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Douglas Byrd Middle

Q: Is Douglas Byrd Middle a good school?

Douglas Byrd Middle ranks in the bottom 10.6% of North Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Douglas Byrd Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 855 students attended Douglas Byrd Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Douglas Byrd Middle?

Students at Douglas Byrd Middle are 52% African American, 19% Hispanic, 14% White, 12% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Douglas Byrd Middle attend?

Students who attend Douglas Byrd Middle usually go on to attend Douglas Byrd High

Public Grades 6-8

691^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 11% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Douglas Byrd Middle is a public middle school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 902 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 its location in the same district as several higher-performing middle schools, such as John R. Griffin Middle and Seventy-First Classical Middle, Douglas Byrd Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science that are 15-30 percentage points below the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with rates consistently above 99% in recent years.

While Douglas Byrd Middle's spending per student is higher than nearby schools, this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes. The school's persistent underperformance, despite its proximity to higher-performing schools and higher spending, suggests that a comprehensive and targeted approach may be necessary to address the root causes of the school's challenges and support its students' academic success.

855

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,730

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1616 Ireland Drive
Fayetteville, NC 28304-4363

(910) 483-3101

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Douglas Byrd Middle usually attend:

High:

Douglas Byrd High

Feeder schools for Douglas Byrd Middle:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.3%

Hispanic:

19.3%

White:

13.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (32% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg54%

691^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	14.4	691 of 773	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	668 of 793	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	652 of 784	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	650 of 786	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	663 of 741	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	639 of 737	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	605 of 691	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	565 of 694	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	525 of 692	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.0	576 of 705	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.4	519 of 627	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.0	570 of 673	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.0	489 of 662	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.1	551 of 648	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.3	472 of 640	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.6	466 of 630	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.6	508 of 620	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.8	513 of 606	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.1	477 of 598	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	423 of 546	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	344 of 560	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	422 of 559	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	335 of 550	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	418 of 533	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	354 of 519	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	372 of 494	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	25.8	366 of 449	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	323 of 504	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	379 of 475	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	301 of 371	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.3	151 of 356	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	150 of 318	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	104 of 312	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	686 of 733	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	653 of 738	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	605 of 731	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	595 of 733	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	628 of 706	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	617 of 684	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	597 of 656	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	378 of 458	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	325 of 461	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.9	220 of 452	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	294 of 450	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	401 of 448	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	303 of 416	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	111 of 127	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	423 of 562	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	409 of 564	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	380 of 553	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	348 of 541	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	348 of 522	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	351 of 493	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	402 of 472	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	603 of 729	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	590 of 743	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	563 of 735	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	437 of 689	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	499 of 633	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	538 of 639	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	533 of 604	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	629 of 733	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	627 of 751	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	649 of 747	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	650 of 748	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	647 of 711	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	608 of 697	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	600 of 665	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	64 of 64	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	52 of 58	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	52 of 54	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	41 of 48	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	45 of 45	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	256 of 328	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	254 of 306	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	243 of 302	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	266 of 283	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	216 of 248	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	221 of 237	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	217 of 221	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	376 of 478	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	362 of 473	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	607 of 649	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	631 of 652	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	561 of 656	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	621 of 658	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	595 of 632	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	605 of 624	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	584 of 596	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science39%-21 vs state

Reading35%-18 vs state

Mathematics27%-26 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Seventy-First Classical Middle	Public	6-8	6830 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 864-0092	433	30	14.4	48.7%	79 (18.2%)	220 (50.8%)	64 (14.8%)	21 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (10.6%)	85.1	92^nd of 773 public middle schools	88.1%		83.7	105^th of 793 public middle schools	86.8%	13	61.2	76.2	75.8	66.4	72.8	76.7	87.5	$9,000	$854	$8,146
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
Westover Middle	Public	6-8	275 Bonanza Drive	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-0813	768	43	17.6	98.0%	53 (6.9%)	487 (63.4%)	146 (19.0%)	18 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	54 (7.0%)	37.8	486^th of 773 public middle schools	37.1%		27.9	583^rd of 793 public middle schools	26.5%	97	49.8	34.4	39.2	53.6	46.5	47.1	52.9	$8,929	$1,969	$6,960
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglas Byrd Middle

What high school do graduates of Douglas Byrd Middle attend?

Students who attend Douglas Byrd Middle usually go on to attend Douglas Byrd High

What is the racial makeup of Douglas Byrd Middle?

Students at Douglas Byrd Middle are 52% African American, 19% Hispanic, 14% White, 12% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Douglas Byrd Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 855 students attended Douglas Byrd Middle.

Is Douglas Byrd Middle a good school?

Douglas Byrd Middle ranks in the bottom 10.6% of North Carolina middle schools.

What district is Douglas Byrd Middle in?

Cumberland County Schools

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