Photo: Townofspringlake · CC BY-SA 4.0Spring Lake’s public schools score below 56% of North Carolina districts on tests and graduation
41% of students in Spring Lake’s public schools are proficient in math, below the North Carolina average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Spring Lake, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.
From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Spring Lake’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 41% in math, against 50% and 51% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,145 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and 15 high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Spring Lake’s grade
C+: better than 44% of North Carolina school districts, #190 of 290 North Carolina towns. Graduation is above the North Carolina average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Spring Lake, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Spring Lake
Manchester Elementary
Grades K–5 · 254 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Spring Lake
Manchester Elementary
Grades K–5 · 254 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Spring Lake
Manchester Elementary
Grades K–5 · 254 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Spring Lake
Manchester Elementary
Grades K–5 · 254 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Spring Lake
Manchester Elementary
Grades K–5 · 254 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Spring Lake
Manchester Elementary
Grades K–5 · 254 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Spring Lake
Spring Lake Middle
Grades 6–8 · 500 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Spring Lake
Spring Lake Middle
Grades 6–8 · 500 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Spring Lake
Spring Lake Middle
Grades 6–8 · 500 students · 14:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Spring Lake
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Spring Lake vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Spring Lake’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake | C+ | Cumberland County Schools PK–12 · Fort Bragg Schools |
| Fayetteville | C+ | Cumberland County Schools PK–12 · Fort Bragg Schools |
Every school in Spring Lake
17 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Spring Lake’s schools
Are Spring Lake’s schools good?
On North Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Spring Lake children attend score below 56% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #190 of 290 North Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Spring Lake in?
Fort Bragg Schools, which runs grades and enrolls 0 students in 0 schools (2024–25).
Where do Spring Lake kids go to high school?
One of 15 high schools, depending on your address: Jack Britt High, Pine Forest High, Cape Fear High, South View High, Gray's Creek High, Seventy-First High, Westover High, Terry Sanford High, E E Smith High, Douglas Byrd High, Cumberland Polytechnic, Massey Hill Classical High, Cross Creek Early College, Cumberland International Early College and Reid Ross Classical High.
What is Spring Lake’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Cumberland County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.
How much does Spring Lake spend per student?
$12,145 in Cumberland County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Spring Lake families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Spring Lake → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.