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Brentwood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Brentwood Elementary is a mid-sized school in Fayetteville, NC, serving roughly 494 students in grades PK-5 through the Cumberland County Schools district, nearly all of whom come from low-income households. Despite that high level of need, the school currently sits at the 20th percentile statewide with a 1-star rating, a notable decline from its pre-2020 standing when it ranked in the mid-40s percentile.

The biggest thing that separates Brentwood from nearby schools is not just test scores—it is attendance. Brentwood's chronic absenteeism rate is 37.2%, roughly double the rate at E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary (19.8%) and Loyd E Auman Elementary (19.3%), even though all three schools serve nearly identical poverty-level populations. The comparison with Honeycutt is especially striking: Honeycutt has a 99.6% free/reduced-lunch rate yet ranks in the 82nd percentile, a 62-point gap over Brentwood. Academic proficiency is below district and state averages in nearly every subject and grade, with 3rd-grade reading the weakest area—only about one in three students is proficient. By contrast, 4th grade is a relative bright spot, with reading and math scores much closer to district averages, and 5th-grade science is the school's strongest subject.

There are reasons for cautious optimism. Brentwood has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.8 to 1, and certain student subgroups have performed far above the school's overall ranking in recent years, including special education students, who reached the 80th percentile statewide in 2023-24. However, female students and low-income students (who make up nearly the entire school) remain well below state medians. Given the clear success of demographically similar nearby schools, the data suggests Brentwood's challenges are not driven by poverty alone. Reducing chronic absenteeism and strengthening early literacy are likely the most urgent levers for turning the school's long-term trajectory around.

494

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

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 — 46th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

1,201^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

141^st of 246Cumberland 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
2026	24.2	1201 of 1492	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	45.8	489 of 903	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	21.0	1238 of 1447	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	34.8	692 of 981	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	39.4	909 of 1434	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	27.7	1106 of 1451	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	39.8	469 of 815	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
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

Disabled (2022)55th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)46th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+17 vs school

White (2018)34th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile+4 vs school

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

Female (2026)14th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science54%-14 vs state

Mathematics49%-15 vs state

Reading43%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	24.2	1201^st of 1492 public elementary schools	19.5%		27.6	1117^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.0%	84	47.8	51.8	46.2	35.8	50.6	40.0	53.8	$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	1219^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.3%		23.3	1212^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.7%	7	56.5	42.1	34.8	47.8	26.3	47.8	56.5	$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%)	19.8	1281^st of 1492 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.4	1335^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.4%	54	50.0	45.0	35.6	38.7	52.0	33.0	52.7	$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%)	29.3	1108^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.7%		33.8	1019^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.6%	89	52.9	52.1	50.7	42.9	53.4	38.8	58.2	$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%)	37.9	944^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.7%		42	879^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.0%	65	62.3	47.4	58.2	41.0	45.6	45.5	76.4	$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%)	23.2	1223^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	18.0%		36	982^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	34.1%	241	47.0	33.8	57.9	31.8	43.2	50.9	57.9	$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%)	54.4	661^st of 1492 public elementary schools	55.7%		58.7	586^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.7%	75	70.6	65.5	56.4	56.9	62.1	51.3	59.0	$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%)	33.5	1036^th of 1492 public elementary schools	30.6%		40.9	901^st of 1490 public elementary schools	39.5%	135	57.0	48.5	41.5	50.6	59.1	40.0	61.5	$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%)	24.9	1191^st of 1492 public elementary schools	20.2%		24.4	1197^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.7%	6	39.6	46.4	53.2	41.6	50.0	45.6	55.7	$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%)	78.4	263^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	82.4%		70.1	392^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	73.7%	129	78.6	66.5	73.5	65.6	70.1	69.5	83.4	$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 in the bottom 19.5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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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