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Gray's Creek Middle

Q: Is Gray's Creek Middle a good school?

Gray's Creek Middle ranks 382 nd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

382^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 51% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Gray's Creek Middle is a public middle school located in Hope Mills, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,088 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.

Gray's Creek Middle consistently ranks in the top 50% of North Carolina middle schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance in EOG (End-of-Grade) tests is generally higher than the Cumberland County Schools and North Carolina averages, particularly in science, where 8th-grade students have consistently scored over 70% proficient or better. Additionally, the school's performance is especially strong for African American and Hispanic students, as well as Gifted and Talented students, ranking in the top 30-40% and top 25% of middle schools in the state, respectively.

While Gray's Creek Middle generally outperforms the nearby schools, there are a few exceptions, such as John R. Griffin Middle and New Century International Middle, both of which are also part of the Cumberland County Schools district and rank in the top 25% and top 30% of North Carolina middle schools, respectively. Despite having a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, Gray's Creek Middle has been able to maintain strong academic performance, suggesting effective strategies for supporting students from diverse backgrounds.

1,068

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,625

Per pupil spending ?

53.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5151 Celebration Drive
Hope Mills, NC 28348

(910) 483-4124

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Gray's Creek Middle usually attend:

High:

Gray's Creek High

Feeder schools for Gray's Creek Middle:

Elementary:	Alderman Road Elementary
	Gallberry Farm Elementary
	Gray's Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.2%

African American:

27.2%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg54%

382^nd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	50.8	382 of 773	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	355 of 793	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	345 of 784	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	368 of 786	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	343 of 741	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	326 of 737	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	295 of 691	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.3	258 of 694	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.1	263 of 692	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.1	238 of 705	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.7	212 of 627	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.3	291 of 673	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.7	256 of 662	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.8	348 of 648	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.7	369 of 640	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.2	270 of 630	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.9	278 of 620	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.8	300 of 606	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.3	155 of 598	74.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	169 of 546	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	156 of 560	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	166 of 559	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	163 of 550	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	128 of 533	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	108 of 519	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	77 of 494	84.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	32.7	289 of 449	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	182 of 478	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	179 of 504	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	312 of 475	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	62 of 371	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	46 of 356	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	22.9	290 of 318	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	57.6	79 of 312	74.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	356 of 733	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	289 of 738	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	320 of 731	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	377 of 733	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	306 of 706	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	334 of 684	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	306 of 656	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	228 of 458	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	86 of 461	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	121 of 452	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	230 of 450	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.6	238 of 448	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	172 of 416	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	205 of 562	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	170 of 564	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	155 of 553	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	123 of 541	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	102 of 522	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	180 of 493	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	129 of 472	72.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	411 of 729	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	399 of 743	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	340 of 735	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	260 of 689	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	176 of 633	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	294 of 639	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	231 of 604	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	372 of 733	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	392 of 751	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	339 of 747	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	329 of 748	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	358 of 711	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	299 of 697	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	278 of 665	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	32 of 64	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	33 of 58	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	24 of 54	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	33 of 58	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	39 of 57	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	27 of 48	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	18 of 45	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	187 of 328	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	130 of 306	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	158 of 302	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	158 of 283	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	127 of 248	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	93 of 237	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	110 of 221	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	94.8	1 of 21	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	39.8	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	18 of 24	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	316 of 478	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	179 of 473	62.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	383 of 649	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	417 of 652	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	339 of 656	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	403 of 658	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	372 of 632	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	352 of 624	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	322 of 596	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2024)95th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)50th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science70%+10 vs state

Reading51%~ state avg

Mathematics48%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, July 9, 2019

my child started attending this school in November of 2018. Before she started here she was a good student with an A/B average. After she started she would come home daily in tears from the bullying. Teachers and staff stated they took it very seriously. Not True! Bullying continued almost daily. My daughter had food thrown at her, was cursed at, was called names and even had a pair of scissors thrown at her during class. Nothing was ever done. The teachers claimed they 'talked to" the students doing the bullying. Finally at the end of the year, after her grades had fallen significantly, she had taken enough of it and stood up for herself and then received a 3 day suspension. I sent the principal an email and NEVER got a response. We are taking her out of the public school system. Close Quote

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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 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gray's Creek Middle	Public	6-8	5151 Celebration Drive	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 483-4124	1,068	59	17.9	53.4%	472 (44.2%)	291 (27.2%)	153 (14.3%)	12 (1.1%)	22 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	114 (10.7%)	50.8	382^nd of 773 public middle schools	50.6%		53.4	355^th of 793 public middle schools	55.2%	27		53.6	49.3	43.3		47.8	54.2	51.7		70.5	$7,625	$904	$6,721
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
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
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
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
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
Saint Pauls Middle	Public	5-8	526 W Shaw St	Saint Pauls	28384	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 865-4070	678	38	17.9	99.6%	68 (10.0%)	148 (21.8%)	348 (51.3%)	4 (0.6%)	68 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (6.0%)	6.6	738^th of 773 public middle schools	4.5%		11.5	724^th of 793 public middle schools	8.7%	14	11.8	21.3	23.1	12.6	27.6	28.2	29.7	21.8	26.0	32.4	$9,026	$1,557	$7,469
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gray's Creek Middle

What high school do graduates of Gray's Creek Middle attend?

Students who attend Gray's Creek Middle usually go on to attend Gray's Creek High

What is the racial makeup of Gray's Creek Middle?

Students at Gray's Creek Middle are 44% White, 27% African American, 14% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Is Gray's Creek Middle a good school?

Gray's Creek Middle ranks 382^nd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gray's Creek Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,068 students attended Gray's Creek Middle.

What district is Gray's Creek Middle in?

Cumberland County Schools

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