the state. Additionally, Jack Britt High has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (around 39%), which is lower than many of the nearby schools, suggesting a more advantaged student population. The school also has a higher student-teacher ratio of around 19:1 compared to some of its neighbors, which could indicate a greater need for additional teaching resources to support its large student population.

1,940
Students ?
25.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$7,975
Per pupil spending ?
41.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 7403 Rockfish Road
       Fayetteville, NC  28306

(910) 429-2800

District: Cumberland County Schools


Feeder schools for Jack Britt High:

Elementary:    E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary
    Stoney Point Elementary
Middle:    John R Griffin Middle
Racial breakdown:

African American:
31.7%
White:
31.3%
Hispanic:
21.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 53% meeting standards)
95% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (87%)
Above the North Carolina median (73rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015
!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school69%
District avg53%
North Carolina avg53%
170th of 641
North Carolina public high schools ?
Top 27%▼ down 20 pts since 2015
From top 7% (2015) to top 27% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 17High Schools in the Cumberland County Schools
144th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202571.8170 of 64173.5%★★★★☆
202474.7156 of 64075.6%★★★★☆
202375.3152 of 62675.7%★★★★☆
202280.0133 of 62178.6%★★★★☆
202166.1179 of 59469.9%★★★★☆
201972.383 of 51483.9%★★★★☆
201884.640 of 46991.5%★★★★★
201782.535 of 47692.6%★★★★★
201680.833 of 50793.5%★★★★★
201580.937 of 53193.0%★★★★★
201483.325 of 45194.5%★★★★★
201376.627 of 50594.7%★★★★★
201277.131 of 50293.8%★★★★★
201182.413 of 50697.4%★★★★★
201082.86 of 49998.8%★★★★★
200985.89 of 49098.2%★★★★★
200883.111 of 47797.7%★★★★★
200777.633 of 45392.7%★★★★★
200681.317 of 43196.1%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202575.883 of 44081.1%★★★★☆
202480.373 of 43783.3%★★★★☆
202382.669 of 43484.1%★★★★☆
202288.550 of 43088.4%★★★★☆
202163.065 of 36482.1%★★★★☆
201976.537 of 36990.0%★★★★★
201886.630 of 35991.6%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202574.635 of 10667.0%★★★☆☆
202476.026 of 10174.3%★★★★☆
202374.225 of 9874.5%★★★★☆
202269.730 of 9167.0%★★★☆☆
202163.436 of 8356.6%★★★☆☆
201881.314 of 7781.8%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202274.336 of 33089.1%★★★★☆
202170.649 of 33485.3%★★★★☆
201950.6135 of 36462.9%★★★☆☆
201869.962 of 34982.2%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202590.113 of 27395.2%★★★★★
202497.68 of 26296.9%★★★★★
202366.041 of 22681.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202572.7157 of 61074.3%★★★★☆
202477.5144 of 60276.1%★★★★☆
202379.4118 of 58879.9%★★★★☆
202280.0124 of 59479.1%★★★★☆
202166.997 of 47579.6%★★★★☆
201972.982 of 47582.7%★★★★☆
201885.538 of 44991.5%★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202576.883 of 41279.9%★★★★☆
202474.476 of 40381.1%★★★★☆
202373.695 of 40376.4%★★★★☆
202278.251 of 39887.2%★★★★☆
202172.174 of 33778.0%★★★★☆
201981.017 of 32594.8%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202581.586 of 46281.4%★★★★☆
202486.367 of 45485.2%★★★★☆
202380.975 of 44983.3%★★★★☆
202283.178 of 43682.1%★★★★☆
202172.136 of 37090.3%★★★★★
201981.326 of 35492.7%★★★★★
201896.88 of 34097.6%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202564.4165 of 60672.8%★★★★☆
202472.2143 of 61376.7%★★★★☆
202371.4135 of 59777.4%★★★★☆
202277.295 of 54482.5%★★★★☆
202157.580 of 43281.5%★★★★☆
201961.873 of 44683.6%★★★★☆
201881.132 of 42492.5%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202569.9169 of 60171.9%★★★★☆
202471.5165 of 60772.8%★★★★☆
202370.2167 of 60272.3%★★★★☆
202280.2122 of 58579.1%★★★★☆
202165.0101 of 48179.0%★★★★☆
201971.874 of 48884.8%★★★★☆
201883.645 of 46390.3%★★★★★

