705 Varsity Dr
Fayetteville, NC 28301

Massey Hill is a Choice School in the County. (Apps to attend usually due by Jan.) Students are eclectic & many are advanced learners/over achievers/gifted & LIKE learning.The student/teacher ratios are very low. Downsides: - Transportation (school bus) is not provided (unless you live on Ft. Liberty). - Special Ed: their weakest point. If have an IEP & minimal needs, they’ll likely be ok. But consensus seems to be you must keep tabs & be consistent when things go left. (Frankly, the entire school district is poor for EC kids.) - Sports - There are none. But students can participate in sports at the school their home is districted for. (For on-post this is EE Smith HS). Be sure to contact the home school directly and be persistent. - Hate to point out one specific person/position, but it’s important. The counselor who works with students deciding a career field or post-secondary education lacks. To be fair, they are the only counselor and have 300’ish students (55-65 per class) & have not been out of college long. If something small or pointed is needed, you’re good. But parents be prepared to tackle this yourself. - Family engagement: they’re trying! Much improved over last few years! Neutrals: - the surrounding area. Don’t be put off by the appearance and “talk” of the area. It’s still tying to rid of a reputation from the 80’s - 10’s. Security at the school is paramount. - Physical building - know the building is 100 years old. It’s well cared for, but expect all that comes with such. - Uniforms: love ‘em or hate em. They are required. Prices are reasonable, but not inexpensive. The school hasn’t quite figured out how to make buying a smooth process. But you can buy “unbranded” pieces from wherever. Positives: - Teachers & administration - #1 They are very supportive & understanding with students. Turnover is very low and that says a LOT about the entire school. There are a few teachers that are a bit hard to get ahold of, a couple that prefer to post grades every couple weeks versus daily, but your student isn’t likely to be plagued with this more than once per semester. And if needed, a quick email to admin will straighten things out. - If a student is “weird”, they’re just that. Nobody cares. Few students pick on them. In fact, they’re likely to find a friend or two who is also “weird.” Bullying is not tolerated by students & squashed. - Drugs and shenanigans - don’t bring that mess to The Hill! It’s not tolerated AT ALL.

It is unfortunate that the city and school system does not provide more school choices and education options. The options are very few within the school system and many of the schools are failing and low performing. It sucks

I know that it begins at the very top, which is Administration and then it follows on through the line of staff and onto our children. This school is run by adults who are BULLIES.The lack of respect, caring attitude is far from anything I have ever seen at a school district. I have worked in several school districts throughout my career and this IS THE WORST. Their mission statement is just words to them, there is NO back up with their actions. The actions that the staff decide to take are of their choice. Poor choices made by adults only teaches the growing generation the wrong thing to work for in life. There's a huge lack of positive and productive work ethic in this school. I am sad for these children, they are cultivating their own vicious cycle of playing "word games" to make something seem as it is clearly not. Along with repeating the cycle of bullying and bad words, mixed with irrational decision making and attitude that is giving as freely as the sun shines. It's a shame. It shows in the environment as a whole and I wish that the news would pick up on this and that positive change comes sooner, rather than later. The more time spent in this school makes me fearful about how much of an impact it will have on my children. It has already effected one child. From advanced classes, loving school, being social and growing great character. Now this very same child detests going to school and is verbal about the stressfulness of attending school. My child feels the retaliation and strongly voiced attitudes of the staff towards other children and does not feel safe. I keep my phone on me and regret ever enrolling my child here. It saddens me so much. I see the regression in vibrant character, the regression in academics, the regression in trusting another adult that is around while I am not. -Disappointed Parent, Adult, Caregiver, and Educator... hoping to get the word out.

It has been great. The annual reports show that we been in the top 2-4 schools in Cumberland county since 2011, so I'm confused why the great school rating is still 3/10. It is by far the most close knit school in Cumberland county no matter your race or background, and Smith prepares most of us to go into the work force/trade school (which should be an eval criteria by it self). You might not always get straight A's but the teachers are here to make sure you understand material not just pass the EOC's, and honor is a major part of our tradition. Great sports teams, and the fire science academy has sent high school students from poverty directly to the middle class. Everything I have I owe to this school.

We love this school. The teachers are great and you can tell the new principal Mr. Parker loves being there. That's all my kids talk about. So glad we chose Reid Ross.

Great, the teachers really care about their students.

I rate the school 10 out of 10. My daughter is senior this year and she has had an amazing experience.

It's hard to find a good school in this area, but we had heard good things about the High School and our kids were entering middle school. It was close to home and a choice school, so we chose to send first one child, and then the next year their sibling.Our first year experience there was mostly good. We had little to no communication from the teacher, but our child thrived in their first year of middle school and we were thrilled, coming out of virtual learning and back into in-person school.But the following year they promoted the principal of the school and brought in a new one for the middle school. As our second child entered their first year there, we noticed a big change. First off, while my first gifted child did well, my special needs child went ignored. When we tried to communicate with the teachers, we got the usual no response. It took calls to the administration and weeks to get responses. Meanwhile, our child was failing most of thier classes. We discovered thier 504 wasn't being followed, they had ignored our concerns about placement in advanced classes, and ultimately we had to choose homeschooling mid-year.Meanwhile, events at the school were poorly planned, awards ceremonies were a mess, dances were cancelled at the last minute, and an culture of mass punishment took over.My first student began to hate the school. They disliked most of their teachers, and began to do poorly. My once thriving student was very unhappy. There are also nowhere near the extra-curricular opportunities I would expect from a school like this. Few clubs, and the ones we tried were run so poorly that they weren't really functioning clubs. No field trips.School morale is currently very low, and this school has lost its shine.