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Seventy-First High

Cumberland County Schools · Cumberland County

Address
6764 Raeford Road, Fayetteville, NC 28304
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370001100433
1,332
Students
55.5
Teachers (FTE)
24.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
56
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
35.6%
Chronically absent
58.5%
Economically disadvantaged

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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 Seventy-First High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 56 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools34th percentile
Higher than 34% · rank 1,563 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools15th percentile
Higher than 15% · rank 426 of 514
Cumberland County Schools36th percentile
Higher than 36% · rank 50 of 81

Chronic absence is lower here than at 15% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 4 points since 2014 (60 → 56). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202556CNot Met52.5
202457CMet51.4
202358CMet52.7
202260CExceeded52.9
201963CExceeded57.3
201865CExceeded58.5
201756CNot Met54
201664CMet60
201559CMet56
201460CExceeded53

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 65.99%Hispanic 15.54%White 7.96%Two+ Races 7.66%Native Am. 1.35%Asian 1.2%Pacific Isl. 0.3%
Black: 65.99% (879) Hispanic: 15.54% (207) White: 7.96% (106) Two+ Races: 7.66% (102) Native Am.: 1.35% (18) Asian: 1.2% (16) Pacific Isl.: 0.3% (4)
Black65.99%
Hispanic15.54%
White7.96%
Two+ Races7.66%
Native Am.1.35%
Asian1.2%
Pacific Isl.0.3%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,332
47.6%634 Female
52.4%698 Male

Student counts for Seventy-First High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,332 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 64.4%Chronically absent 35.6%
Regular attendance: 64.4% (931) Chronically absent: 35.6% (514)
Regular attendance64.4%
Chronically absent35.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,445
58.5%Economically disadvantaged
3.75%50 English learners

Student indicators for Seventy-First High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,445 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 71.48%Beginning 28.52%
Experienced: 71.48% (50) Beginning: 28.52% (20)
Experienced71.48%
Beginning28.52%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 70.5 FTE
90.21%Fully licensed
9.79%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Seventy-First High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 70.5 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 362.4%32.5%
English II47.8%21.8%
Biology30.9%17.3%
NC Math 124.3%6.1%

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
Biology69.1%13.6%14.1%--
English II52.2%26%20.4%--
NC Math 175.7%18.1%5.6%--
NC Math 337.6%29.9%27.1%5.4%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-2.0169.9

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers70.48
Experienced teachers50.38 (71%)
Beginning teachers20.1 (29%)
Holding a standard license63.58 (90%)
Emergency or provisional licenses6.9 (10%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (514 of 1,445)35.6%
Economically disadvantaged58.5%
English learners making progress (of 50)10%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.87
Library books per student17.65
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.4

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
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 Seventy-First High report card PDF

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Seventy-First High'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.