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Benjamin J Martin Elementary

Q: Is Benjamin J Martin Elementary a good school?

Benjamin J Martin Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Benjamin J Martin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Benjamin J Martin Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Benjamin J Martin Elementary?

Students at Benjamin J Martin Elementary are 60% African American, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 10% White, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Benjamin J Martin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Benjamin J Martin Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Westover Middle High : Westover High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1265^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Benjamin J Martin Elementary is a public elementary school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving 484 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.

Benjamin J Martin Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 39% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 57% for Cumberland County and 64.1% for the state. The school's per-student spending is slightly lower than the district average, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio.

While the nearby schools in Cumberland County also serve predominantly low-income and minority student populations, they generally outperform Benjamin J Martin Elementary on academic measures. For instance, William H Owen Elementary and Ponderosa Elementary have higher rankings and better test scores than Benjamin J Martin Elementary, despite serving similar student demographics. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Benjamin J Martin Elementary to learn from the practices and strategies of the higher-performing nearby schools, potentially leading to improvements in student learning and achievement.

522

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,754

Per pupil spending ?

97.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

430 N Reilly Road
Fayetteville, NC 28303-2411

(910) 864-4843

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Benjamin J Martin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Westover Middle
High:	Westover High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.6%

Hispanic:

15.7%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (39% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg57%

1,265^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	20.8	1265 of 1490	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1074 of 1505	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1187 of 1502	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1178 of 1514	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1345 of 1489	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1132 of 1473	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1035 of 1434	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.9	927 of 1429	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.8	1007 of 1425	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.3	966 of 1440	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.9	1114 of 1390	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	1176 of 1403	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.2	1044 of 1388	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.7	886 of 1381	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.3	983 of 1363	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.1	917 of 1354	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.8	1024 of 1324	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.4	971 of 1293	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.8	808 of 1276	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	608 of 918	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	557 of 924	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	494 of 933	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	438 of 927	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.4	612 of 896	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	429 of 949	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	417 of 927	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	68.3	115 of 634	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	23.0	570 of 646	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	522 of 878	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.9	806 of 897	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1109 of 1451	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1096 of 1455	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1141 of 1459	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1163 of 1458	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1263 of 1440	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1006 of 1424	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1006 of 1405	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	871 of 961	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	56.4	374 of 951	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	542 of 915	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	609 of 893	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	694 of 843	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	691 of 865	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.8	450 of 851	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1181 of 1437	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	935 of 1450	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1009 of 1437	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	769 of 1366	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1215 of 1329	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1001 of 1361	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	868 of 1332	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1321 of 1450	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1012 of 1464	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1152 of 1461	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1140 of 1464	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1340 of 1444	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1167 of 1430	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1020 of 1413	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	15.3	73 of 75	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	75 of 81	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	83 of 85	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	65 of 72	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	47 of 76	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	26.5	124 of 154	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.1	23 of 103	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	21 of 86	75.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	49.6	322 of 801	59.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	3.9	1168 of 1172	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	803 of 1178	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)82nd percentile+60 vs school

Special Education (2024)60th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2024)3rd percentile-26 vs school

White (2021)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Reading46%-7 vs state

Science36%-26 vs state

Mathematics32%-29 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Benjamin Martin is an Accelerated Learning Academy that offers great learning opportunities for all kinds of students. The atmosphere there is awesome. 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
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
Morganton Road Elementary	Public	K-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%)	25.8	1160^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.1%		45.4	827^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.0%	333	33.0	52.1	36.8	28.4	52.1	44.1	51.5	$9,482	$1,213	$8,269
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%)	16.4	1335^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.4%		21.8	1254^th of 1505 public elementary schools	16.7%	81	39.8	44.4	31.9	38.0	30.0	29.7	46.2	$9,948	$1,914	$8,034
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%)	26.6	1139^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.6%		23.6	1222^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	18.8%	83	49.2	33.0	47.6	37.5	50.5	45.7	44.8	$8,571	$1,209	$7,361
E E Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1361 Rim Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 868-2800	656	42	15.7	99.5%	108 (16.5%)	312 (47.6%)	156 (23.8%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	67 (10.2%)	39.2	935^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.2%		41.5	901^st of 1505 public elementary schools	40.1%	34	61.4	42.9	41.3	49.5	52.6	40.4	63.5	$8,887	$1,163	$7,725
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%)	36	982^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	34.1%		39.7	936^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.8%	46	63.4	47.5	34.4	48.8	54.1	42.6	38.3	$10,530	$1,397	$9,133
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%)	33.8	1019^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.6%		29.4	1111^th of 1505 public elementary schools	26.2%	92	54.1	40.3	45.8	44.6	45.2	48.2	56.6	$10,052	$1,488	$8,565
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%)	27.6	1117^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.0%		27.9	1143^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	24.1%	26	54.2	35.8	50.0	36.1	47.8	41.0	48.7	$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%)	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin J Martin Elementary

What district is Benjamin J Martin Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

How many students attend Benjamin J Martin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Benjamin J Martin Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Benjamin J Martin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Benjamin J Martin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westover Middle
High : Westover High

Is Benjamin J Martin Elementary a good school?

Benjamin J Martin Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin J Martin Elementary?

Students at Benjamin J Martin Elementary are 60% African American, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 10% White, 2% Asian.

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