Photo: Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0Vander’s public schools score below 56% of North Carolina districts on tests and graduation
41% of students in Vander’s public schools are proficient in math, below the North Carolina average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Vander, 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.
Vander’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 329 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Vander’s, its schools beat 33%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
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 16 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 Vander’s grade
C+: better than 44% of North Carolina school districts. 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 Vander, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Vander
Sunnyside Elementary
Grades K–5 · 362 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
1st grade in Vander
Sunnyside Elementary
Grades K–5 · 362 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
2nd grade in Vander
Sunnyside Elementary
Grades K–5 · 362 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
3rd grade in Vander
Sunnyside Elementary
Grades K–5 · 362 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
4th grade in Vander
Sunnyside Elementary
Grades K–5 · 362 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
5th grade in Vander
Sunnyside Elementary
Grades K–5 · 362 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
Vander’s public schools are run by Cumberland County Schools, which also serves Eastover, Falcon, Fayetteville and Godwin and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Vander vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Vander’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Vander | C+ | Cumberland County Schools |
| Fayetteville | C+ | Cumberland County Schools PK–12 · Fort Bragg Schools |
Every school in Vander
32 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 Vander’s schools
Are Vander’s schools good?
On North Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Vander children attend score below 56% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Vander in?
Cumberland County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 49,002 students in 86 schools (2024–25).
Where do Vander 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 Vander’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 Vander 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 Vander families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Vander → 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.