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Gray's Creek High

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Gray's Creek High ranks 360 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 46% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Gray's Creek High is a large public high school in Hope Mills, NC, serving 1,458 students in grades 9–12 as part of Cumberland County Schools. The school sits in a mid-performing district and enrolls a fairly mixed economic population, with about 46% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch — much lower than many nearby schools that exceed 90% poverty. Understanding this context helps parents interpret the school's academic standing.

Gray's Creek posts graduation rates consistently above state and district averages — 89.6% in the most recent year — topping nearby South View High and Douglas Byrd High. English II scores (71.7% proficient) run well above the state average, and Biology scores also beat the state. The clear academic weakness is Math I: just 30.4% of students scored proficient, about 12 points below the state and below several higher-poverty area schools, including Seventy-First High and Terry Sanford High.

Chronic absenteeism is the school's biggest red flag. Nearly 48% of students were chronically absent in the most recent year — double the state rate and far worse than nearby Jack Britt High at about 34%. Among traditional area high schools, Gray's Creek sits in the upper-middle tier — ahead of South View High, Douglas Byrd High, and Seventy-First High, but clearly behind Jack Britt High. The student-to-teacher ratio also spiked from about 19-to-1 to roughly 26-to-1 in a single year. For parents, attendance and math preparation are the two areas most worth monitoring.

1,458

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,285

Per pupil spending ?

46.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

5301 Celebration Drive
Hope Mills, NC 28348

(910) 424-8589

District: Cumberland County Schools

Feeder schools for Gray's Creek High:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.0%

African American:

26.6%

Hispanic:

14.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 24% North Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

!Math I scores 12 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg60%

360^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11High Schools in the Cumberland County Schools

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	45.8	360 of 662	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.6	321 of 641	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	268 of 640	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	316 of 626	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	374 of 621	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	406 of 594	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	221 of 514	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	211 of 469	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.0	215 of 476	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.6	177 of 507	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.0	151 of 531	71.6%	★★★★☆
2014	42.9	205 of 451	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.7	235 of 505	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.0	192 of 502	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.4	232 of 506	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.8	183 of 499	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.9	217 of 490	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.1	258 of 477	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.9	308 of 453	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.3	296 of 431	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	255 of 450	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.9	194 of 440	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	130 of 437	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	126 of 434	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	48.4	173 of 430	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	121 of 364	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	80 of 369	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.4	104 of 359	71.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	36.0	189 of 330	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.0	310 of 334	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	181 of 364	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.3	251 of 349	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	385 of 629	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	340 of 610	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	286 of 602	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	292 of 588	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.5	386 of 594	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	284 of 475	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	237 of 475	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	236 of 449	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	264 of 407	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.8	163 of 412	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	187 of 403	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	138 of 403	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	205 of 398	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	277 of 337	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.8	99 of 325	69.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	14 of 100	86.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	188 of 474	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.8	214 of 462	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	103 of 454	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	130 of 449	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	43.1	218 of 436	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.7	214 of 370	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	81 of 354	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	80 of 340	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	355 of 620	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.0	316 of 606	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	269 of 613	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	329 of 597	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	353 of 544	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	291 of 432	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	157 of 446	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	149 of 424	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	323 of 624	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	284 of 601	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	238 of 607	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	337 of 602	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	349 of 585	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	346 of 481	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	199 of 488	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	208 of 463	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	45 of 70	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.0	22 of 53	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	26 of 49	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	25 of 48	47.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	37 of 47	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	37 of 41	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	21 of 33	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	20 of 32	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	104 of 265	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.5	116 of 253	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	120 of 261	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	122 of 249	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	130 of 226	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	145 of 199	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	109 of 195	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	86 of 185	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	3 of 15	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	27.9	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	250 of 372	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.5	324 of 352	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	74.1	41 of 349	88.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	321 of 551	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.2	288 of 542	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	281 of 553	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	357 of 537	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	409 of 534	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	350 of 439	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	230 of 444	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	246 of 427	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)61st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Native American (2026)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2026)36th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)35th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English II72%+7 vs state

