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E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary

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E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary ranks 263 rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary is a K–5 school in Fayetteville, NC, serving 782 students in Cumberland County Schools, and it stands out as one of the highest-performing elementary schools in the region. The school carries a 4-star rating and ranks 263rd out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, placing it in the 82nd percentile statewide. That's especially noteworthy because nearly all of its students (over 99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, yet the school has remained in the top quartile of the state for more than a decade.

Academically, the school exceeded both district and state proficiency averages in every grade and subject in the most recent testing year, often by 10 to 18 points. For example, 78.6% of 3rd graders were proficient in math (compared with 66.4% statewide) and 83.4% of 5th graders were proficient in science (compared with 67.7% statewide). The contrast with nearby schools makes the achievement even clearer: Cumberland Mills Elementary, Brentwood Elementary, and J.W. Coon Elementary — schools serving similar populations just a mile or two away — rank in the bottom quarter of the state, with proficiency rates often in the 30s and 40s. Even strong neighbors like Stoney Point Elementary and Rockfish Elementary don't quite match that level of performance.

Attendance is another strength: only 19.8% of students miss enough school to be considered chronically absent, compared with 33.7% for the district and over 36% at several nearby schools. Results are strong across student groups as well — students from low-income families at Honeycutt score better than 87% of low-income students statewide, and African American and Hispanic students rank in the 91st and 85th percentiles, respectively. The school achieves all of this while spending less per student than most of its neighbors. For parents exploring elementary options in the Fayetteville area, E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary is a clear standout.

782

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

4665 Lakewood Drive
Fayetteville, NC 28306

(910) 426-2020

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John R Griffin Middle
High:	Jack Britt High

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.5%

African American:

31.3%

Hispanic:

18.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (72% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

263^rd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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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	78.4	263 of 1492	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.1	392 of 1490	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	337 of 1505	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	392 of 1502	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	332 of 1514	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	381 of 1489	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	400 of 1473	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	271 of 1434	81.1%	★★★★☆
2017	78.6	246 of 1429	82.8%	★★★★☆
2016	76.5	289 of 1425	79.7%	★★★★☆
2015	79.2	257 of 1440	82.2%	★★★★☆
2014	82.0	204 of 1390	85.3%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	270 of 1403	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	81.2	183 of 1388	86.8%	★★★★☆
2011	77.4	243 of 1381	82.4%	★★★★☆
2010	60.8	602 of 1363	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.9	551 of 1354	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.0	494 of 1324	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.4	318 of 1293	75.4%	★★★★☆
2006	61.8	506 of 1276	60.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.1	85 of 903	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	72.3	176 of 918	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	193 of 924	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	167 of 933	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	229 of 927	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	108 of 896	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	208 of 949	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	69 of 927	92.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	54 of 131	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	49 of 95	48.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	58.7	173 of 634	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	49.9	245 of 646	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	517 of 878	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	435 of 897	51.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	50.1	192 of 485	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	236 of 1447	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	65.8	438 of 1451	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	325 of 1455	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	341 of 1459	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	215 of 1458	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	308 of 1440	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	392 of 1424	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	147 of 1405	89.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	269 of 743	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.2	25 of 710	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	62.5	267 of 669	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	324 of 582	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.8	71 of 500	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	212 of 494	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	262 of 612	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	146 of 981	85.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	126 of 961	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	39 of 951	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	76.1	136 of 915	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	135 of 893	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	79 of 843	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	49 of 865	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	39 of 851	95.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	186 of 1434	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	61.8	452 of 1437	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.1	144 of 1450	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	76.4	224 of 1437	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	216 of 1366	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	214 of 1329	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	358 of 1361	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	187 of 1332	86.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	307 of 1451	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	360 of 1450	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	360 of 1464	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	430 of 1461	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	509 of 1464	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	461 of 1444	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	386 of 1430	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	486 of 1413	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	10 of 67	85.1%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	19 of 72	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	31 of 75	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	44 of 81	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.8	30 of 85	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	28 of 76	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	26 of 72	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	19 of 76	75.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	87 of 181	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.6	81 of 175	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.6	31 of 159	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	32 of 154	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	13 of 133	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	55.2	35 of 97	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	25 of 103	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	14 of 86	83.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	335 of 815	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.5	462 of 821	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	288 of 801	64.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	254 of 1146	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	70.4	309 of 1172	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	357 of 1166	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	418 of 1183	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.3	267 of 1194	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	465 of 1172	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	523 of 1183	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	419 of 1178	64.4%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)91st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2026)85th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)64th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)60th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)52nd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science83%+16 vs state

Mathematics72%+9 vs state

Reading69%+12 vs state

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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/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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	—	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
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
C Wayne Collier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3522 Sturbridge Drive	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-7200	532	37	14.5	—	146 (27.4%)	212 (39.8%)	88 (16.5%)	6 (1.1%)	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	65 (12.2%)	31.9	1056^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.2%		48.5	766^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.6%	290	53.8	50.6	51.2	50.5	49.4	47.6	54.9	$9,988	$1,541	$8,447
Stoney Point Elementary	Public	K-5	7411 Rockfish Road	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 424-3945	780	50	15.4	—	264 (33.8%)	170 (21.8%)	156 (20.0%)	73 (9.4%)	20 (2.6%)	9 (1.2%)	88 (11.3%)	71.5	389^th of 1492 public elementary schools	73.9%		72.9	347^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.7%	42	64.8	69.1	71.4	60.7	69.1	72.1	76.4	$8,134	$835	$7,299
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
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	—	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
Rockfish Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5763 Rockfish Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-5313	682	43	15.8	—	204 (29.9%)	236 (34.6%)	131 (19.2%)	9 (1.3%)	17 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	81 (11.9%)	62.1	546^th of 1492 public elementary schools	63.4%		71.1	373^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	75.0%	173	70.1	69.2	57.9	63.6	62.6	58.9	68.2	$8,857	$1,144	$7,713
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	—	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
New Century International Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7465 Century Circle	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 487-2340	686	46	14.7	97.4%	155 (22.6%)	293 (42.7%)	129 (18.8%)	19 (2.8%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (11.5%)	34.7	1014^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.0%		47.8	786^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.2%	228	52.6	50.4	44.4	54.6	54.0	51.9	56.5	$9,286	$1,041	$8,245

Frequently Asked Questions about E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary

How many students attend E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 782 students attended E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary.

Is E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary a good school?

E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary ranks 263^rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

What schools do graduates of E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary attend?

Students who attend E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John R Griffin Middle
High : Jack Britt High

What is the racial makeup of E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary?

Students at E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary are 32% White, 31% African American, 19% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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