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Armstrong Elementary

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Armstrong Elementary ranks 376 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Armstrong Elementary serves 456 students in grades PK–5 in Eastover, North Carolina, as part of the Cumberland County Schools district—a high-poverty school where over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet one that has earned a 4-star state rating and a 75th-percentile ranking among North Carolina elementary schools in 2025–2026.

Parents looking at test scores will quickly see why Armstrong Elementary stands out. In 2025–2026, the school posted 79.5% proficiency in 4th-grade math, far exceeding the district’s 54.9% and the state’s 61.4%, and 71.2% proficiency in 4th-grade reading, compared with district and state averages of about 56% and 58%. It also earns strong results for groups that are historically underserved: Hispanic students rank at the 96th percentile, African American students at the 85th, low-income students at the 80th, and special education students at the 87th, each compared against other schools statewide serving the same student population. Nearby, several elementary schools—including Walker-Spivey Elementary, Margaret Willis Elementary, and College Lakes Elementary—rank in the bottom quarter of the state, making Armstrong Elementary one of the stronger options in the area. Its closest rival, Eastover-Central Elementary, sits about 2.7 miles away and ranks slightly higher.

The most recent results at Armstrong Elementary represent a step back from an exceptional 2024–2025 year, when the school reached the 87th percentile statewide—with 5th-grade reading at 75.9% and 5th-grade math at 74.7%, versus 63.9% and 67.2% in 2025–2026. Chronic absenteeism, meanwhile, has improved from 32.7% in 2021–2022 to 23.3%, which beats the district’s 33.7% but still trails the 13.7% rate at Eastover-Central Elementary. With a favorable 13.5:1 student-teacher ratio, a record of beating district and state averages despite near-universal poverty, and strong subgroup outcomes, this school has a solid foundation—and further gains in attendance could help it rejoin the state’s top 10% of elementary schools.

456

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3395 Dunn Road
Eastover, NC 28312

(910) 483-2425

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Armstrong Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mac Williams Middle
High:	Cape Fear High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

32.5%

White:

31.8%

Hispanic:

18.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

376^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 1 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	72.1	376 of 1492	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	188 of 1490	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	224 of 1505	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	342 of 1502	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	400 of 1514	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	48.3	732 of 1489	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	388 of 1473	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	383 of 1434	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	258 of 1429	81.9%	★★★★☆
2016	73.3	343 of 1425	75.9%	★★★★☆
2015	70.6	403 of 1440	72.0%	★★★★☆
2014	63.5	489 of 1390	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.1	328 of 1403	76.6%	★★★★☆
2012	61.2	575 of 1388	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.9	826 of 1381	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.0	748 of 1363	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.5	895 of 1354	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.3	611 of 1324	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.9	671 of 1293	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.3	451 of 1276	64.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	133 of 903	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	92.9	31 of 918	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	62 of 924	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	70.3	203 of 933	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	118 of 927	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	208 of 896	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	118 of 949	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	177 of 927	80.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	36.4	387 of 634	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	410 of 646	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	296 of 878	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	163 of 897	81.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	269 of 1447	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	88.3	112 of 1451	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	150 of 1455	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	283 of 1459	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	390 of 1458	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	50.1	683 of 1440	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	459 of 1424	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	454 of 1405	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	114 of 743	84.7%	★★★★☆
2025	58.7	354 of 710	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	271 of 669	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	74 of 582	87.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	41 of 981	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	38 of 961	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	55 of 951	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	38 of 915	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	55 of 893	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	38 of 865	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	40 of 851	95.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	286 of 1434	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.3	133 of 1437	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	66 of 1450	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	72.2	286 of 1437	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	356 of 1366	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	49.1	605 of 1329	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	295 of 1361	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	315 of 1332	76.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	493 of 1451	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.2	282 of 1450	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	320 of 1464	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	406 of 1461	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	456 of 1464	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	760 of 1444	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.3	316 of 1430	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	342 of 1413	75.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	30 of 67	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.0	20 of 72	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	14 of 75	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	9 of 81	88.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	13 of 85	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	45.8	45 of 76	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	20 of 72	72.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	108 of 181	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	78.8	22 of 159	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.7	57 of 103	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	108 of 815	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	84.7	52 of 821	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	78.0	81 of 801	89.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	434 of 1146	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.8	227 of 1172	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	271 of 1166	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	335 of 1183	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	455 of 1194	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	766 of 1172	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.0	378 of 1183	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	375 of 1178	68.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)85th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)85th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)81st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2026)55th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)40th percentile-34 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science74%+6 vs state

Mathematics72%+9 vs state

Reading65%+9 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/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
Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3395 Dunn Road	Eastover	28312	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-2425	456	34	13.5	98.5%	145 (31.8%)	148 (32.5%)	86 (18.9%)	6 (1.3%)	13 (2.9%)	4 (0.9%)	54 (11.8%)	72.1	376^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.8%		84.1	188^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.4%	188	70.0	79.5	67.2	61.1	71.2	63.9	73.8	$11,856	$1,515	$10,342
Eastover-Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5174 Dunn Road	Eastover	28312	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-8997	401	26	15.5	99.3%	227 (56.6%)	72 (18.0%)	58 (14.5%)	10 (2.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	78.4	261^st of 1492 public elementary schools	82.5%		84.6	181^st of 1490 public elementary schools	87.9%	80	88.2	71.0	78.5	77.6	68.1	55.4	73.8	$9,186	$836	$8,350
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-5	3876 Sunnyside School Road	Fayetteville	28312	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-4319	362	21	17.3	96.1%	43 (11.9%)	227 (62.7%)	48 (13.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.1%)	50.1	727^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.3%		41	898^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.7%	171	68.1	57.4	65.0	59.6	53.2	43.3	68.3	$10,621	$1,658	$8,964
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
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	99.2%	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	$9,786	$1,579	$8,207
Walker-Spivey Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Fisher Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-5656	345	22	15.8	98.6%	7 (2.0%)	289 (83.8%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	7.6	1446^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.1%		12.5	1384^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.1%	62	41.0	28.3	31.0	25.6	40.0	31.0	40.5	$11,761	$1,939	$9,823
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	$11,511	$1,585	$9,925
District No 7 Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5721 Smithfield Road	Wade	28395	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-0001	211	18	11.9	96.7%	136 (64.5%)	22 (10.4%)	32 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.5%)	57.3	621^st of 1492 public elementary schools	58.4%		49.4	753^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	49.5%	132	53.8	56.3	64.0	50.0	65.6	68.0	80.0	$11,671	$943	$10,728
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%)	71.8	383^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	74.3%		75.6	310^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.2%	73	80.4	73.0	71.6	59.8	59.1	61.8	78.4	$8,174	$751	$7,422
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Armstrong Elementary

Is Armstrong Elementary a good school?

Armstrong Elementary ranks 376^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Armstrong Elementary?

Students at Armstrong Elementary are 32% African American, 32% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What district is Armstrong Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

What schools do graduates of Armstrong Elementary attend?

Students who attend Armstrong Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mac Williams Middle
High : Cape Fear High

How many students attend Armstrong Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Armstrong Elementary.

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