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Luther Nick Jeralds Middle

Public Grades 6-8

661^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 14% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Luther Nick Jeralds Middle is a public middle school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving 602 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 144 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its proximity to the higher-performing Reid Ross Classical Middle, Luther Nick Jeralds Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are significantly lower than the district and state averages, with proficiency rates typically 10-20 percentage points below. However, the school stands out for its exceptional performance in serving gifted and talented students, ranking in the top 3% of schools in the state for this subgroup.

The school's student population is predominantly low-income, with over 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While African American and Hispanic students perform relatively better at the school, White students and students with disabilities perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom quarter of schools in North Carolina. These disparities suggest the school may need to focus on improving its strategies and support for diverse student populations to address the unique needs of its community.

605

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,234

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2517 Ramsey Street
Fayetteville, NC 28301-3859

(910) 822-2570

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Luther Nick Jeralds Middle usually attend:

High:

E E Smith High

Feeder schools for Luther Nick Jeralds Middle:

Elementary:	Ferguson-Easley Elementary
	Lucile Souders Elementary
	Margaret Willis Elementary
	Westarea Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.4%

Hispanic:

15.0%

White:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg54%

661^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	17.9	661 of 773	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	608 of 793	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	607 of 784	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	653 of 786	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	688 of 741	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	623 of 737	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	596 of 691	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	578 of 694	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.2	578 of 692	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.8	570 of 705	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	513 of 627	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.1	525 of 673	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.8	465 of 662	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.6	536 of 648	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.4	544 of 640	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.6	509 of 630	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.6	478 of 620	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.2	486 of 606	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.1	520 of 598	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	349 of 546	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	310 of 560	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	277 of 559	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.5	355 of 550	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	446 of 533	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	341 of 519	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	342 of 494	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	27.1	350 of 449	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	477 of 478	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	481 of 504	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	441 of 475	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	105 of 371	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	656 of 733	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	608 of 738	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	601 of 731	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	597 of 733	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	660 of 706	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	600 of 684	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	601 of 656	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	11 of 458	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	32.7	401 of 461	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	317 of 562	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	291 of 564	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	308 of 553	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	411 of 541	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	442 of 522	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	319 of 493	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	284 of 472	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	544 of 729	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	514 of 743	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	446 of 735	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	478 of 689	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	551 of 633	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	479 of 639	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	496 of 604	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	608 of 733	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	563 of 751	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	570 of 747	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	646 of 748	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	674 of 711	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	598 of 697	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	566 of 665	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	17.6	54 of 58	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	57 of 58	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	57 of 57	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	42 of 45	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	272 of 328	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.1	153 of 306	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	163 of 302	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	132 of 283	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.1	205 of 248	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	145 of 237	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	182 of 221	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	427 of 478	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	352 of 473	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	617 of 649	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	549 of 652	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	557 of 656	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.5	276 of 658	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.1	560 of 624	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	416 of 596	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)98th percentile+83 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+57 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2024)7th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science44%-16 vs state

Reading38%-15 vs state

Mathematics29%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 11, 2017

This school is the worst school my children ever attended. My son was being bullied and no one cared. I thought there was ZERO tolerance for this. Somehow, unfortunately, I was wrong. Please do not send your 6th grader to this school if you would like him or her to have a good first time middle school experience 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Luther Nick Jeralds Middle

How many students attend Luther Nick Jeralds Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Luther Nick Jeralds Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Luther Nick Jeralds Middle?

Students at Luther Nick Jeralds Middle are 68% African American, 15% Hispanic, 8% White, 7% Two or more races.

Is Luther Nick Jeralds Middle a good school?

Luther Nick Jeralds Middle ranks in the bottom 14.5% of North Carolina middle schools.

What district is Luther Nick Jeralds Middle in?

Cumberland County Schools

What high school do graduates of Luther Nick Jeralds Middle attend?

Students who attend Luther Nick Jeralds Middle usually go on to attend E E Smith High

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