Wrestling State Tournament Team – 1984 (All Classes), 1990 (4A), 2020 (3A)[12]
Academy of Natural Sciences
The Natural Science Academy is a program located at Cape Fear that acknowledges students for completing 7 or more sciences throughout their high school career while maintaining a 3.0 unweighted GPA average in these courses.[13]
Extracurricular organizations
Marching band
In 2014, the Cape Fear marching band placed 3rd (regardless of class) in the Bands of America Winston-Salem Regional Championship.[14]
Winter guard
The Cape Fear winter guard placed 18th in the Scholastic World division of the Winter Guard International Color Guard World Championship Semi-finals in 2017 and 20th in 2018.[15][16]
NJROTC
In 2016, the Cape Fear NJROTC placed 15th in the NJROTC Nationals Drill Championship.[17]
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 1,422 students enrolled in 2020–2021 was as follows:[4]
Male – 51.2%
Female – 48.8%
Native American/Alaskan – 3.4%
Asian – 0.8%
Black – 26.8%
Hispanic – 10.2%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – 0.4%
White – 51.5%
Multiracial – 6.9%
51.2% of the students were male, and 48.8% were female. 49.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[4]
Administration
Jason Jordan, the current principal of Cape Fear High School, has also served as the principal of Massey Hill Classical High School. He is the sixth principal of Cape Fear.[18]