Pine Forest High

Summary:

Pine Forest High is a public high school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 1,572 and is part of the Cumberland County Schools district.

Pine Forest High stands out for its racial diversity, with a student body that is 22.84% White, 49.11% African American, 16.98% Hispanic, 1.72% Asian, and 8.65% two or more races - higher than most surrounding schools. The school has also demonstrated consistent academic performance, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and proficiency rates in End-of-Course (EOC) exams that are generally higher than the Cumberland County Schools and North Carolina state averages, particularly in Math III. Pine Forest High performs exceptionally well in serving certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of North Carolina high schools for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students.

While Pine Forest High performs well overall, there are some notable differences when compared to the surrounding schools. For example, Cross Creek Early College and Cumberland International Early College consistently outperform Pine Forest High in academic measures, ranking among the top 40 high schools in the state. Additionally, Pine Forest High has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 49% to 62.53% over the past three school years, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds compared to some of the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 525 Andrews Road
       Fayetteville, NC  28311-1199


(910) 488-2384

District: Cumberland County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
263rd of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,296 Help


Feeder schools for Pine Forest High:

Elementary:    College Lakes Elementary
    Howard L Hall Elementary
    Long Hill Elementary
    Manchester Elementary
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Middle:    Pine Forest Middle
    Spring Lake Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  19.0 Help
Number of students:  1,572

Racial breakdown:

African American:
49.1%
White:
22.8%
Hispanic:
17.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.5% Help


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Compare Details Pine Forest High ranks better than 58.9% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 7th among 17 ranked high schools in the Cumberland County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.79. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Pine Forest High is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (49.1%), White (22.8%), Hispanic (17%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pine Forest High is 19. 12 high schools in the Cumberland County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pine Forest High is $8,296. 12 high schools in the Cumberland County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pine Forest High:

SchoolDigger ranks Pine Forest High 263rd of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Pine Forest High in the ranking list.)

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Cumberland County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Cumberland County Schools 138th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pine Forest High

