Schools in Vander · Cumberland County Schools
Vander’s public schools score below 64% of North Carolina districts
The public schools Vander’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
25%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
41%
▼ 6 pts vs NC 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 10 pts vs NC 42%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85%
▼ 3 pts vs NC 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 7% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.3
NC 16.1
Schools
1
362 students
The School Grade
How Vander compares
C Test scoresC− Graduation
North Carolina school districts we grade (318)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (329)Better than 25%
High confidence. Built on 23,662 tested students and a graduating class of 3,954; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on North Carolina’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of North Carolina only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Vander.
36 schools teach Pre-K in Vander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Gallberry Farm Elementary, Bill Hefner Elementary, New Century International Elementary and Rockfish Elementary and more.
16 schools teach 6th grade in Vander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Mac Williams Middle, Gray's Creek Middle, John R Griffin Middle and Douglas Byrd Middle and more.
16 schools teach 7th grade in Vander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Mac Williams Middle, Gray's Creek Middle, John R Griffin Middle and Douglas Byrd Middle and more.
16 schools teach 8th grade in Vander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Mac Williams Middle, Gray's Creek Middle, John R Griffin Middle and Douglas Byrd Middle and more.
15 schools teach 9th grade in Vander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Jack Britt High, Pine Forest High, Cape Fear High and South View High and more.
15 schools teach 10th grade in Vander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Jack Britt High, Pine Forest High, Cape Fear High and South View High and more.
15 schools teach 11th grade in Vander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Jack Britt High, Pine Forest High, Cape Fear High and South View High and more.
15 schools teach 12th grade in Vander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Jack Britt High, Pine Forest High, Cape Fear High and South View High and more.
The path, start to finish
K–5Sunnyside ElementaryCumberland County Schools
6–816 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1215 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading41%
State average 47.2%
Math32%
State average 41.9%
Every school in Vander
1 school. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Elementary
Also serving Vander · in other towns
Mac Williams Middle
B−1,109 students18:1Rate it →
Gray's Creek Middle
B−1,068 students18:1Rate it →
John R Griffin Middle
B1,024 students18:1Rate it →
Douglas Byrd Middle
D855 students14:1Rate it →
Westover Middle
C−768 students18:1Rate it →
R Max Abbott Middle
C+704 students16:1Rate it →
Pine Forest Middle
B−703 students15:1Rate it →
South View Middle
C−614 students16:1Rate it →
Luther Nick Jeralds Middle
D605 students19:1Rate it →
Lewis Chapel Middle
D574 students14:1Rate it →
Spring Lake Middle
C−500 students14:1Rate it →
Hope Mills Middle
C474 students15:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Vander
There’s no college in Vander, but 10 are within 30 miles. The closest is Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, 6.5 miles away.
Fayetteville State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Fayetteville
6.5 mi3,649 students
Miller-Motte College-FayettevilleCommunity college · For-profit · Fayetteville
7.5 mi169 students
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Fayetteville
8.2 mi5,904 students
Methodist UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fayetteville
8.5 mi1,561 students
Carolina College of Biblical StudiesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fayetteville
8.7 mi116 students
Manna UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fayetteville
9.9 mi37 students
Sampson Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Clinton
24.4 mi595 students
Campbell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Buies Creek
26 mi4,333 students
Bladen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Dublin
27.1 mi492 students
Robeson Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Lumberton
27.7 mi1,092 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Vander. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.