Terry Sanford High

Summary:

Terry Sanford High is a public high school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving 1,224 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 138 out of 242 districts in the state.

Terry Sanford High has a diverse student population, with 30.8% White, 44.28% African American, 11.85% Hispanic, and 4.33% Asian students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by end-of-course test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Biology (46.8%), Math I (37.6%), and Math III (61%) were below the district and state averages. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 172 out of 451 high schools in 2013-2014 to 326 out of 640 high schools in the most recent 2023-2024 school year, with a 2-star rating.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Massey Hill Classical High and Cumberland Polytechnic, Terry Sanford High's performance is generally lower. The school's academic performance has also declined over the years, and its high percentage of students (58.66%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch may contribute to its lower performance compared to higher-performing schools in the area. Additionally, the school faces disparities in student subgroup performance, with Asian and Hispanic students performing better than African American and disabled students, suggesting the need to address equity and opportunity gaps.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2301 Fort Bragg Road
       Fayetteville, NC  28303-7035


(910) 484-1151

District: Cumberland County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
326th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,493 Help


Feeder schools for Terry Sanford High:

Elementary:    Alma O Easom Elementary
    Ashley Elementary
    Glendale Acres Elementary
    Margaret Willis Elementary
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Middle:    R Max Abbott Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  19.1 Help
Number of students:  1,213

Racial breakdown:

African American:
45.9%
White:
29.2%
Hispanic:
10.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.7% Help


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Compare Details Terry Sanford High ranks worse than 50.9% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 10th 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 45.62. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (45.9%), White (29.2%), Hispanic (10.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Terry Sanford High is 19.1. 9 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 Terry Sanford High is $8,493. 10 high schools in the Cumberland County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Terry Sanford High:

SchoolDigger ranks Terry Sanford High 326th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Terry Sanford 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 Terry Sanford High

