📍 8030 Raeford Road, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, 28304
Alpha Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Fayetteville, Cumberland County. The school has 1,126 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alpha Academy school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Alpha Academy enrolls 1,126 students across grades K–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 628 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 210 | 19% |
| White | 144 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 89 | 7.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 21 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 20 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
659 of the school's 1,126 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 615 qualify for free lunch and 44 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.
Alpha Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. 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 21, state house district 42.
Alpha Academy is one of 1 schools in Alpha Academy, based in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The district serves 960 students district-wide and employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,126 students, Alpha Academy is larger than the district average of about 960 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize