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Eastover-Central Elementary

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Eastover-Central Elementary ranks 261 st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Eastover-Central Elementary is a PK-5 school in Eastover, NC, serving about 401 students as part of Cumberland County Schools. In the most recent state rankings, the school placed 261st out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools — the 83rd percentile, or 4 stars — making it one of the strongest elementary schools in a mid-tier district. Even more notable is its consistency: Eastover-Central has not fallen below the 82nd percentile in over a decade and reached the 95th percentile with 5-star ratings from 2016 to 2018.

Math is the school’s clear academic strength. State test (EOG) proficiency is dramatically above district and state averages — for example, 88.2% of 3rd graders and 78.5% of 5th graders scored proficient in the latest year, and the 5th grade rate also beats nearby Long Hill Elementary (71.6%) and Armstrong Elementary (67.2%). Science is another consistent strength, with 73.8% of 5th graders proficient versus a 67.7% state average. Attendance is a major differentiator: chronic absenteeism was just 13.7% versus the district’s 33.7%. Among nearby schools, Armstrong Elementary, only 2.7 miles away, is Eastover-Central’s closest academic peer, though Eastover-Central pulled ahead in the latest rankings. Many other neighbors, including Sunnyside Elementary, Lucile Souders Elementary, and College Lakes Elementary, rank in the bottom half of the state.

Eastover-Central’s results are especially strong for economically disadvantaged students, whose subgroup ranking reached the 86th percentile in recent years — a sign the school serves this population well. There are a couple of watch points, though. The latest 5th grade reading proficiency rate (55.4%) is just above the state average and well below the prior year’s 70.5%, so it may be a single-cohort quirk, but it is worth monitoring. Gifted-identified students also ranked in only the 33rd to 41st percentile over the past three years, suggesting that while the school excels at moving students to grade-level proficiency, advanced growth has room for improvement. Finally, reported free/reduced lunch percentages jumped from roughly 44% to 99% in one year — almost certainly a change in federal meal reporting rules rather than a real shift in the student population — so demographic comparisons should be interpreted cautiously.

401

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

98%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2% (any vaccine)

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: Declining — 89th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (74% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

261^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 17% (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	78.4	261 of 1492	82.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	89.4	52 of 903	94.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	80.9	216 of 1447	85.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	54.2	467 of 743	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
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%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	96.2	17 of 981	98.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	302 of 1434	78.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	71.5	366 of 1451	74.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	69.8	16 of 67	76.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	40.6	450 of 815	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.8	94 of 801	88.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	487 of 1146	57.5%	★★★☆☆
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)

Hispanic (2026)98th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)94th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2026)76th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile-38 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)37th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics80%+16 vs state

Science74%+6 vs state

Reading68%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	—	227 (56.6%)	72 (18.0%)	58 (14.5%)	10 (2.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	78.4	261^st of 1492 public elementary schools	82.5%		84.6	181^st of 1490 public elementary schools	87.9%	80	88.2	71.0	78.5	77.6	68.1	55.4	73.8	98%	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	—	145 (31.8%)	148 (32.5%)	86 (18.9%)	6 (1.3%)	13 (2.9%)	4 (0.9%)	54 (11.8%)	72.1	376^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.8%		84.1	188^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.4%	188	70.0	79.5	67.2	61.1	71.2	63.9	73.8	98.3%	1.7%	$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%)	57.3	621^st of 1492 public elementary schools	58.4%		49.4	753^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	49.5%	132	53.8	56.3	64.0	50.0	65.6	68.0	80.0	95.5%	4.5%	$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	—	167 (40.5%)	112 (27.2%)	65 (15.8%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (13.3%)	71.8	383^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	74.3%		75.6	310^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.2%	73	80.4	73.0	71.6	59.8	59.1	61.8	78.4			$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%)	50.1	727^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.3%		41	898^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.7%	171	68.1	57.4	65.0	59.6	53.2	43.3	68.3	78.3%	0%	$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	—	24 (6.0%)	281 (70.4%)	58 (14.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.5%)	29.8	1100^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.3%		17.1	1325^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.1%	225	51.8	55.4	53.4	46.4	51.4	41.4	46.6	88.1%	1.5%	$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	—	162 (30.1%)	194 (36.0%)	100 (18.6%)	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (11.7%)	65.2	502^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	66.4%		60.8	551^st of 1490 public elementary schools	63.0%	49	69.9	56.8	66.3	59.3	64.2	65.3	78.9	95.1%	1.2%	$8,556	$857	$7,699
Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5	Public, Virtual	2-5	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%)	9.8	1425^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.5%		26.7	1138^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.6%	287	37.5	26.9	30.3	33.3	38.5	42.4	39.4
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	—	54 (11.8%)	292 (63.6%)	51 (11.1%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (11.1%)	19	1292^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	13.4%		25.3	1174^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.2%	118	40.6	40.6	45.3	35.9	46.4	34.0	62.3	91.3%	4.3%	$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)								91.9%	4.7%	$10,751	$1,016	$9,736

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

What district is Eastover-Central Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

How many students attend Eastover-Central Elementary?

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

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

Is Eastover-Central Elementary a good school?

Eastover-Central Elementary ranks 261^st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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