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Mary McArthur Elementary

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Mary McArthur Elementary ranks 901 st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

901^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Mary McArthur Elementary is a public elementary school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving 424 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.

While Mary McArthur Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, the school's Hispanic student subgroup has performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5% of the state. However, the school's overall performance on state assessments is generally below the Cumberland County and North Carolina averages across grade levels and subject areas. The school's high percentage of students (over 99%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, despite the school's relatively high spending per student of $11,714 in 2018-2019.

Compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Cumberland County district, Cumberland Road Elementary, Elizabeth M Cashwell Elementary, and Ashley Elementary, Mary McArthur Elementary generally performs worse on state assessments and has a higher percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school's student-teacher ratio is lower than many of the nearby schools, suggesting a potential focus on smaller class sizes.

447

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,714

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3809 Village Drive
Fayetteville, NC 28304-1532

(910) 424-2206

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Mary McArthur Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Douglas Byrd Middle
High:	Douglas Byrd High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.8%

Hispanic:

17.4%

White:

16.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (51% vs 57% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg57%

901^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	40.9	901 of 1490	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	914 of 1505	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	901 of 1502	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	962 of 1514	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1326 of 1489	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1246 of 1473	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1171 of 1434	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.8	1062 of 1429	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.0	937 of 1425	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.7	1180 of 1440	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.8	955 of 1390	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.7	911 of 1403	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.1	845 of 1388	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.1	1132 of 1381	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.0	1045 of 1363	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.3	1025 of 1354	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.1	881 of 1324	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.3	816 of 1293	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.9	901 of 1276	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	494 of 918	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	470 of 924	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	376 of 933	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	291 of 927	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.5	674 of 896	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	451 of 949	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	348 of 927	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	457 of 634	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	586 of 646	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	869 of 878	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.0	389 of 897	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	719 of 1451	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	770 of 1455	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	810 of 1459	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	844 of 1458	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1228 of 1440	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1178 of 1424	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1128 of 1405	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	48 of 961	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	70.1	200 of 951	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	25.7	730 of 865	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	726 of 851	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	600 of 1437	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	698 of 1450	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	577 of 1437	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	734 of 1366	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1180 of 1329	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	927 of 1361	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	911 of 1332	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	993 of 1450	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	974 of 1464	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	965 of 1461	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1026 of 1464	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1295 of 1444	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1223 of 1430	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1175 of 1413	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	57.8	50 of 133	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	375 of 821	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.8	685 of 801	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	29.6	897 of 1166	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	880 of 1183	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1086 of 1194	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1142 of 1172	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1050 of 1183	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	967 of 1178	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+55 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)62nd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-9 vs school

White (2024)23rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science66%+4 vs state

Mathematics50%-11 vs state

Reading47%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen on FaceBook
Wednesday, November 5, 2014

I was extremely disappointed with my experience at MMES. The principal, Lola Williams, is extremely negative as are some of the teachers. I have witnessed teachers yelling at students, parents yelling at teachers, and a complete lack of respect. It is not an environment where students or staff feel welcome, safe, or respected. I was completely disgusted by what I saw, so much that I was physically ill because of it. My heart goes out to the staff that is under-appreciated and the students that have to endure the daily disrespect and lack of love. I would rather homeschool my child than send them to MMES. They need to get rid of the negative people on the staff in order for this school to succeed, that includes quite a few teachers, the principal and the computer teacher who never taught any of the children anything useful when she decided to actually show up to teach computer skills. When a teacher knowingly bullies students and nothing is done about it, you know the school is beyond help. I could go on, but only so many characters are allowed. You've been warned. 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
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%)	40.9	901^st of 1490 public elementary schools	39.5%		40.9	914^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.3%	13	60.3	46.4	44.1	53.4	51.8	36.8	66.2	$11,714	$1,748	$9,966
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	98.8%	35 (13.9%)	125 (49.8%)	36 (14.3%)	27 (10.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)								(n/a)								$14,262	$1,722	$12,540
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
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%)	58.7	586^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.7%		50.1	745^th of 1505 public elementary schools	50.5%	159	69.5	36.1	67.4	57.6	52.8	53.2	68.1	$11,579	$1,916	$9,663
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
Cumberland Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Cumberland Road	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 485-7171	337	26	12.9	98.2%	62 (18.4%)	170 (50.4%)	63 (18.7%)	8 (2.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.3%)	34.3	1012^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.1%		35.2	1012^th of 1505 public elementary schools	32.8%		40.3	58.5	54.8	32.3	50.9	47.6	57.1	$11,146	$1,702	$9,445
Elizabeth M Cashwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2970 Legion Road	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-2312	576	35	16.2	98.8%	72 (12.5%)	350 (60.8%)	79 (13.7%)	7 (1.2%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	54 (9.4%)	23.3	1214^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.5%		28.3	1133^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	24.7%	81	53.3	33.8	36.7	35.5	48.1	38.8	48.7	$10,037	$2,089	$7,948
Ashley Elementary	Public	3-5	810 Trainer Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 484-4156	180	14	12.5	98.3%	45 (25.0%)	80 (44.4%)	18 (10.0%)	21 (11.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.3%)	41.9	881^st of 1490 public elementary schools	40.9%		39.2	948^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.0%	67	40.6	46.8	59.7	32.8	55.3	62.7	59.7	$12,222	$1,413	$10,809
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%)	24.4	1197^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.7%		17.3	1321^st of 1505 public elementary schools	12.2%	124	58.2	39.8	26.8	38.5	45.5	40.8	42.3	$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	99.4%	228 (44.4%)	143 (27.8%)	83 (16.1%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.1%)	77	296^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.1%		76.8	298^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.2%	2	69.8	64.1	76.0	60.4	70.1	65.6	75.2	$8,221	$969	$7,252

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary McArthur Elementary

What district is Mary McArthur Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Mary McArthur Elementary?

Students at Mary McArthur Elementary are 51% African American, 17% Hispanic, 17% White, 12% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Mary McArthur Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Mary McArthur Elementary.

Is Mary McArthur Elementary a good school?

Mary McArthur Elementary ranks 901^st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mary McArthur Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mary McArthur Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Douglas Byrd Middle
High : Douglas Byrd High

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