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Rank History for all students at Pine Forest High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 29.92 346th 431 19.7%
2007 28.26 354th 453 21.9%
2008 29.90 379th 477 20.5%
2009 46.78 283rd 490 42.2%
2010 60.32 188th 499 62.3%
2011 67.91 104th 506 79.4%
2012 77.61 28th 502 94.4%
2013 37.07 259th 505 48.7%
2014 35.43 237th 451 47.5%
2015 40.83 256th 531 51.8%
2016 40.22 233rd 507 54.0%
2017 51.62 174th 476 63.4%
2018 48.13 227th 469 51.6%
2019 52.43 188th 514 63.4%
2021 33.65 374th 594 37.0%
2022 56.24 254th 621 59.1%
2023 57.27 245th 626 60.9%
2024 54.79 263rd 640 58.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Pine Forest High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.60 67th 185 63.8%
2019 47.68 99th 195 49.2%
2021 34.26 129th 199 35.2%
2022 85.57 25th 226 88.9%
2023 57.74 91st 249 63.5%
2024 59.69 89th 261 65.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pine Forest High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 52.62 52nd 156 66.7%
2023 77.43 20th 226 91.2%
2024 62.30 48th 262 81.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pine Forest High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 48.44 131st 349 62.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pine Forest High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.15 189th 424 55.4%
2019 52.64 123rd 446 72.4%
2021 37.92 207th 432 52.1%
2022 57.41 178th 544 67.3%
2023 53.39 221st 597 63.0%
2024 54.14 218th 613 64.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Pine Forest High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.46 255th 449 43.2%
2019 45.78 232nd 475 51.2%
2021 29.71 301st 475 36.6%
2022 55.66 254th 594 57.2%
2023 53.41 264th 588 55.1%
2024 47.38 304th 602 49.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Pine Forest High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.45 207th 349 40.7%
2019 53.21 119th 364 67.3%
2021 42.15 166th 334 50.3%
2022 73.43 41st 330 87.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Pine Forest High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.92 132nd 325 59.4%
2021 33.44 262nd 337 22.3%
2022 73.67 89th 398 77.6%
2023 66.98 143rd 403 64.5%
2024 70.32 105th 403 73.9%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Pine Forest High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.80 17th 32 46.9%
2019 59.14 11th 33 66.7%
2021 44.56 23rd 41 43.9%
2022 70.32 13th 47 72.3%
2023 65.81 16th 48 66.7%
2024 52.38 24th 49 51.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Pine Forest High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.18 211th 463 54.4%
2019 55.35 169th 488 65.4%
2021 35.39 266th 481 44.7%
2022 55.85 230th 585 60.7%
2023 59.19 228th 602 62.1%
2024 60.35 223rd 607 63.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Pine Forest High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.69 124th 359 65.5%
2019 57.24 86th 369 76.7%
2021 43.91 141st 364 61.3%
2022 63.70 107th 430 75.1%
2023 68.10 93rd 434 78.6%
2024 63.29 107th 437 75.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pine Forest High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.01 109th 340 67.9%
2019 65.06 53rd 354 85.0%
2021 48.24 121st 370 67.3%
2022 69.31 106th 436 75.7%
2023 78.24 81st 449 82.0%
2024 65.74 113th 454 75.1%
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Rank History for White students at Pine Forest High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.39 177th 427 58.5%
2019 65.99 102nd 444 77.0%
2021 44.43 204th 439 53.5%
2022 66.60 181st 534 66.1%
2023 64.13 192nd 537 64.2%
2024 74.28 149th 553 73.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Pine Forest High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 838 619 25 18 8 n/a n/a 0 1508
1989 790 592 29 25 6 n/a n/a 0 1442
1990 745 585 24 36 9 n/a n/a 0 1399
1991 718 604 26 37 12 n/a n/a 1 1398
1992 715 639 22 36 18 n/a n/a 0 1430
1993 688 673 29 41 12 n/a n/a 0 1443
1994 683 682 33 56 11 n/a n/a 0 1465
1995 774 912 51 76 12 n/a n/a 0 1825
1996 774 912 51 76 12 n/a n/a 0 1825
1997 746 930 45 74 15 n/a n/a 0 1810
1998 752 917 40 96 12 n/a n/a 0 1817
1999 755 860 39 106 12 n/a n/a 0 1772
2000 743 854 44 101 18 n/a n/a 0 1760
2001 757 915 37 109 13 n/a n/a 0 1831
2002 700 875 36 97 10 n/a n/a 0 1718
2003 700 875 36 97 10 n/a n/a 0 1718
2004 673 908 39 103 8 n/a n/a 0 1731
2005 669 866 34 107 6 n/a n/a 0 1682
2006 678 915 32 113 8 n/a n/a 0 1746
2007 625 779 36 118 7 n/a n/a 75 1640
2008 595 778 28 109 6 n/a n/a 63 1579
2009 564 888 26 114 11 n/a n/a 0 1603
2010 496 853 30 110 14 n/a n/a 0 1503
2011 492 758 15 154 10 7 106 0 1542
2012 503 749 13 163 13 8 111 0 1560
2013 498 819 17 158 11 8 128 0 1639
2014 520 785 22 147 12 5 129 0 1620
2015 512 751 13 177 12 4 120 0 1589
2016 520 763 21 172 13 4 118 0 1611
2017 496 718 30 190 11 7 110 0 1562
2018 475 717 27 218 10 7 126 0 1580
2019 468 745 26 212 5 11 122 0 1589
2020 446 722 24 221 5 15 156 0 1589
2021 422 670 27 226 5 11 127 0 1488
2022 407 688 26 242 6 5 120 0 1494
2023 359 772 27 267 8 3 136 0 1572

