📍 1616 Ireland Drive, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, 28304
Douglas Byrd Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fayetteville, Cumberland County. The school has 935 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cumberland County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 61.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Douglas Byrd Middle enrolls 935 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 61.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 481 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 172 | 18% |
| White | 158 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 91 | 9.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
932 of the school's 935 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 932 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Douglas Byrd Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 19, state house district 44.
Douglas Byrd Middle is one of 86 schools in Cumberland County Schools, based in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The district serves 49,002 students district-wide and employs 3,329 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 935 students, Douglas Byrd Middle is larger than the district average of about 570 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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