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Morganton Road Elementary

Q: Is Morganton Road Elementary a good school?

Morganton Road Elementary ranks 1098 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1098^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Morganton Road Elementary is a PK–5 school in Fayetteville's Cumberland County Schools that serves 491 students and currently ranks in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools. Nearly all of its students (99.4%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school holds a one-star rating on SchoolDigger. Morganton Road ranks 1,098th out of 1,492 elementary schools statewide, placing it in the 26th percentile and below its own district's overall position.

Academically, Morganton Road trails both the district and the state in most reading and math measures, but the most striking challenge is a concentrated grade-level gap. Current 4th graders are far behind: only 28.6% are proficient in math and 33.8% in reading, compared with state averages of 61.4% and 57.7%. This appears to be a specific cohort issue, because these same students were already struggling as 3rd graders in 2024–25 when just 33% were proficient in math and 28.4% in reading. By contrast, current 5th graders are much closer to state averages in reading, and 5th-grade science is a genuine bright spot: 70.5% proficient, above both the district (65.8%) and state (67.7%). The school has outperformed the state in 5th-grade science in most recent years, even while other subjects lagged.

Chronic absenteeism is a major concern, with 36.8% of students chronically absent versus the state rate of 24.2%. Nearby comparisons show this is not simply a poverty problem. Ponderosa Elementary, just half a mile away with a similar student population, ranks in the 44th percentile and bests Morganton Road in most subjects. E E Miller Elementary has nearly identical poverty (99.5%) but a chronic absenteeism rate of only 18.3% and stronger reading and math scores. These comparisons suggest Morganton Road's results are not an unavoidable outcome of demographics, and that focused attention on attendance and the current 4th-grade cohort could make a meaningful difference.

491

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

102 Bonanza Drive
Fayetteville, NC 28303-6314

(910) 867-4137

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Morganton Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Westover Middle
High:	Westover High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.2%

Hispanic:

17.1%

White:

13.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (48% vs 61% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 24% North Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

1,098^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 26% (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	29.8	1098 of 1492	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	1160 of 1490	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.4	827 of 1505	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	932 of 1502	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	997 of 1514	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	955 of 1489	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1234 of 1473	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1085 of 1434	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.9	1081 of 1429	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.2	922 of 1425	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.2	909 of 1440	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.6	1062 of 1390	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.4	958 of 1403	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.5	981 of 1388	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.3	1105 of 1381	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.9	1072 of 1363	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.5	1146 of 1354	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.7	1077 of 1324	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.4	983 of 1293	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.7	722 of 1276	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	557 of 903	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	638 of 918	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	400 of 924	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	358 of 933	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	453 of 927	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	246 of 896	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	39.8	598 of 949	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	437 of 927	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	34.8	409 of 634	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	301 of 646	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.8	846 of 878	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	655 of 897	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	1158 of 1447	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	1135 of 1451	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.9	749 of 1455	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	744 of 1459	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	818 of 1458	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	746 of 1440	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	971 of 1424	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1079 of 1405	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	625 of 981	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.6	454 of 961	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	92.0	33 of 951	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.8	117 of 915	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	151 of 893	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	118 of 843	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	277 of 865	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	1013 of 1434	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	1008 of 1437	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	640 of 1450	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	681 of 1437	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	459 of 1366	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	566 of 1329	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.6	1042 of 1361	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	690 of 1332	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	981 of 1451	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	1118 of 1450	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	872 of 1464	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1056 of 1461	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1066 of 1464	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	1089 of 1444	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1303 of 1430	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1049 of 1413	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	17.8	71 of 75	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	53.9	37 of 81	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	41 of 85	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.1	63 of 76	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	69 of 72	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	76 of 76	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	33.7	80 of 103	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.6	22 of 86	74.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	697 of 821	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	373 of 801	53.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	327 of 1146	71.5%	★★★★☆
2025	49.8	603 of 1172	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	698 of 1183	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	647 of 1194	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1106 of 1178	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)71st percentile+45 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile~ school

Male (2026)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2024)5th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science70%+3 vs state

Mathematics44%-19 vs state

Reading44%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

My son has been a student at Morganton Road Elementary School for the past three years. The staff and teachers at MRES are caring, compassionate, intelligent, and innovative. Despite challenges, the school community and PTA continues to grow and pull together to support the wonderful students and faculty at MRES. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 21, 2016

I feel that the faculty does not take the time to listen to what is going on in their own classrooms with their students. My child is having trouble with some of the other children, being bullied, and when he went to go and talk to someone about it they brushed him off. I understand children need to be able to stick up for themselves but this has been going on for almost a year and a half. And yes I have been to the school to talk with the old principal but have since gotten a new one.
Not to mention this is now affecting his grades. At his old school before we moved he was an A and B student, those grades are now D's and F's.
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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
Morganton Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	29.8	1098^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.4%		25.8	1160^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.1%	62	57.7	28.6	45.5	47.4	33.8	50.0	70.5	$9,482	$1,213	$8,269
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%)	44.3	840^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.7%		61.2	544^th of 1490 public elementary schools	63.5%	296	65.3	51.4	57.9	55.1	54.3	45.6	68.4	$9,309	$1,813	$7,495
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	$9,948	$1,914	$8,034
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%)	38.7	928^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.8%		20.8	1265^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.1%	337	63.6	36.6	54.5	52.7	52.4	48.5	69.7	$9,754	$1,847	$7,907
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%)	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
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
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%)	29.3	1108^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.7%		33.8	1019^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.6%	89	52.9	52.1	50.7	42.9	53.4	38.8	58.2	$10,052	$1,488	$8,565
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
Bill Hefner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7059 Calamar Drive	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 860-7058	712	44	16.3	94.2%	94 (13.2%)	404 (56.7%)	113 (15.9%)	16 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	77 (10.8%)	45	825^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.7%		26.6	1139^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.6%	314	67.6	49.6	58.7	52.4	51.3	54.3	66.3	$8,571	$1,209	$7,361
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Morganton Road Elementary

What district is Morganton Road Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

What schools do graduates of Morganton Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morganton Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westover Middle
High : Westover High

How many students attend Morganton Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Morganton Road Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Morganton Road Elementary?

Students at Morganton Road Elementary are 58% African American, 17% Hispanic, 13% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Morganton Road Elementary a good school?

Morganton Road Elementary ranks 1098^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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