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John R Griffin Middle

Q: Is John R Griffin Middle a good school?

John R Griffin Middle ranks 188 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend John R Griffin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,024 students attended John R Griffin Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of John R Griffin Middle?

Students at John R Griffin Middle are 34% White, 26% African American, 22% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Q: What high school do graduates of John R Griffin Middle attend?

Students who attend John R Griffin Middle usually go on to attend Jack Britt High

Public Grades 6-8

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 76% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

John R Griffin Middle is a large public school in Fayetteville, NC, serving 1,024 students in grades 6–8 within Cumberland County Schools. For the 2025–2026 school year, it ranks 188th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools, placing it in the 76th percentile and earning a 4-star rating. This strong performance is not a one-year fluke: Griffin has ranked in the top quarter of North Carolina's middle schools every year for the past decade.

Griffin's academic results are well above district and state averages in every subject and grade level. Math proficiency runs roughly 10–20 points higher than the district average, and 8th grade science proficiency stands at 78.5% versus 67.0% for the district and 68.6% for the state. Attendance is another standout: 19.8% of students are chronically absent, compared with 33.7% for the district and rates above 53% at nearby Douglas Byrd Middle and Lewis Chapel Middle. Among neighboring traditional middle schools, only Seventy-First Classical Middle, about three miles away, ranks higher (90th statewide).

The school is especially effective with certain student groups, including English learners, who perform in the 94th percentile statewide, and Hispanic, African American, and multiracial students, who rank in the 80s percentiles. Griffin also has a lower poverty rate than nearly all neighboring middle schools, with 41.3% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. There are areas for attention, though: performance for economically disadvantaged students and special education students has dipped since 2023–2024, and military-connected students rank near the middle statewide. Overall, Griffin offers families a consistently strong academic option that is well above most of its local peers.

1,024

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

41.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5551 Fisher Road
Fayetteville, NC 28304

(910) 424-7678

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend John R Griffin Middle usually attend:

High:

Jack Britt High

Feeder schools for John R Griffin Middle:

Elementary:	E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary
	Stoney Point Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.7%

African American:

25.9%

Hispanic:

22.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (67% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of North Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg58%

188^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

141^st of 246Cumberland 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
2026	73.6	188 of 778	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	178 of 773	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	162 of 793	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	197 of 784	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	205 of 786	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	234 of 741	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.3	128 of 737	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	72 of 691	89.6%	★★★★☆
2017	87.2	56 of 694	91.9%	★★★★★
2016	82.5	87 of 692	87.4%	★★★★☆
2015	79.6	122 of 705	82.7%	★★★★☆
2014	80.8	109 of 627	82.6%	★★★★☆
2013	81.1	100 of 673	85.1%	★★★★☆
2012	76.0	136 of 662	79.5%	★★★★☆
2011	73.4	165 of 648	74.5%	★★★★☆
2010	68.5	201 of 640	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.3	213 of 630	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.5	188 of 620	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.3	178 of 606	70.6%	★★★★☆
2006	73.5	126 of 598	78.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	93 of 553	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	104 of 546	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	85 of 560	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	105 of 559	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	100 of 550	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	91 of 533	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	58 of 519	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.4	33 of 494	93.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	59 of 121	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.2	65 of 111	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	78.7	30 of 110	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	42 of 110	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.9	38 of 109	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	40 of 99	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	51 of 102	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	44 of 95	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	56.2	118 of 449	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	46.8	211 of 478	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.2	69 of 504	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	37 of 475	92.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	20 of 363	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	74.7	43 of 371	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	91.2	16 of 356	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	172 of 731	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	135 of 733	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	144 of 738	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	167 of 731	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	164 of 733	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	239 of 706	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.1	94 of 684	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	42 of 656	93.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	68 of 465	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	58.1	233 of 458	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.3	66 of 461	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	78 of 452	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	109 of 450	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	143 of 448	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	170 of 416	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	78 of 566	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	60 of 562	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	61 of 564	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	91 of 553	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	90 of 541	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	60 of 522	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	26 of 493	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	13 of 472	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	275 of 725	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.4	246 of 729	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	155 of 743	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.6	281 of 735	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	137 of 689	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	186 of 633	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	100 of 639	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	48 of 604	92.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	185 of 736	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	65.7	224 of 733	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	185 of 751	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	212 of 747	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	255 of 748	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.8	213 of 711	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	148 of 697	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	106 of 665	84.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	35 of 67	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.5	21 of 64	67.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	24 of 58	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	17 of 54	68.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	25 of 58	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	30 of 57	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.9	7 of 48	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	4 of 45	91.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	44 of 333	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	78.0	53 of 328	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	72 of 306	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	78 of 302	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	71 of 283	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	55.9	85 of 248	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	31 of 237	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	36 of 221	83.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	193 of 500	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.7	222 of 478	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	101 of 473	78.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	216 of 644	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.5	199 of 649	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	198 of 652	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	222 of 656	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	261 of 658	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	280 of 632	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	148 of 624	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	79 of 596	86.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)94th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)87th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)85th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)83rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)75th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)74th percentile~ school

