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Brentwood Elementary

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Brentwood Elementary ranks 1117 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1117^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Brentwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 502 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.

Brentwood Elementary's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are consistently lower than the Cumberland County Schools district and the state of North Carolina averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Brentwood's 3rd grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 54.2%, compared to 57% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in Reading, with 3rd grade proficiency rates ranging from 33.3% to 37.7% over the past few years, compared to the district's 44.5% to 47% and the state's 46.5% to 48.7%. Additionally, Brentwood Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, Brentwood Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby Mary McArthur Elementary, Cumberland Mills Elementary, and E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science, as well as higher overall rankings from SchoolDigger. For example, E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary, located just 2.63 miles from Brentwood, has consistently ranked in the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates across all subject areas.

494

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,456

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1115 Bingham Drive
Fayetteville, NC 28304-2898

(910) 864-5310

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Brentwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis Chapel Middle
High:	Seventy-First High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.3%

Hispanic:

18.2%

White:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg57%

1,117^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 46Elementary Schools in the Cumberland County Schools

144^th of 242Cumberland County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	1117 of 1490	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1143 of 1505	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1142 of 1502	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1027 of 1514	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1163 of 1489	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	853 of 1473	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	908 of 1434	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.1	829 of 1429	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.5	764 of 1425	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.6	667 of 1440	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.2	761 of 1390	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.9	982 of 1403	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.0	1076 of 1388	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	1271 of 1381	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	1219 of 1363	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.0	1163 of 1354	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.5	1150 of 1324	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.2	1032 of 1293	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.8	1030 of 1276	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	465 of 918	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	441 of 924	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	540 of 933	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	381 of 927	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	412 of 896	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	170 of 949	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	202 of 927	78.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	45.3	284 of 634	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.7	511 of 646	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	277 of 878	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.9	642 of 897	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	1077 of 1451	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1063 of 1455	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	952 of 1459	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1025 of 1458	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1238 of 1440	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	923 of 1424	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	818 of 1405	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	552 of 710	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	386 of 961	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	581 of 951	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	590 of 915	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	429 of 843	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.9	143 of 865	83.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	1027 of 1437	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1018 of 1450	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1038 of 1437	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.1	669 of 1366	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.6	915 of 1329	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	446 of 1361	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	494 of 1332	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1111 of 1450	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1159 of 1464	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1206 of 1461	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	962 of 1464	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	1017 of 1444	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	728 of 1430	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	953 of 1413	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	85.6	12 of 159	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	44.7	76 of 133	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	322 of 821	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	161 of 801	79.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	41.0	772 of 1178	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2024)92nd percentile+68 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+24 vs school

White (2018)34th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science49%-13 vs state

Mathematics47%-13 vs state

Reading41%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brentwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1115 Bingham Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-5310	494	36	13.8	96.8%	52 (10.5%)	298 (60.3%)	90 (18.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	44 (8.9%)	27.6	1117^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.0%		27.9	1143^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	24.1%	26	54.2	35.8	50.0	36.1	47.8	41.0	48.7	$11,456	$2,255	$9,201
J W Coon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	905 Hope Mills Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 425-6141	186	19	9.9	98.4%	36 (19.4%)	84 (45.2%)	43 (23.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.3%)	23.3	1212^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.7%		34	1028^th of 1505 public elementary schools	31.7%	184	45.5	37.5	36.7	31.8	41.7	43.3	56.7	$15,400	$1,813	$13,587
Cliffdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6450 Cliffdale Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-3442	613	44	14.0	97.9%	28 (4.6%)	381 (62.2%)	137 (22.3%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.5%)	16.4	1335^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.4%		21.8	1254^th of 1505 public elementary schools	16.7%	81	39.8	44.4	31.9	38.0	30.0	29.7	46.2	$9,948	$1,914	$8,034
Loyd E Auman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6882 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 868-8153	495	35	14.0	99.2%	60 (12.1%)	285 (57.6%)	84 (17.0%)	14 (2.8%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.7%)	33.8	1019^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.6%		29.4	1111^th of 1505 public elementary schools	26.2%	92	54.1	40.3	45.8	44.6	45.2	48.2	56.6	$10,052	$1,488	$8,565
William H Owen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4533 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 425-6163	393	30	13.1	99.0%	32 (8.1%)	251 (63.9%)	84 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	42	879^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.0%		58.1	616^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.1%	263	40.6	36.5	67.8	34.4	50.8	55.9	76.3	$10,370	$1,704	$8,665
Montclair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 Glensford Drive	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 868-5124	433	31	13.9	99.3%	46 (10.6%)	226 (52.2%)	103 (23.8%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.2%)	36	982^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	34.1%		39.7	936^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.8%	46	63.4	47.5	34.4	48.8	54.1	42.6	38.3	$10,530	$1,397	$9,133
Sherwood Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2115 Hope Mills Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-4797	335	28	12.1	95.5%	54 (16.1%)	169 (50.4%)	62 (18.5%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.1%)	58.7	586^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.7%		50.1	745^th of 1505 public elementary schools	50.5%	159	69.5	36.1	67.4	57.6	52.8	53.2	68.1	$11,579	$1,916	$9,663
Mary McArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3809 Village Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-2206	447	31	14.5	97.8%	75 (16.8%)	227 (50.8%)	78 (17.4%)	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.6%)	40.9	901^st of 1490 public elementary schools	39.5%		40.9	914^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.3%	13	60.3	46.4	44.1	53.4	51.8	36.8	66.2	$11,714	$1,748	$9,966
Cumberland Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2576 Hope Mills Road	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-4536	573	33	17.3	96.7%	78 (13.6%)	304 (53.1%)	104 (18.2%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	71 (12.4%)	24.4	1197^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.7%		17.3	1321^st of 1505 public elementary schools	12.2%	124	58.2	39.8	26.8	38.5	45.5	40.8	42.3	$9,071	$1,598	$7,473
E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary	Public	K-5	4665 Lakewood Drive	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 426-2020	782	52	15.0	99.6%	254 (32.5%)	245 (31.3%)	145 (18.5%)	45 (5.8%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	79 (10.1%)	70.1	392^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	73.7%		74.1	337^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.6%	55	71.1	64.2	69.0	58.4	66.2	55.1	70.3	$8,760	$1,066	$7,694

Frequently Asked Questions about Brentwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Brentwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brentwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewis Chapel Middle
High : Seventy-First High

Is Brentwood Elementary a good school?

Brentwood Elementary ranks 1117^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Brentwood Elementary?

Students at Brentwood Elementary are 60% African American, 18% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Brentwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Brentwood Elementary.

What district is Brentwood Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

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