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202567.316 of 5369.8%★★★★☆
202470.712 of 4975.5%★★★★☆
202374.413 of 4872.9%★★★★☆
202283.46 of 4787.2%★★★★☆
202152.814 of 4165.9%★★★☆☆
201971.76 of 3381.8%★★★★☆
201881.53 of 3290.6%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202574.250 of 25380.2%★★★★☆
202477.144 of 26183.1%★★★★☆
202381.731 of 24987.6%★★★★☆
202281.333 of 22685.4%★★★★☆
202172.542 of 19978.9%★★★★☆
201978.332 of 19583.6%★★★★☆
201884.916 of 18591.4%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202564.863 of 35282.1%★★★★☆
202475.239 of 34988.8%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202572.5159 of 54270.7%★★★★☆
202474.6148 of 55373.2%★★★★☆
202374.4139 of 53774.1%★★★★☆
202282.393 of 53482.6%★★★★☆
202173.661 of 43986.1%★★★★☆
201975.464 of 44485.6%★★★★☆
201884.143 of 42789.9%★★★★★
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)
English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile+22 vs school
Disabled (2022)89th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+8 vs school
African American (2025)81st percentile+8 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile+7 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)74th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school
White (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school
Military Connected (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school
Asian (2025)67th percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Math III82%+16 vs state
English II74%+15 vs state
Biology70%+22 vs state
Math I42%+8 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, June 5, 2021

Open Quote A very poor choice for a school. Counselors and staff often gossip about their students within earshot. Disabled students struggle to have their IEPs met. Especially from honors and AP classes. Teachers directly tell their students they are bothersome. School does not handle bullying nor sexual harassment whatsoever, instead keeping students in the counseling center as opposed to disciplining bullies. The gifted students are given incredible amounts of work and are graded harsher than any college course I have taken. This school did not prepare me for college, instead instilling a fear I had to unlearn. This school encourages perfection in academics and does not accept making mistakes. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Open Quote The kids come home with to much drama, not enough in class teaching, and are expected to lear =n the stuff with doing work sheets, that show nothing of the steps involved in solving the problems. My little girl comes home every day in a bad mood, due to other children picking on her. My son comes home feeling like he is overwhelmed with trying to stay in the supposedly cool with the other kids, that think they are the best in the world because they bring drugs or other contraband to school. They need metal detectors on all of the entry ways, as well, as actual class lessons, instead of paperwork lessons.
I know our children are not the brightest these days, but it would help a bit if they were not treated like infants at school. Close Quote


by a student
Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Open Quote simply the best school i could ever attend. i absolutely love my school. my peers are great, my teachers are fantastic. i also would like to add that everyone in the school gets along. it seems like all my friends that i talk to from other schools talk about the "clicks" that they have, but at Jack Britt there is no such thing. we all get along, we all support each other,and we all love each other. we have the best scores in the county and the very top in the state. our sports are the best considering our football team is the top in the state! we're not your typical high school. the teachers have great relationships with the students and push you to do your best and all the peers encourage you. we're just one giant family. it's GREAT to be a BUCCANEER! Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, September 10, 2010

Open Quote My daughter absolutely loves attending Jack Britt High School. She is a junior and doing very well. Close Quote


by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Open Quote We moved here to Fayetteville as a military family with reservations about the Cumberland County School District; however, after many hours of research, we decided to move to the Jack Britt school district. We have nothing but good things to say about Jack Britt High School. The teachers my children have had have been very attentive to the students' needs and have been there to assist whenever needed. The staff works very hard to assist students and will stay after school for tutoring, if necessary. The administration takes their jobs very seriously and are intent on keeping JBHS a safe school environment for the students. The extra curricular activities (band, sports, etc) are well supported by the student body, staff, faculty and community. I would definitely select this school again and would definitely recommend JBHS to anyone moving to the Fayetteville/Ft. Bragg area. Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,940 students attended Jack Britt High.

Jack Britt High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary
Elementary : Stoney Point Elementary
Middle : John R Griffin Middle

Jack Britt High ranks 170th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Jack Britt High are 32% African American, 31% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 1% American Indian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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