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Eastover-Central Elementary

Q: Is Eastover-Central Elementary a good school?

Eastover-Central Elementary ranks 181 st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Eastover-Central Elementary is a public elementary school in Eastover, North Carolina, serving 393 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 144 out of 242 districts in the state.

Eastover-Central Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 76.5% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 57% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, ranking among the top 20% of elementary schools in North Carolina. Notably, the school's African American students rank in the top 5% of North Carolina elementary schools, and its special education students rank in the top 15%, indicating a focus on equity and ensuring all students succeed.

While Eastover-Central Elementary is a high-performing school, several nearby schools in the Cumberland County Schools district, such as Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School, College Lakes Elementary, and Ferguson-Easley Elementary, are significantly lower-performing. Eastover-Central Elementary's ability to achieve strong academic results with relatively lower spending per student suggests the school is effectively allocating its resources to support student learning.

401

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,186

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5174 Dunn Road
Eastover, NC 28312

(910) 483-8997

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Eastover-Central Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mac Williams Middle
High:	Cape Fear High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

African American:

18.0%

Hispanic:

14.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (75% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg57%

181^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	84.6	181 of 1490	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	228 of 1505	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	162 of 1502	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	159 of 1514	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	272 of 1489	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	161 of 1473	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	92.3	65 of 1434	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	91.8	71 of 1429	95.0%	★★★★★
2016	84.8	160 of 1425	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	77.0	289 of 1440	79.9%	★★★★☆
2014	87.0	141 of 1390	89.9%	★★★★☆
2013	79.7	232 of 1403	83.5%	★★★★☆
2012	85.0	112 of 1388	91.9%	★★★★★
2011	90.0	33 of 1381	97.6%	★★★★★
2010	87.7	73 of 1363	94.6%	★★★★★
2009	88.8	66 of 1354	95.1%	★★★★★
2008	91.5	50 of 1324	96.2%	★★★★★
2007	90.4	26 of 1293	98.0%	★★★★★
2006	91.5	28 of 1276	97.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	41 of 918	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	67 of 924	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	65.6	249 of 933	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	149 of 927	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	126 of 896	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	120 of 949	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	92.3	26 of 927	97.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	78.6	60 of 634	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	73.2	83 of 646	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	92 of 878	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	37 of 897	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	179 of 1451	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	242 of 1455	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	198 of 1459	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	240 of 1458	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	277 of 1440	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	133 of 1424	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	79 of 1405	94.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	479 of 710	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	398 of 669	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	363 of 582	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	374 of 500	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.3	196 of 494	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	195 of 1437	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	196 of 1450	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	216 of 1437	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	199 of 1366	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	87.7	72 of 1329	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	86 of 1361	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	21 of 1332	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	239 of 1450	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	237 of 1464	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	141 of 1461	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	109 of 1464	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	77.2	276 of 1444	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	207 of 1430	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	112 of 1413	92.1%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	18 of 72	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	21 of 75	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	29 of 81	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	33 of 85	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	22 of 76	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	6 of 72	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	2 of 76	97.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	75.8	94 of 801	88.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	422 of 1172	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	319 of 1166	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	212 of 1183	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	184 of 1194	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	298 of 1172	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	278 of 1183	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	93 of 1178	92.1%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)96th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)88th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)75th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)33rd percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science85%+23 vs state

Mathematics78%+17 vs state

Reading69%+16 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
Eastover-Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5174 Dunn Road	Eastover	28312	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-8997	401	26	15.5	99.3%	227 (56.6%)	72 (18.0%)	58 (14.5%)	10 (2.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	84.6	181^st of 1490 public elementary schools	87.9%		81	228^th of 1505 public elementary schools	84.9%	47	76.5	65.1	91.8	66.2	69.8	70.5	85.2	$9,186	$836	$8,350
Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3395 Dunn Road	Eastover	28312	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-2425	456	34	13.5	98.5%	145 (31.8%)	148 (32.5%)	86 (18.9%)	6 (1.3%)	13 (2.9%)	4 (0.9%)	54 (11.8%)	84.1	188^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.4%		81.1	224^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.1%	36	79.4	73.0	74.7	58.8	74.6	75.9	75.9	$11,856	$1,515	$10,342
District No 7 Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5721 Smithfield Road	Wade	28395	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-0001	211	18	11.9	96.7%	136 (64.5%)	22 (10.4%)	32 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.5%)	49.4	753^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	49.5%		72.9	359^th of 1505 public elementary schools	76.1%	394	45.7	61.5	53.8	40.0	80.8	48.7	66.7	$11,671	$943	$10,728
Long Hill Elementary	Public	2-5	6490 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-0012	412	27	15.4	99.3%	167 (40.5%)	112 (27.2%)	65 (15.8%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (13.3%)	75.6	310^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.2%		77.5	286^th of 1505 public elementary schools	81.0%	24	79.4	71.7	62.5	51.0	71.7	65.6	75.0	$8,174	$751	$7,422
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-5	3876 Sunnyside School Road	Fayetteville	28312	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-4319	362	21	17.3	96.1%	43 (11.9%)	227 (62.7%)	48 (13.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.1%)	41	898^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.7%		38.2	965^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.9%	67	50.0	57.1	45.5	36.0	57.1	59.1	51.5	$10,621	$1,658	$8,964
Lucile Souders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Hillview Avenue	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-6705	399	29	13.8	99.2%	24 (6.0%)	281 (70.4%)	58 (14.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.5%)	17.1	1325^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.1%		35.8	998^th of 1505 public elementary schools	33.7%	327	35.7	40.7	32.8	32.9	39.0	42.6	44.3	$9,786	$1,579	$8,207
Howard L Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	526 Andrews Road	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 822-5100	539	34	15.9	99.4%	162 (30.1%)	194 (36.0%)	100 (18.6%)	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (11.7%)	60.8	551^st of 1490 public elementary schools	63.0%		74.1	338^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.5%	213	52.6	73.4	61.3	42.3	70.9	55.9	73.0	$8,556	$857	$7,699
Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	800 North Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	Yes	Yes	(910) 500-7584	168	13	12.8	71.4%	33 (19.6%)	76 (45.2%)	32 (19.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	2 (1.2%)	20 (11.9%)	26.7	1138^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.6%		31.7	1068^th of 1505 public elementary schools	29.0%	70	11.5	30.3	41.9	23.1	57.6	58.1	41.9
College Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	4963 Rosehill Road	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-6650	459	34	13.3	98.5%	54 (11.8%)	292 (63.6%)	51 (11.1%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (11.1%)	25.3	1174^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.2%		24.1	1206^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.9%	32	59.4	36.8	37.3	54.7	47.4	31.3	32.5	$10,387	$1,828	$8,559
Raleigh Road Elementary	Public	K-1	8330 Ramsey Street	Linden	28356	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-0850	208	12	18.0	97.6%	85 (40.9%)	49 (23.6%)	46 (22.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.0%)								(n/a)								$10,751	$1,016	$9,736

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastover-Central Elementary

Is Eastover-Central Elementary a good school?

Eastover-Central Elementary ranks 181^st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Eastover-Central Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

What schools do graduates of Eastover-Central Elementary attend?

Students who attend Eastover-Central Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mac Williams Middle
High : Cape Fear High

How many students attend Eastover-Central Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Eastover-Central Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Eastover-Central Elementary?

Students at Eastover-Central Elementary are 57% White, 18% African American, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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