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Westarea Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Westarea Elementary is a PreK–5 school in Fayetteville, NC, serving 546 students in the Cumberland County Schools district. The school currently holds a one-star state rating, ranking at the 11th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools (1,335 out of 1,492) — placing it near the bottom of its local cluster, ahead of only Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 among comparable nearby schools. Every tested subject and grade level falls below both district and state proficiency averages.

The most striking concern for parents is attendance: 43.1% of Westarea students were chronically absent in 2024–25, far above the district rate of 33.7% and the state rate of 24.2%. This pattern has persisted for five straight years. Nearby schools with similar poverty levels show this is not simply an economic issue — Vanstory Hills Elementary has 99.4% free/reduced-price lunch eligibility but a chronic absenteeism rate of just 17.4% and a 74th-percentile academic ranking, while Ashley Elementary (98.3% poverty) ranks at the 38th percentile and posts far stronger test scores. Westarea's 5th-grade reading proficiency of 25.8% is less than half the statewide rate of 55.3%.

There are some signs of progress worth noting. Fourth-grade math proficiency has climbed from 19.2% in 2023–24 to 47.0% in 2025–26, and 5th-grade science improved from 37.5% to 53.8% over the same period. However, 5th-grade reading dropped sharply in the latest year. The clearest opportunity for improvement is attendance, a metric that separates Westarea most sharply from its stronger neighbors like Ferguson-Easley Elementary, Margaret Willis Elementary, and Lucile Souders Elementary.

546

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

941 Country Club Drive
Fayetteville, NC 28301-2907

(910) 488-1705

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Westarea Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Luther Nick Jeralds Middle
High:	E E Smith High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.4%

Hispanic:

17.6%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

1,335^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 11% (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	16.9	1335 of 1492	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	1396 of 1490	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1414 of 1505	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1328 of 1502	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1302 of 1514	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1339 of 1489	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1241 of 1473	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1118 of 1434	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.4	1028 of 1429	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.2	812 of 1425	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.0	951 of 1440	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.0	864 of 1390	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.4	1017 of 1403	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.8	1105 of 1388	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.8	1042 of 1381	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.4	1175 of 1363	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.3	1149 of 1354	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.3	1105 of 1324	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.8	1147 of 1293	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.1	1246 of 1276	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	550 of 903	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.1	690 of 918	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	759 of 924	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	602 of 933	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	486 of 927	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	563 of 896	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	522 of 949	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	339 of 927	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	17.6	611 of 634	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	479 of 646	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	783 of 878	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	807 of 897	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	1172 of 1447	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	1230 of 1451	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1294 of 1455	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1265 of 1459	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1231 of 1458	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1193 of 1440	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1092 of 1424	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1110 of 1405	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	760 of 981	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	790 of 961	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	828 of 951	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	793 of 915	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	765 of 893	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	727 of 843	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	778 of 865	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.9	449 of 851	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	992 of 1434	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.8	1284 of 1437	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1316 of 1450	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1127 of 1437	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	941 of 1366	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	1010 of 1329	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	950 of 1361	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	784 of 1332	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	1368 of 1451	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	1424 of 1450	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1404 of 1464	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1322 of 1461	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	1272 of 1464	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1331 of 1444	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1256 of 1430	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1077 of 1413	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	10.2	75 of 76	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	41.7	60 of 86	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	470 of 815	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	387 of 821	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.9	620 of 801	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)39th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)30th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-10 vs school

Military Connected (2018)1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science54%-14 vs state

Mathematics44%-20 vs state

Reading37%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	16.9	1335^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.5%		11.8	1396^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.3%	61	43.4	47.0	39.4	38.6	44.0	25.8	53.8			$9,953	$1,904	$8,048
Ferguson-Easley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1857 Seabrook Road	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-4883	392	24	16.1	95.9%	17 (4.3%)	299 (76.3%)	44 (11.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	26.1	1167^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.8%		10.2	1418^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.8%	251	27.8	46.9	63.0	30.6	40.8	44.4	70.4	85.2%	1.9%	$11,511	$1,585	$9,925
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%)	18.9	1296^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.1%		14.5	1354^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.1%	58	48.1	31.7	47.4	31.5	47.6	42.1	57.9			$11,031	$1,905	$9,126
Lucile Souders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Hillview Avenue	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-6705	399	29	13.8	—	24 (6.0%)	281 (70.4%)	58 (14.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.5%)	29.8	1100^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.3%		17.1	1325^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.1%	225	51.8	55.4	53.4	46.4	51.4	41.4	46.6	88.1%	1.5%	$9,786	$1,579	$8,207
Margaret Willis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1412 Belvedere Avenue	Fayetteville	28305	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 484-9064	296	23	12.9	97.6%	27 (9.1%)	191 (64.5%)	31 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (15.2%)	25.8	1172^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	21.4%		26.5	1144^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.2%	28	63.3	47.4	25.6	55.0	31.6	38.5	35.9			$12,905	$1,919	$10,985
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	—	54 (11.8%)	292 (63.6%)	51 (11.1%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (11.1%)	19	1292^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	13.4%		25.3	1174^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.2%	118	40.6	40.6	45.3	35.9	46.4	34.0	62.3	91.3%	4.3%	$10,387	$1,828	$8,559
Alma O Easom Elementary	Public	K-1	1610 Westlawn Avenue	Fayetteville	28305	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 484-0194	301	18	16.7	—	96 (31.9%)	111 (36.9%)	62 (20.6%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.3%)								(n/a)								79.4%	1.5%	$10,478	$765	$9,712
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	—	228 (44.4%)	143 (27.8%)	83 (16.1%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.1%)	71.9	381^st of 1492 public elementary schools	74.5%		77	296^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.1%	85	68.3	70.4	73.8	58.6	70.4	64.8	78.7			$8,221	$969	$7,252
Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5	Public, Virtual	2-5	800 North Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	Yes	Yes	(910) 500-7584	168	13	12.8	71.4%	33 (19.6%)	76 (45.2%)	32 (19.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	2 (1.2%)	20 (11.9%)	9.8	1425^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.5%		26.7	1138^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.6%	287	37.5	26.9	30.3	33.3	38.5	42.4	39.4
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	—	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Westarea Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Westarea Elementary?

Students at Westarea Elementary are 67% African American, 18% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% White.

How many students attend Westarea Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 546 students attended Westarea Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Westarea Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westarea Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Luther Nick Jeralds Middle
High : E E Smith High

What district is Westarea Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

Is Westarea Elementary a good school?

Westarea Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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