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Alpha Academy

Alpha Academy · Cumberland County

Address
8030 Raeford Road, Fayetteville, NC 28304
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Grades served
K-12
NCES school ID
370010302511
960
Students
54.7
Teachers (FTE)
17.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
74
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
18.7%
Chronically absent
67.3%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Alpha Academy's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Alpha AcademyElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Lake Rim ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Cumberland County Schools1.2 mi
  2. E E Miller ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Cumberland County Schools1.9 mi
  3. New Century International ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Cumberland County Schools2.0 mi
  4. New Century International MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Cumberland County Schools2.3 mi
  5. Bill Hefner ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Cumberland County Schools2.7 mi
  6. Rockfish Hoke ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Hoke County Schools2.9 mi
  7. Loyd E Auman ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Cumberland County Schools3.2 mi
  8. Seventy-First Classical MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Cumberland County Schools3.3 mi
  9. Seventy-First HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Cumberland County Schools3.5 mi
  10. Cliffdale ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Cumberland County Schools4.4 mi

How Alpha Academy compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 74 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools80th percentile
Higher than 80% · rank 453 of 2,483
North Carolina schools73rd percentile
Higher than 73% · rank 21 of 88

Chronic absence is lower here than at 62% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 18 points since 2014 (56 → 74). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202574BExceeded68.9
202470BMet66.9
202369CMet65.5
202268CExceeded61.8
201972BExceeded68.2
201867CMet63.9
201768CMet65
201669CExceeded65
201562CMet59
201456CMet51

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Alpha Academy for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 53.02%Hispanic 21.15%White 11.35%Two+ Races 9.58%Asian 2.4%Pacific Isl. 1.56%Native Am. 0.94%
Black: 53.02% (509) Hispanic: 21.15% (203) White: 11.35% (109) Two+ Races: 9.58% (92) Asian: 2.4% (23) Pacific Isl.: 1.56% (15) Native Am.: 0.94% (9)
Black53.02%
Hispanic21.15%
White11.35%
Two+ Races9.58%
Asian2.4%
Pacific Isl.1.56%
Native Am.0.94%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 960
51.56%495 Female
48.44%465 Male

Student counts for Alpha Academy, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 960 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 81.3%Chronically absent 18.7%
Regular attendance: 81.3% (802) Chronically absent: 18.7% (185)
Regular attendance81.3%
Chronically absent18.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 987
67.3%Economically disadvantaged
3.96%38 English learners

Student indicators for Alpha Academy, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 987 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 71.43%Beginning 28.57%
Experienced: 71.43% (15) Beginning: 28.57% (6)
Experienced71.43%
Beginning28.57%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 21 FTE
85.71%Fully licensed
14.29%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Alpha Academy, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 21 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)74.6%55.5%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)71%50.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)68.4%42.6%
English II62.5%40.6%
NC Math 357.1%42.9%
Biology52.8%36.1%
NC Math 145.3%5%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology47.2%16.7%22.2%13.9%
English II37.5%21.9%34.4%6.3%
NC Math 154.7%41.5%----
NC Math 342.9%14.3%32.1%10.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)29%20.4%32.5%18.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)31.6%25.8%28.2%14.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)25.4%19.1%36.4%19.1%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth5.5992.6

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers21
Experienced teachers15 (71%)
Beginning teachers6 (29%)
Holding a standard license18 (86%)
Emergency or provisional licenses3 (14%)

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (185 of 987)18.7%
Economically disadvantaged67.3%
English learners making progress (of 38)52.6%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.29
Library books per student0
Students have device accessNo
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.39

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Alpha Academy report card PDF

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Alpha Academy's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.