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Rank History for all students at Terry Sanford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 64.77 115th 431 73.3%
2007 63.44 116th 453 74.4%
2008 60.05 148th 477 69.0%
2009 53.71 222nd 490 54.7%
2010 62.45 160th 499 67.9%
2011 61.84 161st 506 68.2%
2012 59.78 151st 502 69.9%
2013 45.96 181st 505 64.2%
2014 47.66 172nd 451 61.9%
2015 42.31 245th 531 53.9%
2016 38.79 239th 507 52.9%
2017 41.91 235th 476 50.6%
2018 36.45 289th 469 38.4%
2019 31.94 332nd 514 35.4%
2021 23.69 453rd 594 23.7%
2022 36.36 385th 621 38.0%
2023 30.20 432nd 626 31.0%
2024 45.62 326th 640 49.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Terry Sanford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.90 126th 185 31.9%
2019 40.02 126th 195 35.4%
2021 38.81 121st 199 39.2%
2022 32.61 158th 226 30.1%
2023 34.40 176th 249 29.3%
2024 67.16 70th 261 73.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Terry Sanford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 61.66 31st 173 82.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Terry Sanford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 47.88 134th 349 61.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Terry Sanford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.33 316th 424 25.5%
2019 27.37 315th 446 29.4%
2021 28.06 290th 432 32.9%
2022 30.74 368th 544 32.4%
2023 23.76 475th 597 20.4%
2024 39.33 337th 613 45.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Terry Sanford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.52 303rd 449 32.5%
2019 31.75 330th 475 30.5%
2021 21.18 363rd 475 23.6%
2022 30.52 418th 594 29.6%
2023 28.75 424th 588 27.9%
2024 46.77 312th 602 48.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Terry Sanford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.63 329th 349 5.7%
2021 15.31 327th 334 2.1%
2022 25.07 258th 330 21.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Terry Sanford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 45.49 210th 325 35.4%
2021 9.10 319th 337 5.3%
2022 31.56 328th 398 17.6%
2023 54.29 223rd 403 44.7%
2024 60.24 197th 403 51.1%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Terry Sanford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.42 16th 32 50.0%
2019 25.16 26th 33 21.2%
2021 41.35 27th 41 34.1%
2022 30.22 40th 47 14.9%
2023 27.09 39th 48 18.8%
2024 69.30 13th 49 73.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Terry Sanford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.28 298th 463 35.6%
2019 28.28 339th 488 30.5%
2021 24.27 341st 481 29.1%
2022 40.75 328th 585 43.9%
2023 30.55 415th 602 31.1%
2024 42.52 339th 607 44.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Terry Sanford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.61 29th 77 62.3%
2021 36.74 63rd 83 24.1%
2022 58.16 45th 91 50.5%
2023 57.99 44th 98 55.1%
2024 60.52 48th 101 52.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Terry Sanford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.07 288th 359 19.8%
2019 30.64 254th 369 31.2%
2021 23.90 289th 364 20.6%
2022 33.92 264th 430 38.6%
2023 27.94 320th 434 26.3%
2024 45.08 203rd 437 53.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Terry Sanford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.74 207th 340 39.1%
2019 32.77 232nd 354 34.5%
2021 43.37 145th 370 60.8%
2022 34.28 280th 436 35.8%
2023 40.99 243rd 449 45.9%
2024 60.39 129th 454 71.6%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Terry Sanford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.87 138th 427 67.7%
2019 49.02 195th 444 56.1%
2021 24.96 320th 439 27.1%
2022 54.57 239th 534 55.2%
2023 51.22 254th 537 52.7%
2024 53.06 263rd 553 52.4%
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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 Terry Sanford High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 659 494 18 8 5 n/a n/a 1 1185
1989 528 495 15 8 7 n/a n/a 0 1053
1990 528 454 11 11 7 n/a n/a -9 1002
1991 503 448 9 12 8 n/a n/a 0 980
1992 492 403 18 20 9 n/a n/a 0 942
1993 485 390 27 21 7 n/a n/a 0 930
1994 524 391 26 26 6 n/a n/a 0 973
1995 771 565 39 39 7 n/a n/a 0 1421
1996 771 565 39 39 7 n/a n/a 0 1421
1997 791 560 39 36 6 n/a n/a 0 1432
1998 811 551 32 35 11 n/a n/a 0 1440
1999 789 521 32 49 11 n/a n/a 0 1402
2000 822 523 34 54 12 n/a n/a 0 1445
2001 866 487 37 49 15 n/a n/a 0 1454
2002 868 511 58 58 14 n/a n/a 0 1509
2003 868 511 58 58 14 n/a n/a 0 1509
2004 804 553 67 58 16 n/a n/a 0 1498
2005 782 525 70 64 17 n/a n/a 0 1458
2006 755 525 74 58 13 n/a n/a 0 1425
2007 727 538 60 65 11 n/a n/a 41 1442
2008 691 498 55 64 10 n/a n/a 40 1358
2009 662 586 73 83 13 n/a n/a 0 1417
2010 634 562 89 75 8 n/a n/a 0 1368
2011 622 506 89 116 16 2 63 0 1414
2012 581 498 84 96 22 1 69 0 1351
2013 560 463 69 110 24 3 78 0 1307
2014 512 461 81 112 17 5 76 0 1264
2015 484 481 81 112 20 3 85 0 1266
2016 470 516 66 127 14 3 98 0 1294
2017 466 555 53 121 13 4 87 0 1299
2018 428 482 46 139 9 4 79 0 1187
2019 409 525 36 138 9 1 63 0 1181
2020 428 456 43 151 13 1 86 0 1178
2021 397 481 46 136 11 2 81 0 1154
2022 380 466 45 135 11 4 89 0 1130
2023 377 542 53 145 13 6 88 0 1224
2024 354 557 53 126 12 6 105 0 1213

