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J W Coon Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1219^th

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of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

J W Coon Elementary is a small PK–5 school in Fayetteville, NC, serving just 186 students, nearly all of whom come from economically disadvantaged households. Across the Cumberland County Schools district, the school currently ranks in the bottom fifth of North Carolina elementary schools, with an 18th-percentile statewide ranking and a 1-star rating in the most recent testing year. Performance has fluctuated since a stronger 2015-16 year, and the school has not exceeded the 39th percentile since.

The most urgent concerns are 4th-grade reading and 5th-grade math. Only 26.3% of 4th graders scored proficient in reading — about 30 points below the district and 31 points below the state. That rate is the weakest among every nearby elementary school with data; Vanstory Hills Elementary, for comparison, reaches 70.4% proficiency. Fifth-grade math is similarly low at 34.8%, with only Cliffdale Elementary close at 35.6%. There are modest bright spots — 3rd-grade math and 5th-grade reading trail district levels by just 3 to 5 points — but the school falls below district and state averages in every tested subject and grade.

J W Coon receives unusually strong resources for its size: roughly $15,400 in per-pupil spending and a student-teacher ratio near 10 to 1. That outpaces nearby Sherwood Park Elementary ($11,579 per pupil) and William H Owen Elementary ($10,370), yet results fall well behind several of those same schools, including high-poverty neighbors like Vanstory Hills, which ranks in the 74th percentile statewide. Chronic absenteeism is a likely factor — about one in three students misses enough school to be considered chronically absent, roughly 10 points above the state rate. On a positive note, the school's African American students posted its strongest subgroup ranking (36th percentile statewide), and it has shown past success serving students with disabilities — strengths worth asking about during a visit.

186

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

96%

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

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

905 Hope Mills Road
Fayetteville, NC 28304-4295

(910) 425-6141

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend J W Coon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Douglas Byrd Middle
High:	Douglas Byrd High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.2%

Hispanic:

23.1%

White:

19.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

1,219^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 18% (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	23.3	1219 of 1492	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	1212 of 1490	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1028 of 1505	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1273 of 1502	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1029 of 1514	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	914 of 1489	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	954 of 1473	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1044 of 1434	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.6	1040 of 1429	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	51.7	697 of 1425	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.4	810 of 1440	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.9	1037 of 1390	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.4	1177 of 1403	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.3	1121 of 1388	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.9	1303 of 1381	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.1	1262 of 1363	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.6	1231 of 1354	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.5	1160 of 1324	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.4	1094 of 1293	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.5	1043 of 1276	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	577 of 903	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.7	531 of 918	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	524 of 924	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.9	867 of 933	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.9	432 of 896	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	462 of 949	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	563 of 927	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	55.1	327 of 897	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	1164 of 1447	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.6	888 of 1451	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	923 of 1455	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	991 of 1458	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	689 of 1440	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	735 of 1424	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1101 of 1405	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	1107 of 1434	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.1	989 of 1437	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	978 of 1450	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1007 of 1437	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.7	414 of 1366	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	474 of 1329	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	606 of 1361	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	612 of 1332	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	1183 of 1451	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	1247 of 1450	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1075 of 1464	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1263 of 1461	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1032 of 1464	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	1014 of 1444	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	995 of 1430	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	935 of 1413	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	50.6	563 of 1172	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	624 of 1178	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)64th percentile+36 vs school

White (2021)52nd percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)36th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science56%-11 vs state

Mathematics45%-19 vs state

Reading42%-15 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
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	—	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	96%	0%	$15,400	$1,813	$13,587
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	—	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
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	91.8%	1.6%	$11,714	$1,748	$9,966
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
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	—	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
Glendale Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2915 Skycrest Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 484-9031	251	18	14.0	—	35 (13.9%)	125 (49.8%)	36 (14.3%)	27 (10.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)								(n/a)								86%	4.7%	$14,262	$1,722	$12,540
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
Vanstory Hills Elementary	Public	2-5	400 Foxhall Road	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-0809	514	32	15.8	—	228 (44.4%)	143 (27.8%)	83 (16.1%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.1%)	71.9	381^st of 1492 public elementary schools	74.5%		77	296^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.1%	85	68.3	70.4	73.8	58.6	70.4	64.8	78.7			$8,221	$969	$7,252
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	69.4%	0.9%	$9,948	$1,914	$8,034

Frequently Asked Questions about J W Coon Elementary

What district is J W Coon Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

How many students attend J W Coon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 186 students attended J W Coon Elementary.

Is J W Coon Elementary a good school?

J W Coon Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of J W Coon Elementary attend?

Students who attend J W Coon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Douglas Byrd Middle
High : Douglas Byrd High

What is the racial makeup of J W Coon Elementary?

Students at J W Coon Elementary are 45% African American, 23% Hispanic, 19% White, 11% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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2025–26 graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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