Original Research by School Decision on Cis Academy
CIS Academy is a single-school charter district serving grades six through eight in Robeson County, North Carolina. The school itself operates as an independent charter and enrolls a small population of students, with roughly equal representation across the three middle grades.
The student body is overwhelmingly comprised of American Indian students, with a very small number of Hispanic and white students and no Black or Asian enrollment. This composition reflects the school's location in Pembroke, historically a center of Lumbee Nation community and institutions. The school is the sole entity within its district structure.
State assessment data for CIS Academy was not available, so a reader cannot see proficiency results or academic trends over time. This gap often reflects the nature of charter schools or small alternative districts, which sometimes sit outside regular state reporting cycles or serve populations with different testing protocols, though the specific reason here is not documented. A parent interested in academic outcomes would need to contact the school directly for assessment information, curriculum details, or longitudinal performance data.
Among Robeson County's districts, CIS Academy reports a chronic absenteeism rate that falls below the midpoint for the county. Per-pupil spending sits in the middle range, in the upper half among the county's three districts. Graduation rate data does not apply because the school serves only middle grades and does not progress students through high school completion.
The school operates with modest overall resources relative to its peer districts in the county. Free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility and special education or English learner enrollment data were not reported, so a parent cannot assess the prevalence of economic disadvantage or whether the school has formal capacity in those areas of student support.
Public sources show CIS Academy engages in routine operations including enrollment lotteries, calendar management, and community partnerships, but no recent district-wide curriculum shift, facility expansion, or other large change that would signal a different direction. The school appears stable in its current form.
A parent considering CIS Academy should seek direct conversation with the school about assessment results, course offerings, and the specific academic and cultural environment the school provides to its students. The data available here establishes the school's size, composition, and spending level but cannot speak to the quality or nature of instruction, peer culture, or individual student outcomes that would shape whether this school is the right fit for a particular child.
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