R Max Abbott Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Fayetteville, North Carolina
R Max Abbott Middle in Fayetteville, North Carolina enrolled 704 students in 2024-25 with 43.1 full-time teachers, 16.3 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 32-36% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
759 students in 2022-23, 726 students in 2023-24, 704 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.3 to 43.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 759 | 46.3 | 16.4 |
| 2023-24 | 726 | 44.9 | 16.2 |
| 2024-25 | 704 | 43.1 | 16.3 |
16.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 52 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 372 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection R Max Abbott Middle enrolled 744 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 123 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 372 of the 744 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions123
- Chronically absent43.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.3% of students were Black, 26.3% White, 15.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black46.3%
- White26.3%
- Hispanic15.2%
- Two or more races7.1%
- Asian4.1%
- American Indian0.9%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at R Max Abbott Middle scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 32-36% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 45‑49% | 46% | 48% |
| Math | 32‑36% | 41% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Fayetteville
13 public middle schools in Fayetteville report 2024-25 enrollment; R Max Abbott Middle is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Williams Middle | 1,109 | 17.7 | 55.0% |
| John R Griffin Middle | 1,024 | 17.8 | 35.4% |
| Douglas Byrd Middle | 855 | 13.6 | 98.2% |
| Westover Middle | 768 | 17.7 | 98.0% |
| R Max Abbott Middle | 704 | 16.3 | 98.3% |
| Pine Forest Middle | 703 | 15.0 | 54.5% |
| Luther Nick Jeralds Middle | 605 | 18.6 | 96.5% |
| Lewis Chapel Middle | 574 | 14.3 | 96.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about R Max Abbott Middle
- Douglas Byrd MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 855 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Howard Learning AcademyThe next nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 8 students (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare R Max Abbott Middle with Douglas Byrd MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Cumberland County Schools spends per student$12,118 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,118
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaR Max Abbott Middle is the number 154 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#154 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.16.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about R Max Abbott Middle
How many students attend R Max Abbott Middle?
704 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 759 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Fayetteville, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at R Max Abbott Middle?
16.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is R Max Abbott Middle a Title I school?
R Max Abbott Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at R Max Abbott Middle do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at R Max Abbott Middle scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 32-36% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is R Max Abbott Middle in?
Cumberland County Schools, NCES district ID 3700011. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370001102127 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.