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Terry Sanford High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1185 70.0 16.9 27.9
1989 1053 72.0 14.6 26.8
1990 1002 73.0 13.7 33.5
1991 980 70.0 14.0 34.3
1992 942 70.0 13.4 23.6
1993 930 67.0 13.9 33.2
1994 973 64.0 15.2 28.3
1995 1421 80.0 17.8 17.5
1996 1421 80.0 17.8 17.5
1997 1432 80.0 17.9 24.2
1998 1440 97.0 14.8 25.2
1999 1402 89.0 15.8 32.2
2000 1445 81.0 17.8 27.4
2001 1454 78.0 18.6 28.1
2002 1509 99.0 15.2 27.6
2003 1509 99.0 15.2 27.6
2004 1498 99.0 15.1 29.9
2005 1458 102.0 14.3 32
2006 1425 102.0 14.0 33.4
2007 1442 89.0 16.2 34
2008 1358 88.3 15.4 n/a
2009 1417 86.0 16.5 35.1
2010 1368 79.4 17.2 34.3
2011 1414 87.5 16.1 39.1
2012 1351 80.1 16.8 41
2013 1307 79.6 16.4 39.6
2014 1264 75.7 16.6 40.9
2015 1266 72.0 17.5 45.2
2016 1294 66.0 19.6 48.2
2017 1299 66.1 19.6 50.1
2018 1187 66.7 17.7 48.2
2019 1181 62.2 18.9 57.3
2020 1178 60.5 19.4 47.5
2021 1154 64.3 17.9 59.8
2022 1130 65.7 17.1 45.8
2023 1224 61.8 19.7 58.7
2024 1213 63.2 19.1 59.7

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 Terry Sanford High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1185 70.0 16.9 27.9
1989 1053 72.0 14.6 26.8
1990 1002 73.0 13.7 33.5
1991 980 70.0 14.0 34.3
1992 942 70.0 13.4 23.6
1993 930 67.0 13.9 33.2
1994 973 64.0 15.2 28.3
1995 1421 80.0 17.8 17.5
1996 1421 80.0 17.8 17.5
1997 1432 80.0 17.9 24.2
1998 1440 97.0 14.8 25.2
1999 1402 89.0 15.8 32.2
2000 1445 81.0 17.8 27.4
2001 1454 78.0 18.6 28.1
2002 1509 99.0 15.2 27.6
2003 1509 99.0 15.2 27.6
2004 1498 99.0 15.1 29.9
2005 1458 102.0 14.3 32
2006 1425 102.0 14.0 33.4
2007 1442 89.0 16.2 34
2008 1358 88.3 15.4 n/a
2009 1417 86.0 16.5 35.1
2010 1368 79.4 17.2 34.3
2011 1414 87.5 16.1 39.1
2012 1351 80.1 16.8 41
2013 1307 79.6 16.4 39.6
2014 1264 75.7 16.6 40.9
2015 1266 72.0 17.5 45.2
2016 1294 66.0 19.6 48.2
2017 1299 66.1 19.6 50.1
2018 1187 66.7 17.7 48.2
2019 1181 62.2 18.9 57.3
2020 1178 60.5 19.4 47.5
2021 1154 64.3 17.9 59.8
2022 1130 65.7 17.1 45.8
2023 1224 61.8 19.7 58.7
2024 1213 63.2 19.1 59.7

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 Terry Sanford High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $714 (8.4%) $7,779 (91.6%) $8,493

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Terry Sanford High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 332nd of 514 High schoolsRanks 432nd of 626 High schools
 4.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Terry Sanford High)5443.8
 10.2%
   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 (Terry Sanford High)49.554.6
 5.1%
   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 (Terry Sanford High)3227.2
 4.8%
   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 (Terry Sanford High)28.840
 11.2%
   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 Students11811224
 3.6%
African American525542
 3.2%
American Indian913
 44.4%
Asian3653
 47.2%
Hispanic138145
 5.1%
Pacific Islander16
 500%
White409377
 7.8%
Two or More Races6388
 39.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients57.3%58.7%
 1.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Terry Sanford High

Terry Sanford High ranks 326th of 640 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,213 students attended Terry Sanford High.

Terry Sanford High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alma O Easom Elementary
Elementary : Ashley Elementary
Elementary : Glendale Acres Elementary
Elementary : Margaret Willis Elementary
Elementary : Vanstory Hills Elementary
Middle : R Max Abbott Middle

Students at Terry Sanford High are 46% African American, 29% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.


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