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pine Forest High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1508 86.0 17.5 22.2
1989 1442 85.0 16.9 15.1
1990 1399 87.0 16.0 24.7
1991 1398 88.0 15.8 24.7
1992 1430 88.0 16.2 12.6
1993 1443 83.0 17.4 20.4
1994 1465 88.0 16.6 19.4
1995 1825 108.0 16.9 13.8
1996 1825 108.0 16.9 13.8
1997 1810 108.0 16.8 20.8
1998 1817 126.0 14.4 26.8
1999 1772 107.0 16.6 36.7
2000 1760 99.0 17.8 35.2
2001 1831 97.0 18.9 33.4
2002 1718 116.0 14.8 37.1
2003 1718 116.0 14.8 37.1
2004 1731 119.0 14.5 40.6
2005 1682 121.0 13.9 44
2006 1746 121.0 14.4 44.3
2007 1640 95.1 17.2 48.2
2008 1579 98.3 16.1 n/a
2009 1603 101.9 15.7 44.3
2010 1503 90.8 16.5 47.4
2011 1542 95.5 16.1 48.4
2012 1560 95.5 16.3 51
2013 1639 100.4 16.3 51.8
2014 1620 96.7 16.7 53.4
2015 1589 93.0 17.0 54.9
2016 1611 92.0 17.5 54.1
2017 1562 87.3 17.8 54.3
2018 1580 83.2 18.9 52
2019 1589 84.2 18.8 59.9
2020 1589 84.4 18.8 53
2021 1488 84.7 17.5 56.9
2022 1494 87.9 16.9 49
2023 1572 82.4 19.0 62.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pine Forest High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1508 86.0 17.5 22.2
1989 1442 85.0 16.9 15.1
1990 1399 87.0 16.0 24.7
1991 1398 88.0 15.8 24.7
1992 1430 88.0 16.2 12.6
1993 1443 83.0 17.4 20.4
1994 1465 88.0 16.6 19.4
1995 1825 108.0 16.9 13.8
1996 1825 108.0 16.9 13.8
1997 1810 108.0 16.8 20.8
1998 1817 126.0 14.4 26.8
1999 1772 107.0 16.6 36.7
2000 1760 99.0 17.8 35.2
2001 1831 97.0 18.9 33.4
2002 1718 116.0 14.8 37.1
2003 1718 116.0 14.8 37.1
2004 1731 119.0 14.5 40.6
2005 1682 121.0 13.9 44
2006 1746 121.0 14.4 44.3
2007 1640 95.1 17.2 48.2
2008 1579 98.3 16.1 n/a
2009 1603 101.9 15.7 44.3
2010 1503 90.8 16.5 47.4
2011 1542 95.5 16.1 48.4
2012 1560 95.5 16.3 51
2013 1639 100.4 16.3 51.8
2014 1620 96.7 16.7 53.4
2015 1589 93.0 17.0 54.9
2016 1611 92.0 17.5 54.1
2017 1562 87.3 17.8 54.3
2018 1580 83.2 18.9 52
2019 1589 84.2 18.8 59.9
2020 1589 84.4 18.8 53
2021 1488 84.7 17.5 56.9
2022 1494 87.9 16.9 49
2023 1572 82.4 19.0 62.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Pine Forest High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $894 (10.8%) $7,402 (89.2%) $8,296

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pine Forest High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 188th of 514 High schoolsRanks 245th of 626 High schools
 2.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Pine Forest High)67.856.2
 11.6%
   End of Course Biology (Cumberland County Schools)58.554.6
 3.9%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (Pine Forest High)53.759.8
 6.1%
   End of Course English II (Cumberland County Schools)56.957.2
 0.3%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (Pine Forest High)62.352.1
 10.2%
   End of Course Math I (Cumberland County Schools)41.634.4
 7.2%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (Pine Forest High)37.567.8
 30.3%
   End of Course Math III (Cumberland County Schools)43.252.3
 9.1%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students15891572
 1.1%
African American745772
 3.6%
American Indian58
 60%
Asian2627
 3.8%
Hispanic212267
 25.9%
Pacific Islander113
 72.7%
White468359
 23.3%
Two or More Races122136
 11.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59.9%62.5%
 2.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Forest High

Pine Forest High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : College Lakes Elementary
Elementary : Howard L Hall Elementary
Elementary : Long Hill Elementary
Elementary : Manchester Elementary
Elementary : Raleigh Road Elementary
Elementary : William T Brown Elementary
Middle : Pine Forest Middle
Middle : Spring Lake Middle

Pine Forest High ranks 263rd of 640 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Pine Forest High are 49% African American, 23% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,572 students attended Pine Forest High.


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