White (2026)66th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)51st percentile-25 vs school

Military Connected (2026)48th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science78%+10 vs state

Mathematics66%+10 vs state

Reading65%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	73.6	188^th of 778 public middle schools	75.8%		73.5	178^th of 773 public middle schools	77.0%	10	71.4	64.1	61.3	63.0	67.3	66.0	78.5	$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	90^th of 778 public middle schools	88.4%		85.1	92^nd of 773 public middle schools	88.1%	2	75.2	78.5	67.9	79.1	70.2	73.7	82.5	$9,000	$854	$8,146
New Century International Middle	Public	6-8	7455 Century Circle	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 487-2001	362	24	15.0	97.2%	77 (21.3%)	169 (46.7%)	63 (17.4%)	15 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.9%)	60.9	286^th of 778 public middle schools	63.2%		67.5	225^th of 773 public middle schools	70.9%	61	55.5	52.1	54.1	63.0	61.2	60.7	81.3	$9,852	$814	$9,038
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%)	28.9	568^th of 778 public middle schools	27.0%		14.4	691^st of 773 public middle schools	10.6%	123	52.6	38.8	33.1	49.4	44.2	39.9	59.7	$10,730	$1,972	$8,757
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%)	23.9	614^th of 778 public middle schools	21.1%		24.2	594^th of 773 public middle schools	23.2%	20	49.2	33.3	40.1	41.1	41.7	38.4	55.1	$9,499	$1,665	$7,833
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%)	23.3	622^nd of 778 public middle schools	20.1%		30.2	547^th of 773 public middle schools	29.2%	75	40.4	35.7	32.1	42.0	46.2	40.2	60.3	$9,019	$1,257	$7,762
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%)	44.7	438^th of 778 public middle schools	43.7%		36.6	497^th of 773 public middle schools	35.7%	59	47.8	43.5	51.9	49.7	53.1	57.5	71.3	$10,211	$840	$9,372
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%)	53.5	363^rd of 778 public middle schools	53.3%		47.2	415^th of 773 public middle schools	46.3%	52	59.7	56.4	45.3	59.1	51.4	52.7	78.0	$10,179	$1,099	$9,080
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%)	54.2	355^th of 778 public middle schools	54.4%		40.4	467^th of 773 public middle schools	39.6%	112	59.0	44.8	54.9	57.0	57.0	60.3	71.7	$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	777^th of 778 public middle schools	0.1%		0.6	773^rd of 773 public middle schools	0.0%	4	536.6	536.7	< 5%	11.1	16.9	7.8	22.3	$28,798	$1,835	$26,963

Frequently Asked Questions about John R Griffin Middle

What high school do graduates of John R Griffin Middle attend?

Students who attend John R Griffin Middle usually go on to attend Jack Britt High

What district is John R Griffin Middle in?

Cumberland County Schools

Is John R Griffin Middle a good school?

John R Griffin Middle ranks 188^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of John R Griffin Middle?

Students at John R Griffin Middle are 34% White, 26% African American, 22% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend John R Griffin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,024 students attended John R Griffin Middle.

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