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Douglas Byrd Middle

Cumberland County Schools · Cumberland County

Address
1616 Ireland Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370001100399
855
Students
63.1
Teachers (FTE)
13.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
F
Performance grade
38
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
53.4%
Chronically absent
75.1%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Cumberland County Schools's calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Douglas Byrd Middle — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Cumberland County Schools

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Zone boundary published by Cumberland County Schools as “BoardofEducation/SchoolLocator”, last updated 2026-09-08.

How Douglas Byrd Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 38 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools4th percentile
Higher than 4% · rank 2,377 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools8th percentile
Higher than 8% · rank 417 of 456
Cumberland County Schools0th percentile
Higher than 0% · rank 81 of 81

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

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 6 points since 2014 (44 → 38). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202538FNot Met33.3
202445DExceeded34.1
202345DMet35.3
202244DExceeded32.8
201943DNot Met40.6
201841DNot Met36.4
201746DMet39
201650DExceeded41
201550DExceeded40
201444DMet35

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 Cumberland County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 52.28%Hispanic 19.3%White 13.92%Two+ Races 11.7%Native Am. 1.52%Pacific Isl. 0.7%Asian 0.58%
Black: 52.28% (447) Hispanic: 19.3% (165) White: 13.92% (119) Two+ Races: 11.7% (100) Native Am.: 1.52% (13) Pacific Isl.: 0.7% (6) Asian: 0.58% (5)
Black52.28%
Hispanic19.3%
White13.92%
Two+ Races11.7%
Native Am.1.52%
Pacific Isl.0.7%
Asian0.58%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 855
47.84%409 Female
52.16%446 Male

Student counts for Douglas Byrd Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 855 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 46.6%Chronically absent 53.4%
Regular attendance: 46.6% (458) Chronically absent: 53.4% (525)
Regular attendance46.6%
Chronically absent53.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 983
75.1%Economically disadvantaged
6.55%56 English learners

Student indicators for Douglas Byrd Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 983 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 61.91%Beginning 38.09%
Experienced: 61.91% (33) Beginning: 38.09% (21)
Experienced61.91%
Beginning38.09%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 54 FTE
88.34%Fully licensed
11.66%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Douglas Byrd Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 54 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)38.6%21.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)34.2%14.3%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)27%12.2%

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
Mathematics (grades 3–8)73%14.8%11.3%--
Reading (grades 3–8)65.8%19.9%12%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)61.4%17.2%18.3%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-6.4955.8

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers54.01
Experienced teachers33.44 (62%)
Beginning teachers20.57 (38%)
Holding a standard license47.71 (88%)
Emergency or provisional licenses6.3 (12%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (525 of 983)53.4%
Economically disadvantaged75.1%
English learners making progress (of 56)25%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.65
Library books per student14.04
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.63

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

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

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First page of the Douglas Byrd Middle report card PDF

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Douglas Byrd Middle'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.