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Cross Creek Early College

Public Grades 9-12

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 98% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Cross Creek Early College is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, part of the Cumberland County Schools district. Despite the district's average performance, Cross Creek Early College has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in the state, ranking in the top 10-33 schools over the past several years and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cross Creek Early College significantly outperforms the district and state in end-of-course test scores across all subjects, with 95.1% proficiency in Biology compared to 49.9% for the district and 48.3% for the state. The school also ranks exceptionally high among various student subgroups, indicating it is effectively serving a diverse student population and closing achievement gaps. As an early college high school, Cross Creek provides students the opportunity to earn college credits, with 100% proficiency in Math III EOC, suggesting students are well-prepared for college-level work.

Cross Creek Early College's exceptional performance sets it apart from the nearby high schools, such as Douglas Byrd High, Massey Hill Classical High, and Alger B. Wilkins High School, in both academic performance and student subgroup outcomes. The school's consistent high rankings and academic performance, despite having a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggest it is effectively supporting students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

253

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,352

Per pupil spending ?

47%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Murchison Road
Fayetteville, NC 28301

(910) 500-7551

District: Cumberland County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.5%

Hispanic:

20.2%

White:

15.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (98% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of North Carolina high schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cumberland County Schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school98%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg53%

10^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 17High 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	95.8	10 of 641	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	10 of 640	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	33 of 626	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	73 of 621	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	97.1	14 of 594	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	9 of 514	98.2%	★★★★★
2016	85.6	19 of 507	96.3%	★★★★★
2015	83.9	26 of 531	95.1%	★★★★★
2014	87.6	16 of 451	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	77.0	25 of 505	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	78.5	22 of 502	95.6%	★★★★★
2011	80.0	26 of 506	94.9%	★★★★★
2010	78.5	24 of 499	95.2%	★★★★★
2009	74.2	44 of 490	91.0%	★★★★★
2008	76.7	31 of 477	93.5%	★★★★★
2007	73.9	49 of 453	89.2%	★★★★☆
2006	85.7	12 of 431	97.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	6 of 440	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	10 of 437	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	16 of 434	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	32 of 430	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	2 of 364	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	3 of 369	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	6 of 359	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	5 of 610	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	12 of 602	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	22 of 588	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	48 of 594	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	2 of 475	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	10 of 475	97.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	72.7	103 of 403	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	63 of 398	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	1 of 337	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	1 of 325	99.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	2 of 462	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	8 of 454	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	20 of 449	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	13 of 436	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	4 of 354	98.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	4 of 606	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	14 of 613	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	40 of 597	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	47 of 544	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	4 of 432	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	5 of 446	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	2 of 424	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	16 of 601	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	39 of 607	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	58 of 602	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	100 of 585	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	96.6	8 of 481	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	3 of 488	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	4 of 463	99.1%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	4 of 53	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	4 of 49	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	3 of 48	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	4 of 47	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	1 of 41	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	2 of 33	93.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	98.5	2 of 261	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	2 of 195	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	32 of 542	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	35 of 553	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	10 of 537	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	82 of 534	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	93.0	8 of 444	98.2%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)74th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III100%+34 vs state

English II99%+39 vs state

Math I97%+62 vs state

Biology95%+47 vs state

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Schools Near Cross Creek Early College

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	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
Cross Creek Early College	Public	9-12	1200 Murchison Road	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 500-7551	253	11	23.7	47.0%	40 (15.8%)	115 (45.5%)	51 (20.2%)	14 (5.5%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	27 (10.7%)	95.8	10^th of 641 public high schools	98.4%		96	10^th of 640 public high schools	98.4%		95.1	98.6	96.9	100.0								$7,352	$641	$6,711
Cumberland International Early College	Public	9-12	1200 Murchison Rd	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 226-6485	237	8	28.1	57.4%	37 (15.6%)	127 (53.6%)	44 (18.6%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (7.2%)	93.9	36^th of 641 public high schools	94.4%		94	40^th of 640 public high schools	93.8%	4	81.3	100.0	96.7	96.8								$7,428	$562	$6,866
Ramsey Street High	Public	9-12	117 Quincy St	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 437-5829	39	9	4.3	56.4%	6 (15.4%)	26 (66.7%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)	8.1	606^th of 641 public high schools	5.5%		2	632^nd of 640 public high schools	1.3%	26	13.0	26.7		40.0								$25,524	$4,088	$21,436
E E Smith High	Public	9-12	1800 Seabrook Road	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-0153	1,017	44	22.8	99.7%	98 (9.6%)	660 (64.9%)	166 (16.3%)	7 (0.7%)	10 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	71 (7.0%)	31.9	434^th of 641 public high schools	32.3%		20.8	511^th of 640 public high schools	20.2%	77	38.2	52.0	32.3	48.5								$10,706	$1,987	$8,720
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%)	28	473^rd of 641 public high schools	26.2%		35.2	403^rd of 640 public high schools	37.0%	70	32.2	59.0	30.8	42.2	60.0	52.8	25.4	67.5	60.4	63.5	52.4
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%)	36.5	401^st of 641 public high schools	37.4%		45.6	326^th of 640 public high schools	49.1%	75	43.4	49.4	25.2	65.7								$8,493	$714	$7,779
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%)	93.8	40^th of 641 public high schools	93.8%		94.6	30^th of 640 public high schools	95.3%	10	94.0	92.8	90.2	95.9								$8,770	$513	$8,257
Reid Ross Classical High	Public	9-12	3200 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 488-8415	227	16	14.2	98.7%	29 (12.8%)	155 (68.3%)	25 (11.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.0%)	55.7	258^th of 641 public high schools	59.8%		54.1	271^st of 640 public high schools	57.7%	13	56.0	69.5	43.9	60.0								$15,566	$1,451	$14,115
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%)	89.4	84^th of 641 public high schools	86.9%		82.8	122^nd of 640 public high schools	80.9%	38	85.3	86.3	70.0	92.5								$11,273	$981	$10,292
Alger B. Wilkins High School	Public	9-12	1429 Skibo Road	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 864-5438	159	12	13.4	89.3%	18 (11.3%)	111 (69.8%)	17 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.5%)	3	631^st of 641 public high schools	1.6%		4.8	620^th of 640 public high schools	3.1%	11		15.8	9.7	12.5								$13,760	$1,393	$12,367

Frequently Asked Questions about Cross Creek Early College

What district is Cross Creek Early College in?

Cumberland County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Cross Creek Early College?

Students at Cross Creek Early College are 45% African American, 20% Hispanic, 16% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Cross Creek Early College?

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Cross Creek Early College.

Is Cross Creek Early College a good school?

Yes! Cross Creek Early College is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 10^th of 641 North Carolina high schools.

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