Terry Sanford High

Terry Sanford High

Public High School | Grade 9-12
2301 Fort Bragg Rd,  Fayetteville, NC
Cumberland County Schools
3.5
2.9
1,130 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr Thomas Hatch
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Average SAT Score
1160
Average ACT Score
24
Math Proficiency
37%
Reading Proficiency
54%
Average GPA
3.46
Graduation Rate
84%

Niche Grade

C+
Academics
B-
Teachers
B
College Prep
C
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
A
Sports
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.46
Reading Proficiency
54%
Math Proficiency
37%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Teachers
62
Full Time Teachers
62
Teachers in First or Second Year
10.7%
College Prep
Average SAT
1160
Math
570
Verbal
590
Average ACT
24
Math
22
English
24
Reading
26
Science
23
Number of AP Courses
19
AP Pass Rate
30.3%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
High

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
293:1

Student Diversity

Female
50.1%
Male
49.9%
Black
44.3%
White
30.8%
Hispanic
11.8%
Two or more races
7.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander
4.3%
Native American
1.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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School Rankings

#47 Most Diverse Public HS in North Carolina
Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
North Carolina State University 237 Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 206 Students
East Carolina University 191 Students
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 188 Students
Fayetteville State University 140 Students
Appalachian State University 124 Students
North Carolina A&T State University 121 Students
University of North Carolina - Greensboro 119 Students
University of North Carolina - Wilmington 110 Students
Winston-Salem State University 91 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 93 Students
Biology 89 Students
Nursing 68 Students
Psychology 61 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 41 Students
Computer Science 41 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 27 Students
Political Science and Government 24 Students
Criminology 23 Students
Sport and Fitness Management 23 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.5 250 Reviews
4.0 Senior
2/16/2024
My name is Rashid Jones, I will be giving you all a brief description of my time at Terry Sanford! I love this school to the moon and back every program I've been in made me feel like home/family, and everyone else at that. And I love all my teachers and how they teach. Most people say they don't have help or they don't learn anything. Honestly all the resources are there anything you could need is in reach. It's a matter of reaching it which most people don't. The resources are there people just don't utilize them . And I'm guilty of that but I've realized and fixed that about myself. And I've really appreciated my coaches , counselor, AD etc. who've been there for me whenever however I needed it!!!
2.0 Alum
12/6/2023
Terry Sanford was a terrible school and did not prepare me for college at all. I never had to study for anything at this school which left me unready for college and diminished my success my first semester there.
5.0 Alum
7/8/2023
Terry sanford is the best high school in North Carolina. Now it is a very diverse school and has came a long way from where it use to be demographic wise. All sports are in the playoffs every year, every club and everyone supports each other as much as possible and the alumni support is unlike any other school in America. I wish I had all four years there but due to covid it was not possible but, even with covid they gave the best learning experience possible while trying to help everybody as much as possible.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.9 16 Reviews
5.0 parent
4/26/2024
This is the same school jcole went to. It is the nicest school in Fayetteville. Nowhere even close and ive lived here for 23 years
2.0 student
5/5/2023
I believe the school could do better in many areas including student harassment and teacher behavior. Many teachers make it clear they don’t want to work here or like teaching, which doesn’t motivate me at all to want to be taught by someone who doesn’t even enjoy teaching me. There’s plenty of inst...
3.0 parent
8/29/2022
I am a current student at this school. I take the best classes possible and get straight A's. However, when it came to testing time (AP exams) I realized that I had no idea what was happening. The teachers have been getting worse every year, and students truly don't learn much at all. They are holdi...
5.0 parent
2/9/2022
Best school ever made and very nice ppl

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