Math III63%-6 vs state

Biology62%+3 vs state

Math I30%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
Gray's Creek High	Public	9-12	5301 Celebration Drive	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 424-8589	1,458	57	25.7	46.2%	671 (46.0%)	388 (26.6%)	217 (14.9%)	14 (1.0%)	40 (2.7%)	5 (0.3%)	123 (8.4%)	45.8	360^th of 662 public high schools	45.6%		47.6	321^st of 641 public high schools	49.9%	39	61.9	71.7	30.4	63.0								$8,285	$866	$7,419
South View High	Public	9-12	4184 Elk Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 425-8181	1,461	66	22.2	—	275 (18.8%)	732 (50.1%)	271 (18.5%)	17 (1.2%)	28 (1.9%)	6 (0.4%)	132 (9.0%)	30.1	479^th of 662 public high schools	27.6%		25.1	496^th of 641 public high schools	22.6%	17	51.6	57.9	33.3	48.7								$8,362	$862	$7,499
Jack Britt High	Public	9-12	7403 Rockfish Road	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 429-2800	1,940	78	25.0	41.6%	607 (31.3%)	615 (31.7%)	408 (21.0%)	111 (5.7%)	21 (1.1%)	7 (0.4%)	171 (8.8%)	68.5	199^th of 662 public high schools	69.9%		71.8	170^th of 641 public high schools	73.5%	29	74.4	76.5	52.7	80.9								$7,975	$881	$7,094
Massey Hill Classical High	Public	9-12	1062 Southern Avenue	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 485-8761	273	19	14.3	39.6%	127 (46.5%)	48 (17.6%)	58 (21.2%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.4%)	87.6	94^th of 662 public high schools	85.8%		89.4	84^th of 641 public high schools	86.9%	10	91.5	86.2	79.4	93.3								$11,273	$981	$10,292
Douglas Byrd High	Public	9-12	1624 Ireland Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 484-8121	1,006	45	22.1	97.4%	120 (11.9%)	554 (55.1%)	220 (21.9%)	7 (0.7%)	21 (2.1%)	6 (0.6%)	78 (7.8%)	16.2	576^th of 662 public high schools	13.0%		23.1	505^th of 641 public high schools	21.2%	71	37.6	46.3	28.2	32.3								$10,626	$1,758	$8,868
Saint Pauls High	Public	9-12	648 North Old Stage Rd	Saint Pauls	28384	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 865-4177	1,142	63	18.0	—	148 (13.0%)	235 (20.6%)	529 (46.3%)	5 (0.4%)	172 (15.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.6%)	34	447^th of 662 public high schools	32.5%		30.2	445^th of 641 public high schools	30.6%	2	49.2	48.5	12.5	67.3								$10,368	$1,515	$8,853
Seventy-First High	Public	9-12	6764 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 867-3116	1,332	56	23.9	—	106 (8.0%)	879 (66.0%)	207 (15.5%)	16 (1.2%)	18 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	102 (7.7%)	32	465^th of 662 public high schools	29.8%		29.6	456^th of 641 public high schools	28.9%	9	51.4	50.4	39.2	56.7								$8,861	$890	$7,971
Terry Sanford High	Public	9-12	2301 Fort Bragg Road	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 484-1151	1,201	50	23.9	64.4%	312 (26.0%)	562 (46.8%)	159 (13.2%)	47 (3.9%)	14 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	101 (8.4%)	35.5	436^th of 662 public high schools	34.1%		36.5	401^st of 641 public high schools	37.4%	35	43.2	55.9	36.3	69.1								$8,493	$714	$7,779
Cumberland Virtual Academy 6-12	Public, Virtual	6-12	800 North Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(910) 500-7985	390	26	15.2	62.6%	94 (24.1%)	173 (44.4%)	77 (19.7%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.2%)	33	456^th of 662 public high schools	31.1%		28	473^rd of 641 public high schools	26.2%	17	44.4	62.5	30.6	61.1	57.1	57.9	50.0	68.6	65.8	69.0	70.7
Cumberland Polytechnic	Public	9-12	220 Hull Rd	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 486-7300	319	9	34.2	40.4%	116 (36.4%)	112 (35.1%)	47 (14.7%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.7%)	94.3	13^th of 662 public high schools	98.0%		93.8	40^th of 641 public high schools	93.8%	27	100.0	100.0	97.7	98.8								$8,770	$513	$8,257

Frequently Asked Questions about Gray's Creek High

How many students attend Gray's Creek High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,458 students attended Gray's Creek High.

What schools feed into Gray's Creek High?

Gray's Creek High is fed by the following schools:

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

Is Gray's Creek High a good school?

Gray's Creek High ranks 360^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Gray's Creek High in?

Cumberland County Schools

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

Students at Gray's Creek High are 46% White, 27% African American, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

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