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Vanstory Hills Elementary

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Vanstory Hills Elementary ranks 296 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

296^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Vanstory Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 480 students. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 144 out of 242 districts in the state.

Vanstory Hills Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in most years. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 69.8% of 3rd graders at Vanstory Hills Elementary were proficient in Mathematics, compared to 57% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well for its Hispanic and Multi-racial student subgroups, ranking in the top 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Despite serving a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with over 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Vanstory Hills Elementary consistently outperforms nearby schools in the Cumberland County Schools district. The school's academic performance, particularly in Mathematics, Reading, and Science, is significantly higher than its counterparts, suggesting the presence of effective strategies and practices that support its high-poverty students.

514

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,221

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Foxhall Road
Fayetteville, NC 28303-5244

(910) 483-0809

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Vanstory Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	R Max Abbott Middle
High:	Terry Sanford High

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.4%

African American:

27.8%

Hispanic:

16.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cumberland County Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg57%

296^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	77.0	296 of 1490	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	298 of 1505	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	315 of 1502	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	318 of 1514	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	544 of 1489	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	360 of 1473	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	177 of 1434	87.7%	★★★★☆
2017	84.8	152 of 1429	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	82.0	196 of 1425	86.2%	★★★★☆
2015	84.0	172 of 1440	88.1%	★★★★☆
2014	86.1	153 of 1390	89.0%	★★★★☆
2013	93.6	65 of 1403	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	80.2	202 of 1388	85.4%	★★★★☆
2011	71.2	379 of 1381	72.6%	★★★★☆
2010	80.1	199 of 1363	85.4%	★★★★☆
2009	76.0	276 of 1354	79.6%	★★★★☆
2008	79.1	201 of 1324	84.8%	★★★★☆
2007	77.3	214 of 1293	83.4%	★★★★☆
2006	76.3	227 of 1276	82.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	435 of 918	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	344 of 924	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	349 of 933	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	272 of 927	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	26.7	699 of 896	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	411 of 949	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	220 of 927	76.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	64.8	131 of 634	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	34.2	432 of 646	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	355 of 878	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	392 of 897	56.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	390 of 563	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	281 of 1451	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	231 of 1455	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	353 of 1459	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	318 of 1458	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	477 of 1440	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	314 of 1424	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	161 of 1405	88.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	236 of 710	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	188 of 669	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	154 of 582	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	145 of 500	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	144 of 494	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	317 of 612	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	82 of 961	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	122 of 951	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	148 of 915	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	59 of 893	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	75.4	124 of 843	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	49.3	429 of 865	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	319 of 1437	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	421 of 1450	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	645 of 1437	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	417 of 1366	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	863 of 1329	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	460 of 1361	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	260 of 1332	80.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	289 of 1450	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	364 of 1464	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	300 of 1461	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	311 of 1464	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	571 of 1444	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	409 of 1430	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	195 of 1413	86.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	16 of 72	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	15 of 75	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	21 of 81	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	32 of 85	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.5	12 of 76	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	2 of 72	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	5 of 76	93.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	29 of 175	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	41.3	92 of 154	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	88.6	14 of 133	89.5%	★★★★★
2021	65.4	22 of 97	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	26 of 103	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	5 of 86	94.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	183 of 821	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	48.9	333 of 801	58.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	152 of 1172	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	170 of 1166	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	125 of 1183	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	233 of 1194	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	283 of 1172	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	140 of 1183	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	52 of 1178	95.6%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)78th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)67th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science75%+13 vs state

Mathematics70%+9 vs state

Reading65%+13 vs state

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by a student
Monday, March 12, 2018

My granddaughter is in second grade at vanstory and she is doing excellent great teachers keep up the good work Close Quote

Schools Near Vanstory Hills Elementary

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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
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
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
Glendale Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2915 Skycrest Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 484-9031	251	18	14.0	98.8%	35 (13.9%)	125 (49.8%)	36 (14.3%)	27 (10.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)								(n/a)								$14,262	$1,722	$12,540
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
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%)	41.9	881^st of 1490 public elementary schools	40.9%		39.2	948^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.0%	67	40.6	46.8	59.7	32.8	55.3	62.7	59.7	$12,222	$1,413	$10,809
William H Owen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4533 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 425-6163	393	30	13.1	99.0%	32 (8.1%)	251 (63.9%)	84 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	42	879^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.0%		58.1	616^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.1%	263	40.6	36.5	67.8	34.4	50.8	55.9	76.3	$10,370	$1,704	$8,665
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	99.3%	46 (10.6%)	226 (52.2%)	103 (23.8%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.2%)	36	982^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	34.1%		39.7	936^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.8%	46	63.4	47.5	34.4	48.8	54.1	42.6	38.3	$10,530	$1,397	$9,133
Mary McArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3809 Village Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-2206	447	31	14.5	97.8%	75 (16.8%)	227 (50.8%)	78 (17.4%)	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.6%)	40.9	901^st of 1490 public elementary schools	39.5%		40.9	914^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.3%	13	60.3	46.4	44.1	53.4	51.8	36.8	66.2	$11,714	$1,748	$9,966
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	98.4%	36 (19.4%)	84 (45.2%)	43 (23.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.3%)	23.3	1212^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.7%		34	1028^th of 1505 public elementary schools	31.7%	184	45.5	37.5	36.7	31.8	41.7	43.3	56.7	$15,400	$1,813	$13,587
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Vanstory Hills Elementary

What schools do graduates of Vanstory Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vanstory Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : R Max Abbott Middle
High : Terry Sanford High

What district is Vanstory Hills Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Vanstory Hills Elementary?

Students at Vanstory Hills Elementary are 44% White, 28% African American, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Vanstory Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Vanstory Hills Elementary.

Is Vanstory Hills Elementary a good school?

Vanstory Hills Elementary ranks 296^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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