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Cliffdale Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cliffdale Elementary is a public elementary school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving 649 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.

Cliffdale Elementary has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 20% of North Carolina elementary schools for the past 10 years with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly lower than the Cumberland County and North Carolina state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Cliffdale Elementary's 3rd-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 39.8%, compared to 57% for Cumberland County and 64.1% for the state.

While Cliffdale Elementary serves a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 98% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, its academic performance lags behind nearby schools in the Cumberland County district, such as Benjamin J. Martin Elementary, William H. Owen Elementary, and Ponderosa Elementary. These nearby schools, while still serving a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, generally have higher proficiency rates and better overall performance compared to Cliffdale Elementary.

613

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,948

Per pupil spending ?

97.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6450 Cliffdale Road
Fayetteville, NC 28314-2099

(910) 864-3442

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Cliffdale Elementary usually attend:

High:

Westover High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.2%

Hispanic:

22.3%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (37% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg57%

1,335^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^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	16.4	1335 of 1490	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1254 of 1505	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1223 of 1502	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1247 of 1514	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	1141 of 1489	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1092 of 1473	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1193 of 1434	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.0	1108 of 1429	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	1095 of 1425	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	1194 of 1440	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	1163 of 1390	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.8	1081 of 1403	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.1	1064 of 1388	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.2	959 of 1381	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.6	990 of 1363	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.1	949 of 1354	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	21.0	1122 of 1324	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.2	1061 of 1293	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.8	958 of 1276	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	650 of 918	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	525 of 924	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	539 of 933	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	508 of 927	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	445 of 896	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	321 of 949	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	471 of 927	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	19.9	593 of 634	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	586 of 878	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.4	833 of 897	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	110 of 563	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	31.9	390 of 533	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	1302 of 1451	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1175 of 1455	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1099 of 1459	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1266 of 1458	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	997 of 1440	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1095 of 1424	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1093 of 1405	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	616 of 961	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	462 of 951	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	578 of 915	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	586 of 893	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.4	802 of 843	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	488 of 865	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	536 of 851	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1267 of 1437	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1038 of 1450	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	994 of 1437	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1131 of 1366	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	1087 of 1329	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.1	697 of 1361	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	869 of 1332	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1310 of 1450	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1199 of 1464	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1204 of 1461	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1108 of 1464	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1236 of 1444	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1053 of 1430	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1235 of 1413	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.0	70 of 85	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	21.8	112 of 133	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	787 of 821	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	556 of 801	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	52.3	573 of 1183	51.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+70 vs school

White (2019)52nd percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+19 vs school

Military Connected (2022)18th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science46%-16 vs state

Mathematics39%-22 vs state

Reading33%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 5, 2019

In a district with a lot of poverty, this school is really making a difference for the children and the community. Close Quote

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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
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
Morganton Road Elementary	Public	K-5	102 Bonanza Drive	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 867-4137	491	30	16.2	99.4%	64 (13.0%)	286 (58.2%)	84 (17.1%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.8%)	25.8	1160^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.1%		45.4	827^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.0%	333	33.0	52.1	36.8	28.4	52.1	44.1	51.5	$9,482	$1,213	$8,269
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
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
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
Ponderosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Bonanza Drive	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-0148	417	27	15.7	96.6%	30 (7.2%)	239 (57.3%)	91 (21.8%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	41 (9.8%)	61.2	544^th of 1490 public elementary schools	63.5%		54.3	674^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.2%	130	76.2	48.3	61.7	54.0	58.6	57.4	68.1	$9,309	$1,813	$7,495
Benjamin J Martin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	430 N Reilly Road	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-4843	522	36	14.3	97.7%	54 (10.3%)	311 (59.6%)	82 (15.7%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (11.5%)	20.8	1265^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.1%		31.4	1074^th of 1505 public elementary schools	28.6%	191	39.0	30.0	27.5	50.0	48.1	38.8	36.3	$9,754	$1,847	$7,907
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
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
E E Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1361 Rim Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 868-2800	656	42	15.7	99.5%	108 (16.5%)	312 (47.6%)	156 (23.8%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	67 (10.2%)	39.2	935^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.2%		41.5	901^st of 1505 public elementary schools	40.1%	34	61.4	42.9	41.3	49.5	52.6	40.4	63.5	$8,887	$1,163	$7,725

Frequently Asked Questions about Cliffdale Elementary

How many students attend Cliffdale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended Cliffdale Elementary.

Is Cliffdale Elementary a good school?

Cliffdale Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Cliffdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cliffdale Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Westover High

What district is Cliffdale Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Cliffdale Elementary?

Students at Cliffdale Elementary are 62% African American, 22% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% White.

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