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Cumberland Mills Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cumberland Mills Elementary is a PK–5 school in Fayetteville, NC, serving 573 students in the Cumberland County Schools district, where nearly all students (96.7%) come from economically disadvantaged households. The district itself carries a 2-star rating, and Cumberland Mills Elementary currently holds a 1-star rating, ranking in the 20th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools — a marked drop from the 2015–2019 period when it regularly landed near the middle of the state. Performance has stabilized recently, but the school has not returned to its earlier mid-pack standing.

Cumberland Mills trails district and state averages in nearly every tested subject and grade. The clearest red flag is 3rd grade math, where 39.6% of students are proficient — about 22 points below the district and 27 points below the state. Chronic absenteeism is also a serious barrier: at 36.6%, the rate tops the state average of 24.2% and is the second highest among 10 nearby elementary schools, exceeded only by Brentwood Elementary at 37.2%. The school also carries the area's highest student-teacher ratio at 17.3, while most neighboring schools sit in the 13–16 range.

The story is not uniformly discouraging, though. English language learners improved dramatically from the 1st to the 50th percentile statewide in two years, and Hispanic, African American, and low-income students all perform closer to the state median than the school's overall ranking suggests. What stands out most is that E. Melvin Honeycutt Elementary — just 1.4 miles away, with an even higher poverty rate of 99.6% — ranks in the 82nd percentile, while Rockfish Elementary, also nearby, sits in the 63rd percentile. Both schools have far lower chronic absenteeism. Special education is the one area in clear decline, falling from the 19th percentile to the 2nd percentile over two years, and it likely deserves urgent attention.

573

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2576 Hope Mills Road
Fayetteville, NC 28306-9372

(910) 424-4536

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Cumberland Mills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Douglas Byrd Middle
High:	Douglas Byrd High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.1%

Hispanic:

18.2%

White:

13.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th 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%

1,191^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (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	24.9	1191 of 1492	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	1197 of 1490	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1321 of 1505	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1192 of 1502	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.1	883 of 1514	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	1158 of 1489	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	854 of 1473	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	721 of 1434	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.8	703 of 1429	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.3	867 of 1425	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.2	908 of 1440	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.6	874 of 1390	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.7	876 of 1403	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.4	953 of 1388	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	21.2	1187 of 1381	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.9	1236 of 1363	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.2	1243 of 1354	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.3	1142 of 1324	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	1073 of 1293	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.0	1080 of 1276	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	488 of 903	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.7	444 of 918	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	561 of 924	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	473 of 933	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.2	203 of 927	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	46.6	410 of 896	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	200 of 949	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	219 of 927	76.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	38.1	365 of 634	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	474 of 646	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	493 of 878	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.5	228 of 897	74.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	258 of 519	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	12.9	530 of 533	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	1035 of 1447	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	1140 of 1451	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1314 of 1455	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1262 of 1459	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1063 of 1458	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	1182 of 1440	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	721 of 1424	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	707 of 1405	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	51.0	442 of 612	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	487 of 981	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.5	618 of 961	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	735 of 951	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	688 of 915	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.3	374 of 893	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	427 of 843	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.5	265 of 865	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.2	156 of 851	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	919 of 1434	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	1060 of 1437	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1169 of 1450	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	982 of 1437	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	589 of 1366	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.0	1076 of 1329	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.5	458 of 1361	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	304 of 1332	77.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	1270 of 1451	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	1169 of 1450	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1207 of 1464	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1058 of 1461	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.2	674 of 1464	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.1	1065 of 1444	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	962 of 1430	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	745 of 1413	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	56.7	39 of 85	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.9	60 of 76	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	58 of 72	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	68 of 76	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	160 of 181	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	137 of 159	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	123 of 154	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.9	40 of 133	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	45.7	48 of 97	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	68 of 103	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	795 of 815	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	713 of 821	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	649 of 801	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	23.0	990 of 1166	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	901 of 1183	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.7	699 of 1194	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1158 of 1172	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	763 of 1183	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.8	472 of 1178	59.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2022)97th percentile+56 vs school

Military Connected (2022)54th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)50th percentile+30 vs school

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

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile+8 vs school

White (2024)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)12th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science56%-12 vs state

Mathematics46%-18 vs state

Reading45%-11 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
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
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
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
C Wayne Collier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3522 Sturbridge Drive	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-7200	532	37	14.5	99.4%	146 (27.4%)	212 (39.8%)	88 (16.5%)	6 (1.1%)	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	65 (12.2%)	31.9	1056^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.2%		48.5	766^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.6%	290	53.8	50.6	51.2	50.5	49.4	47.6	54.9	$9,988	$1,541	$8,447
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
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
Rockfish Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5763 Rockfish Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-5313	682	43	15.8	98.8%	204 (29.9%)	236 (34.6%)	131 (19.2%)	9 (1.3%)	17 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	81 (11.9%)	62.1	546^th of 1492 public elementary schools	63.4%		71.1	373^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	75.0%	173	70.1	69.2	57.9	63.6	62.6	58.9	68.2	$8,857	$1,144	$7,713
Educational V Baldwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4441 Legion Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-0145	634	38	16.8	99.5%	102 (16.1%)	327 (51.6%)	106 (16.7%)	10 (1.6%)	12 (1.9%)	8 (1.3%)	69 (10.9%)	25.3	1179^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.0%		18.5	1309^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.1%	130	57.6	51.1	38.8	38.0	59.1	31.6	53.1	$9,122	$1,184	$7,938
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cumberland Mills Elementary

How many students attend Cumberland Mills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Cumberland Mills Elementary.

What district is Cumberland Mills Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

What schools do graduates of Cumberland Mills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cumberland Mills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Douglas Byrd Middle
High : Douglas Byrd High

Is Cumberland Mills Elementary a good school?

Cumberland Mills Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cumberland Mills Elementary?

Students at Cumberland Mills Elementary are 53% African American, 18% Hispanic, 14% White, 12% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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