Cumberland County Schools (CCS) is highlighting progress in student growth, graduation rates and several tested subjects following the release of the 2024-2025 accountability results by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The district’s overall proficiency rate remained steady at 50.8%, with encouraging gains in key areas and clear opportunities for continued improvement.
Key Highlights
- Nearly half of the schools in the district improved their composite proficiency scores.
- Math 3 showed the largest subject gain, rising 8.7 percentage points.
- The district’s graduation rate increased to 86.%.
- 78 % of the schools in CCS met or exceeded growth, outpacing the statewide average of about 71%.
- The percentage of students meeting the ACT benchmark rose to 50.9%.
- Several schools also posted notable gains. Beaver Dam Elementary School increased its composite proficiency by 8.8 percentage points and advanced from a B to an A. Westover Middle School improved its composite proficiency by 6 percentage points, raised its School Performance Grade from a D to a C, and achieved a 99.3 growth index score — the second highest in the district. Additionally, Pine Forest High School earned the maximum converted growth score of 100, the highest in the district.
School Performance Grades
CCS celebrated the removal of four schools from the state’s low-performing list, all of which increased their school performance letter grades and two of which also exceeded growth. However, the district now has 27 schools designated as low-performing for the 2025-2026 school year, up from 15 the prior year. Among these, 18 met growth expectations, eight increased their overall achievement score and seven improved their numerical School Performance Grade…