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Pine Forest Middle

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Pine Forest Middle ranks 335 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 57% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Pine Forest Middle is a public middle school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 704 students. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 144 out of 242 districts in the state.

Pine Forest Middle has shown a mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 120 to 436 out of North Carolina middle schools in recent years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 335 out of 773 middle schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the school's performance on End-of-Grade (EOG) tests is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages, it has shown some strengths, such as outperforming the district and state in 8th-grade reading and science in 2024-2025. However, the school's 6th-grade and 7th-grade math proficiency rates were lower than the district and state averages during that same period.

Compared to nearby schools, Howard Learning Academy is the lowest-ranked middle school in the state, while Reid Ross Classical Middle is a higher-performing school within the Cumberland County Schools district. When compared to Overhills Middle in the neighboring Harnett County Schools district, Pine Forest Middle has shown stronger academic performance, particularly in reading and science.

703

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,355

Per pupil spending ?

59.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6901 Ramsey Street
Fayetteville, NC 28311-9425

(910) 488-2711

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Pine Forest Middle usually attend:

High:

Pine Forest High

Feeder schools for Pine Forest Middle:

Elementary:	Howard L Hall Elementary
	Long Hill Elementary
	Raleigh Road Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.4%

White:

28.3%

Hispanic:

16.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg54%

335^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	54.3	335 of 773	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	436 of 793	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.7	257 of 784	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	287 of 786	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	291 of 741	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	286 of 737	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	255 of 691	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	79.1	120 of 694	82.7%	★★★★☆
2016	78.3	127 of 692	81.6%	★★★★☆
2015	75.4	151 of 705	78.6%	★★★★☆
2014	63.1	204 of 627	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.3	172 of 673	74.4%	★★★★☆
2012	68.6	212 of 662	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.6	273 of 648	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.2	319 of 640	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.1	258 of 630	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.1	252 of 620	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.6	185 of 606	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.6	123 of 598	79.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	161 of 546	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	47.5	256 of 560	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	109 of 559	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	122 of 550	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.8	169 of 533	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	128 of 519	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	95 of 494	80.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	50.0	153 of 449	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	337 of 478	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	256 of 504	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	194 of 475	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	273 of 733	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	425 of 738	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	258 of 731	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	335 of 733	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	295 of 706	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	326 of 684	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	254 of 656	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	122 of 458	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	91 of 461	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	46 of 452	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	65.5	138 of 450	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.6	80 of 448	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	89 of 416	78.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	153 of 562	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	133 of 564	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	101 of 553	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	94 of 541	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	69 of 522	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	45 of 493	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.1	56 of 472	88.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	360 of 729	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	486 of 743	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.7	199 of 735	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	218 of 689	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	169 of 633	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	262 of 639	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	181 of 604	70.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	376 of 733	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	410 of 751	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.7	239 of 747	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	236 of 748	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	287 of 711	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	250 of 697	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	245 of 665	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	23 of 64	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	37 of 58	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.5	15 of 54	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	20 of 58	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	33 of 57	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.1	12 of 48	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	8 of 45	82.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	137 of 328	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	154 of 306	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	134 of 302	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	59 of 283	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	66 of 248	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	108 of 237	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	67 of 221	69.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	301 of 478	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.3	456 of 473	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	268 of 649	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	359 of 652	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.9	205 of 656	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	249 of 658	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	243 of 632	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	269 of 624	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	236 of 596	60.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)73rd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)64th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science66%+6 vs state

Reading59%+6 vs state

Mathematics46%-7 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
Pine Forest Middle	Public	6-8	6901 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 488-2711	703	47	14.9	59.6%	199 (28.3%)	291 (41.4%)	116 (16.5%)	19 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	71 (10.1%)	54.3	335^th of 773 public middle schools	56.7%		45.2	436^th of 793 public middle schools	45.0%	101	44.4	46.3	46.4	59.3	53.7	64.2	66.4	$8,355	$972	$7,383
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
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
Spring Lake Middle	Public	6-8	612 Spring Avenue	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 497-1175	500	36	13.9	98.8%	45 (9.0%)	314 (62.8%)	85 (17.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.8%)	21.5	623^rd of 773 public middle schools	19.4%		24.2	625^th of 793 public middle schools	21.2%	2	32.9	38.9	26.7	43.9	41.7	36.0	44.2	$9,881	$1,613	$8,268
Overhills Middle	Public	6-8	2711 Ray Road	Spring Lake	28390	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 436-0009	758	48	15.7	63.1%	210 (27.7%)	287 (37.9%)	163 (21.5%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	79 (10.4%)	32.6	524^th of 773 public middle schools	32.2%		31.5	554^th of 793 public middle schools	30.1%	30	46.9	36.4	38.5	43.8	40.6	50.2	54.1	$7,678	$612	$7,065
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Forest Middle

How many students attend Pine Forest Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 703 students attended Pine Forest Middle.

What district is Pine Forest Middle in?

Cumberland County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Pine Forest Middle?

Students at Pine Forest Middle are 41% African American, 28% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Pine Forest Middle attend?

Students who attend Pine Forest Middle usually go on to attend Pine Forest High

Is Pine Forest Middle a good school?

Pine Forest Middle ranks 335^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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