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Sherwood Park Elementary

Q: Is Sherwood Park Elementary a good school?

Sherwood Park Elementary ranks 661 st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

661^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sherwood Park Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Fayetteville, NC, serving 335 students within Cumberland County Schools. Despite the district holding a 2-star overall rating and the school serving a student body where 95.5% of children qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, Sherwood Park earned 3 stars and ranked in the 56th percentile statewide (661 out of 1,492 elementary schools) in the 2025–2026 school year. That places it as the second-highest-performing school among its immediate neighbors, trailing only E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary, while several nearby schools—including Montclair Elementary, Brentwood Elementary, and Mary McArthur Elementary—rank in the bottom 20th–35th percentile.

This strong result reflects a genuine turnaround rather than a one-year fluke. The school spent the late 2010s near the very bottom of the state (9th percentile) but has now held steady in the 50th–61st percentile range for four consecutive years. Early-grade academics are a particular bright spot: 3rd grade math proficiency reached 70.6% in 2025–2026, and 3rd and 4th grade reading and math scores all surpassed district and state averages. In fact, only E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary scored higher among nearby schools, while Montclair Elementary and Brentwood Elementary posted far lower 3rd grade reading proficiency rates of 31.8% and 35.8%, respectively. The school also earns strong marks specifically for the populations it serves: economically disadvantaged students rank in the 83rd percentile statewide, and African American students rank in the 77th percentile—each group earning 4-star ratings.

Sherwood Park's student-teacher ratio of 12.1 is lower than most comparable schools, which may help explain its ability to outperform schools serving similar populations. The biggest remaining challenge is chronic absenteeism, which stood at 36.3% in 2024–2025—well above the state average of 24.2% and significantly higher than the 19.8% at top-performing E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary. A dip in 5th grade science proficiency (59% versus the state's 67.7%) is also worth watching, though it appears to reflect normal year-to-year variation in a small school. If attendance continues to improve, Sherwood Park has clear potential to climb even higher.

335

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

95.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2115 Hope Mills Road
Fayetteville, NC 28304-4291

(910) 424-4797

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Sherwood Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Douglas Byrd Middle
High:	Douglas Byrd High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.4%

Hispanic:

18.5%

White:

16.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

661^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 39 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to top 44% (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	54.4	661 of 1492	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	586 of 1490	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	745 of 1505	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	739 of 1502	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	793 of 1514	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1277 of 1489	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1344 of 1473	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1312 of 1434	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	35.9	986 of 1429	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.9	1190 of 1425	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.3	1103 of 1440	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.7	1074 of 1390	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.8	1005 of 1403	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.3	995 of 1388	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.4	1094 of 1381	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.2	1134 of 1363	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.8	1107 of 1354	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.1	1035 of 1324	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.1	1035 of 1293	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.1	1045 of 1276	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	205 of 903	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	193 of 918	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	279 of 924	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	274 of 933	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	371 of 927	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.5	704 of 896	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	873 of 949	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	708 of 927	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	28.1	705 of 878	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	611 of 897	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	685 of 1447	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.9	417 of 1451	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	40.8	891 of 1455	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.2	487 of 1459	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	769 of 1458	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	1144 of 1440	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1295 of 1424	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1215 of 1405	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	67.2	208 of 893	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	34.5	622 of 865	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	827 of 851	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	243 of 1434	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	251 of 1437	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	406 of 1450	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	192 of 1437	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	464 of 1366	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.4	1176 of 1329	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1222 of 1361	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1104 of 1332	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	609 of 1451	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.3	790 of 1450	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	562 of 1464	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	1006 of 1461	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	766 of 1464	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.4	1298 of 1444	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1294 of 1430	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1342 of 1413	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	43.9	704 of 1166	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	981 of 1194	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	1134 of 1172	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	1131 of 1183	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1096 of 1178	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+27 vs school

African American (2026)77th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2022)77th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile~ school

Female (2026)53rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)40th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2019)20th percentile+11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics65%~ state avg

Science59%-9 vs state

Reading57%~ state avg

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by a citizen
Sunday, August 7, 2011

i am very disappointed in the EOG test scores and the failure to meet AYP.The morale of the school is a reflection of the administration..The principal needs to resign.Apparently he can't motivate staff and students.Enough isn'tbeing done to help the low performing students.It just doesn' look good.What is he going to do to improve so that the staff and students get the very best? The administation is responsible for the success at Sherwood Park Elementary. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	28.2	1130^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.3%		23.3	1214^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.5%	84	57.1	48.8	47.4	42.9	46.3	44.0	59.2	$10,037	$2,089	$7,948

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherwood Park Elementary

How many students attend Sherwood Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Sherwood Park Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sherwood Park Elementary?

Students at Sherwood Park Elementary are 50% African American, 19% Hispanic, 16% White, 13% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sherwood Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sherwood Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Douglas Byrd Middle
High : Douglas Byrd High

Is Sherwood Park Elementary a good school?

Sherwood Park Elementary ranks 661^st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Sherwood Park Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

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