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Ferguson-Easley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1167^th

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of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Ferguson-Easley Elementary is a PK–5 school in Fayetteville, NC, serving 392 students in the Cumberland County Schools district, where nearly all students (95.9%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Historically, it has ranked in the bottom 10–20% of North Carolina elementary schools, but the 2025–2026 school year brought real improvement: after spending 2024–2025 at the 5th percentile statewide, the school rose to the 22nd percentile (rank 1,167 of 1,492). That puts it ahead of nearby Walker-Spivey, Warrenwood, College Lakes, Westarea, and Cumberland Virtual Academy, though still well behind Ashley Elementary (38th percentile) and Vanstory Hills (74th percentile).

The most striking pattern is the wide gap between early and upper grades. In 2025–2026, just 27.8% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, compared with 61.6% across Cumberland County Schools and 66.4% statewide; 3rd-grade reading was also low at 30.6%, versus 55.6% statewide. Fifth-grade results, however, were much stronger: math proficiency reached 63.0%, topping the district average of 56.4%, and science proficiency hit 70.4%, above both the district (65.8%) and the state (67.7%). Among nearby elementary schools, Ferguson-Easley had the lowest 3rd-grade math score yet posted the second-highest 5th-grade math and science scores, suggesting the school supports older students well while early foundational skills remain the biggest concern.

Attendance and class size deserve attention too. Chronic absenteeism ran at 39.3% in 2024–2025, well above the district (33.7%) and state (24.2%) averages, and much higher than at Vanstory Hills (17.4%) and Ashley Elementary (23.1%), which serve similarly high-poverty populations. The student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1 is also higher than at most neighboring schools, pointing to somewhat larger classes. The recent improvement is real but fragile, as the school has seen big year-to-year swings in the past. Since comparable nearby schools achieve far stronger results, the way forward likely depends on strengthening 3rd-grade instruction, reducing chronic absenteeism, and building on this year's strong 5th-grade outcomes.

392

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1857 Seabrook Road
Fayetteville, NC 28301-0531

(910) 483-4883

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Ferguson-Easley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Luther Nick Jeralds Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.3%

Hispanic:

11.2%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

1,167^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 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	26.1	1167 of 1492	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	1418 of 1490	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1195 of 1505	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1375 of 1502	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1358 of 1514	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	1437 of 1489	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1320 of 1473	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1237 of 1434	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.5	1385 of 1429	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	26.6	1123 of 1425	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.7	1069 of 1440	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.1	818 of 1390	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.8	830 of 1403	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.9	927 of 1388	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.4	1128 of 1381	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.7	1187 of 1363	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.7	1272 of 1354	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.8	1188 of 1324	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.7	1137 of 1293	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.3	1055 of 1276	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	593 of 903	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.2	778 of 918	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.8	415 of 924	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.1	666 of 933	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	514 of 927	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	759 of 896	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	564 of 949	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	479 of 927	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	28.7	695 of 878	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	1055 of 1447	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	1370 of 1451	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1237 of 1455	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1311 of 1459	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1042 of 1458	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1323 of 1440	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1199 of 1424	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1162 of 1405	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	1030 of 1434	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	1347 of 1437	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	887 of 1450	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1205 of 1437	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1058 of 1366	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1203 of 1329	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1093 of 1361	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	914 of 1332	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	1223 of 1451	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	1372 of 1450	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1076 of 1464	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1348 of 1461	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1388 of 1464	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	1360 of 1444	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1341 of 1430	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1245 of 1413	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	809 of 821	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	560 of 801	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2019)21st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science70%+3 vs state

Mathematics44%-20 vs state

Reading38%-19 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
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
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
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
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
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	99.0%	96 (31.9%)	111 (36.9%)	62 (20.6%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.3%)								(n/a)								$10,478	$765	$9,712
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
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	99.4%	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
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
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	98.5%	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	$10,387	$1,828	$8,559
Ashley Elementary	Public	3-5	810 Trainer Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 484-4156	180	14	12.5	98.3%	45 (25.0%)	80 (44.4%)	18 (10.0%)	21 (11.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.3%)	38.7	926^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.9%		41.9	881^st of 1490 public elementary schools	40.9%	45	55.1	50.0	60.5	44.9	48.1	58.1	65.1	$12,222	$1,413	$10,809

Frequently Asked Questions about Ferguson-Easley Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ferguson-Easley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ferguson-Easley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Luther Nick Jeralds Middle

What is the racial makeup of Ferguson-Easley Elementary?

Students at Ferguson-Easley Elementary are 76% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% White.

Is Ferguson-Easley Elementary a good school?

Ferguson-Easley Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Ferguson-Easley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Ferguson-Easley Elementary.

What district is Ferguson-Easley Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

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