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Lucile Souders Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1325^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lucile Souders Elementary is a public elementary school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 395 students. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 144 out of 242 school districts in the state.

Lucile Souders Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with its students performing significantly below the Cumberland County and state averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's performance is particularly low for male students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. With 97-99% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Lucile Souders serves a predominantly low-income population.

In comparison, nearby schools such as Vanstory Hills Elementary, Howard L Hall Elementary, and Margaret Willis Elementary generally perform better on state assessments and have higher overall rankings, despite serving similar student populations in terms of socioeconomic status. Additionally, the Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School, located within the same district, also outperforms Lucile Souders Elementary, particularly in reading and science.

399

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,786

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

128 Hillview Avenue
Fayetteville, NC 28301-3106

(910) 488-6705

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Lucile Souders Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.4%

Hispanic:

14.5%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (38% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg57%

1,325^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 46Elementary Schools in the Cumberland County Schools

144^th of 242Cumberland 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
2025	17.1	1325 of 1490	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	998 of 1505	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1238 of 1502	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1081 of 1514	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1145 of 1489	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	942 of 1473	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	779 of 1434	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	942 of 1429	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.4	963 of 1425	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.3	1076 of 1440	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.6	1134 of 1390	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.5	837 of 1403	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.2	841 of 1388	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.2	870 of 1381	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.1	838 of 1363	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.4	1038 of 1354	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.0	1073 of 1324	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.9	1009 of 1293	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.9	1095 of 1276	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	702 of 918	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.7	354 of 924	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	538 of 933	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	413 of 927	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	405 of 896	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	306 of 949	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.8	127 of 927	86.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	19.4	603 of 646	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1054 of 1451	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	832 of 1455	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1227 of 1459	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	961 of 1458	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	1107 of 1440	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	873 of 1424	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.4	601 of 1405	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1164 of 1437	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	762 of 1450	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1050 of 1437	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.5	722 of 1366	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	1062 of 1329	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.0	561 of 1361	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	401 of 1332	69.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1378 of 1450	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1071 of 1464	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1180 of 1461	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1146 of 1464	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1146 of 1444	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	1008 of 1430	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	983 of 1413	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	623 of 821	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	786 of 801	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	65.8	382 of 1183	67.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2019)68th percentile+32 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2021)7th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science44%-18 vs state

Reading38%-15 vs state

Mathematics36%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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%)	17.1	1325^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.1%		35.8	998^th of 1505 public elementary schools	33.7%	327	35.7	40.7	32.8	32.9	39.0	42.6	44.3	$9,786	$1,579	$8,207
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%)	10.2	1418^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.8%		24.9	1195^th of 1505 public elementary schools	20.6%	223	32.1	37.3	24.7	30.4	39.2	30.1	35.6	$11,511	$1,585	$9,925
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%)	11.8	1396^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.3%		10.9	1414^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.0%	18	36.8	32.9	31.0	27.4	37.1	38.9	37.5	$9,953	$1,904	$8,048
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%)	14.5	1354^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.1%		22.6	1235^th of 1505 public elementary schools	17.9%	119	43.8	23.2	32.7	37.5	30.4	36.5	42.3	$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%)	25.3	1174^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.2%		24.1	1206^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.9%	32	59.4	36.8	37.3	54.7	47.4	31.3	32.5	$10,387	$1,828	$8,559
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%)	26.5	1144^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.2%		27.9	1139^th of 1505 public elementary schools	24.3%	5	68.4	35.9	36.4	47.4	45.0	38.2	38.2	$12,905	$1,919	$10,985
Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5	Public, Virtual	K-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%)	26.7	1138^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.6%		31.7	1068^th of 1505 public elementary schools	29.0%	70	11.5	30.3	41.9	23.1	57.6	58.1	41.9
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
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%)	77	296^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.1%		76.8	298^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.2%	2	69.8	64.1	76.0	60.4	70.1	65.6	75.2	$8,221	$969	$7,252
Howard L Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	526 Andrews Road	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 822-5100	539	34	15.9	99.4%	162 (30.1%)	194 (36.0%)	100 (18.6%)	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (11.7%)	60.8	551^st of 1490 public elementary schools	63.0%		74.1	338^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.5%	213	52.6	73.4	61.3	42.3	70.9	55.9	73.0	$8,556	$857	$7,699

Frequently Asked Questions about Lucile Souders Elementary

What district is Lucile Souders Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Lucile Souders Elementary?

Students at Lucile Souders Elementary are 70% African American, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% White.

How many students attend Lucile Souders Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Lucile Souders Elementary.

Is Lucile Souders Elementary a good school?

Lucile Souders Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lucile Souders Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lucile Souders Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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