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Manchester Elementary

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Manchester Elementary ranks 1103 rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Manchester Elementary is a public elementary school located in Spring Lake, North Carolina, serving 253 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 144 out of 242 districts in the state.

Academically, Manchester Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates on state standardized tests (EOG) generally below the Cumberland County and North Carolina averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading were lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance on science tests for 5th grade is also below the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Cumberland County district, such as Long Hill Elementary, Westarea Elementary, and Benjamin J. Martin Elementary, generally outperform Manchester Elementary on state tests, despite having similarly high percentages of students from low-income backgrounds. However, Overhills Elementary, located in the Harnett County district, has a lower percentage of low-income students and outperforms Manchester Elementary, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in academic achievement.

254

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,267

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

611 Spring Avenue
Spring Lake, NC 28390-2828

(910) 436-2151

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Manchester Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Spring Lake Middle
High:	Pine Forest High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.7%

Hispanic:

18.1%

White:

15.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 39th percentile in 2023 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 39th-percentile peak (2023) to 26th (2025)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg57%

1,103^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th 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	29.1	1103 of 1490	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1146 of 1505	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	919 of 1502	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1003 of 1514	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	1084 of 1489	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1216 of 1473	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1212 of 1434	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	1296 of 1429	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.0	1235 of 1425	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	1233 of 1440	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.4	1097 of 1390	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.5	1209 of 1403	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.6	1069 of 1388	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.5	1211 of 1381	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.4	1196 of 1363	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.7	1236 of 1354	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.7	1189 of 1324	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.4	1045 of 1293	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.9	994 of 1276	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	430 of 918	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	649 of 924	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.3	325 of 933	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	257 of 927	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	49.2	365 of 896	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	519 of 949	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	427 of 927	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	1078 of 1451	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.9	805 of 1455	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	683 of 1459	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	768 of 1458	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	894 of 1440	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1021 of 1424	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1160 of 1405	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	556 of 961	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	343 of 915	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	440 of 893	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	506 of 843	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	937 of 1437	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1021 of 1450	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.9	600 of 1437	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	899 of 1366	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	779 of 1329	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	887 of 1361	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	875 of 1332	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	1070 of 1450	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1310 of 1464	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1099 of 1461	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1103 of 1464	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1216 of 1444	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1250 of 1430	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1243 of 1413	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)53rd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science48%-14 vs state

Mathematics44%-17 vs state

Reading43%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, December 12, 2014

If you are military family living in Spring Lake, do not send your school age children to Manchester Elementary. The teachers and administrative staff are not qualified, but have degrees. They do not care about the children. Manchester is in the heart of a low income area. The test scores are low and the students do not receive the general education needed to succeed. 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
Manchester Elementary	Public	K-5	611 Spring Avenue	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 436-2151	254	18	14.1	98.8%	39 (15.4%)	139 (54.7%)	46 (18.1%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	29.1	1103^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	26.0%		27.7	1146^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.9%	43	59.2	28.9	41.1	44.9	34.2	48.2	48.2	$9,267	$1,263	$8,004
William T Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2522 Andrews Church Road	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 497-1258	562	33	16.8	98.2%	48 (8.5%)	355 (63.2%)	103 (18.3%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	39 (6.9%)	20.5	1271^st of 1490 public elementary schools	14.7%		27	1159^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.0%	112	43.6	47.4	30.4	34.0	56.1	31.6	43.0	$12,758	$1,937	$10,821
Howard L Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	526 Andrews Road	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 822-5100	539	34	15.9	99.4%	162 (30.1%)	194 (36.0%)	100 (18.6%)	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (11.7%)	60.8	551^st of 1490 public elementary schools	63.0%		74.1	338^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.5%	213	52.6	73.4	61.3	42.3	70.9	55.9	73.0	$8,556	$857	$7,699
Warrenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4618 Rosehill Road	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-6609	424	30	14.3	96.2%	52 (12.3%)	250 (59.0%)	77 (18.2%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.0%)	14.5	1354^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.1%		22.6	1235^th of 1505 public elementary schools	17.9%	119	43.8	23.2	32.7	37.5	30.4	36.5	42.3	$11,031	$1,905	$9,126
College Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	4963 Rosehill Road	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-6650	459	34	13.3	98.5%	54 (11.8%)	292 (63.6%)	51 (11.1%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (11.1%)	25.3	1174^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.2%		24.1	1206^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.9%	32	59.4	36.8	37.3	54.7	47.4	31.3	32.5	$10,387	$1,828	$8,559
Overhills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2626 Ray Road	Spring Lake	28390	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 436-3545	866	53	16.2	54.4%	272 (31.4%)	269 (31.1%)	187 (21.6%)	8 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	11 (1.3%)	114 (13.2%)	45.1	830^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.3%		45	834^th of 1505 public elementary schools	44.6%	4	63.1	53.8	53.6	40.8	59.0	47.9	56.4	$8,755	$1,118	$7,637
Long Hill Elementary	Public	2-5	6490 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-0012	412	27	15.4	99.3%	167 (40.5%)	112 (27.2%)	65 (15.8%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (13.3%)	75.6	310^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.2%		77.5	286^th of 1505 public elementary schools	81.0%	24	79.4	71.7	62.5	51.0	71.7	65.6	75.0	$8,174	$751	$7,422
Westarea Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	941 Country Club Drive	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-1705	546	37	14.8	97.6%	28 (5.1%)	368 (67.4%)	96 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.0%)	11.8	1396^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.3%		10.9	1414^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.0%	18	36.8	32.9	31.0	27.4	37.1	38.9	37.5	$9,953	$1,904	$8,048
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Manchester Elementary

What schools do graduates of Manchester Elementary attend?

Students who attend Manchester Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spring Lake Middle
High : Pine Forest High

Is Manchester Elementary a good school?

Manchester Elementary ranks 1103^rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Manchester Elementary?

Students at Manchester Elementary are 55% African American, 18% Hispanic, 15% White, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Manchester Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Manchester Elementary.

What district is Manchester Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

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