Best High Schools in the Fayetteville, NC Area

Carolina School Hub provides school rankings and test data on the best high schools in Fayetteville, NC and its suburbs. See student growth information, assessment data and independent ratings on 17 high schools in the Fayetteville area including Cross Creek Early College, SandHoke Early College High School, and Howard Health and Life Sciences High School. Here you'll find information on high schools in Fayetteville and some of its key suburbs including Eastover NC, Fayetteville NC, and Hope Mills NC.

The list below is not meant be used as a definitive guide to which area high school would be best for any individual student. For schools that are close to one another in rankings, differences in available data are in most cases very small.

On this site, you'll find SAT data and/or other assessment information for the best high schools in Fayetteville and its suburbs - as well as in other major metro areas in the Carolinas. Use Carolina School Hub as your starting point for researching public high schools in North Carolina and South Carolina. Here you'll also find rankings of the best elementary schools in Fayetteville and the best middle schools in Fayetteville and its suburbs.

Ranking of Fayetteville Area's Best High Schools

Rank	School Name	City	School Type	Grades Served
1	Cross Creek Early College	Fayetteville, NC	Regular	9-12
2	SandHoke Early College High School	Raeford, NC	Regular	9-13
3	Howard Health and Life Sciences High School	Fayetteville, NC	Regular	9-12
4	Cumberland International Early College High School	Fayetteville, NC	Regular	9-12
5	Massey Hill Classical High School	Fayetteville, NC	Regular	9-12
6	Jack Britt High School	Fayetteville, NC	Regular	9-12
7	Gray's Creek High School	Hope Mills, NC	Regular	9-12
8	Cape Fear High School	Fayetteville, NC	Regular	9-12
9	Pine Forest High School	Fayetteville, NC	Regular	9-12
10	Terry Sanford High School	Fayetteville, NC	Regular	9-12
11	Reid Ross Classical High School	Fayetteville, NC	Regular	9-12
12	South View High School	Hope Mills, NC	Regular	9-12
13	Hoke County High School	Raeford, NC	Regular	9-12
14	Seventy-First High School	Fayetteville, NC	Regular	9-12
15	E E Smith High School	Fayetteville, NC	Regular	9-12
16	Westover High School	Fayetteville, NC	Regular	9-12
17	Douglas Byrd High School	Fayetteville, NC	Regular	9-12

Rankings for the best high schools in the Fayetteville area were created independently by Carolina School Hub. The test data for this site was derived from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and South Carolina Department of Education.

You can click on a specific school name above for more information on test scores, student data and more.

High Schools on this page were drawn from the following counties:

• Cumberland County, NC
• Hoke County, NC

Deciding on a High School

Deciding which Fayetteville area high school is best for your child requires consideration of a number of factors. Most area high schools offer a well-rounded curriculum, without an area of true specialization. Others may be more specialized in terms of their curriculum.

In addition, some high schools in Fayetteville and its North Carolina suburbs offer a wide range of sports and other extracurricular activities, while others offer a more limited set of opportunities. One size does not fit all when it comes to choosing a high school in the Fayetteville area.