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Lake Rim Elementary

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Lake Rim Elementary ranks 1119 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Located in Fayetteville, NC, Lake Rim Elementary serves roughly 656 students in grades PK–5 within Cumberland County Schools, where about 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has experienced a long, gradual decline over the past decade, falling from the 64th percentile statewide in 2015–16 to a 25th-percentile, one-star ranking today. That places it behind nearby schools serving similar populations, including Bill Hefner Elementary (45th percentile) and E.E. Miller Elementary (44th percentile). Academically, math is the biggest concern — proficiency trails district and state averages by 15 to 23 points in grades 3–5 — while reading is comparatively strong in 3rd grade but slips below the state average by 5th grade.

There are genuine bright spots. In 2024–25, 56.8% of Lake Rim's 3rd graders scored proficient in reading, about 10 points above both the district and the state. Science is another strength: 63.4% of 5th graders were proficient in the most recent year, nearly matching the district (65.8%) and state (67.7%). Outcomes also vary by student group: Hispanic students have placed between the 60th and 77th percentile statewide in recent years, while African American students reached the 51st percentile in 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism (25.9%) is far better than the Cumberland County Schools average of 33.7%, although it trails the best nearby schools, where rates are about 17–19%.

The most urgent concerns involve specific groups. Military-connected students — highly relevant in Fayetteville — have ranked between the 7th and 16th percentile statewide in each of the last three years. Special education students ranked at the 6th percentile in 2023–24 before improving to the 31st percentile in the latest year. Lake Rim's student–teacher ratio of 15.9:1 is also higher than most nearby schools, and its per-pupil spending ($8,613) is on the low side compared with schools like Brentwood Elementary ($11,456). Because nearby schools achieve stronger results despite similar poverty, attendance and instructional continuity look like the most promising targets for improvement.

656

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

1455 Hoke Loop Road
Fayetteville, NC 28314

(910) 867-1133

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Lake Rim Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Anne Chesnutt Middle
High:	Seventy-First High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.3%

Hispanic:

19.5%

White:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (49% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

1,119^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 39 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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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	28.8	1119 of 1492	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	1043 of 1490	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1069 of 1505	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	898 of 1502	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	923 of 1514	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1171 of 1489	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1085 of 1473	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	913 of 1434	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.0	746 of 1429	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	63.0	514 of 1425	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.2	751 of 1440	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.3	659 of 1390	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	33.9	965 of 1403	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.6	566 of 1388	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.0	937 of 1381	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.4	816 of 1363	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.1	918 of 1354	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.1	803 of 1324	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.7	884 of 1293	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.0	876 of 1276	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	492 of 903	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.4	452 of 918	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	574 of 924	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.6	268 of 933	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	246 of 927	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	40.0	501 of 896	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	509 of 949	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	401 of 927	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	23.5	548 of 634	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	639 of 646	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	802 of 878	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	855 of 897	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	1076 of 1447	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.7	1035 of 1451	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	995 of 1455	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	793 of 1459	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	916 of 1458	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1230 of 1440	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1040 of 1424	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	859 of 1405	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	186 of 743	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	42.0	577 of 710	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.8	72 of 669	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	34.9	410 of 494	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	594 of 612	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	383 of 981	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.1	217 of 961	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	380 of 951	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	308 of 915	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	313 of 893	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	402 of 843	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	432 of 865	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	197 of 851	76.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	926 of 1434	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	845 of 1437	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1007 of 1450	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	729 of 1437	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	696 of 1366	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	960 of 1329	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	924 of 1361	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	810 of 1332	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	1091 of 1451	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	1013 of 1450	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1110 of 1464	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	972 of 1461	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	882 of 1464	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1061 of 1444	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1096 of 1430	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	930 of 1413	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	61 of 67	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	67 of 72	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	63 of 75	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	71 of 81	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	58 of 85	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.6	72 of 76	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	66 of 72	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	60 of 76	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	148 of 181	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.6	101 of 175	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.0	48 of 159	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	21.1	131 of 154	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	72 of 133	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.9	91 of 97	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	61.8	35 of 103	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	50 of 86	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	559 of 815	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	505 of 821	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.1	751 of 801	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	57.8	485 of 1166	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	728 of 1183	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	856 of 1194	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	904 of 1172	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	936 of 1183	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	830 of 1178	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)75th percentile+50 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile+36 vs school

White (2024)58th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2026)46th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

Male (2026)25th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-25 vs school

Military Connected (2026)9th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science63%-4 vs state

Reading48%-8 vs state

Mathematics44%-20 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
Lake Rim Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1455 Hoke Loop Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 867-1133	656	41	15.9	—	76 (11.6%)	376 (57.3%)	128 (19.5%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (9.1%)	28.8	1119^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.0%		32.6	1043^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	30.0%	76	51.8	38.1	43.6	51.8	51.4	42.6	63.4	$8,613	$1,279	$7,333
E E Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1361 Rim Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 868-2800	656	42	15.7	—	108 (16.5%)	312 (47.6%)	156 (23.8%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	67 (10.2%)	44.9	831^st of 1492 public elementary schools	44.3%		39.2	935^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.2%	104	60.2	50.5	43.6	61.2	57.7	50.5	70.5	$8,887	$1,163	$7,725
Bill Hefner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7059 Calamar Drive	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 860-7058	712	44	16.3	94.2%	94 (13.2%)	404 (56.7%)	113 (15.9%)	16 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	77 (10.8%)	45	825^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.7%		26.6	1139^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.6%	314	67.6	49.6	58.7	52.4	51.3	54.3	66.3	$8,571	$1,209	$7,361
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
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 Hoke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6251 Rockfish Rd	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 875-9343	606	39	15.7	—	206 (34.0%)	148 (24.4%)	151 (24.9%)	19 (3.1%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.2%)	67 (11.1%)	32.3	1051^st of 1492 public elementary schools	29.6%		45.3	824^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.7%	227	62.1	37.6	46.5	38.9	44.0	52.3	70.6	$7,820	$1,036	$6,784
Cliffdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6450 Cliffdale Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-3442	613	44	14.0	97.9%	28 (4.6%)	381 (62.2%)	137 (22.3%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.5%)	19.8	1281^st of 1492 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.4	1335^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.4%	54	50.0	45.0	35.6	38.7	52.0	33.0	52.7	$9,948	$1,914	$8,034
Benjamin J Martin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	430 N Reilly Road	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-4843	522	36	14.3	97.7%	54 (10.3%)	311 (59.6%)	82 (15.7%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (11.5%)	38.7	928^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.8%		20.8	1265^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.1%	337	63.6	36.6	54.5	52.7	52.4	48.5	69.7	$9,754	$1,847	$7,907
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
Morganton Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Bonanza Drive	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 867-4137	491	30	16.2	—	64 (13.0%)	286 (58.2%)	84 (17.1%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.8%)	29.8	1098^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.4%		25.8	1160^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.1%	62	57.7	28.6	45.5	47.4	33.8	50.0	70.5	$9,482	$1,213	$8,269

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Rim Elementary

How many students attend Lake Rim Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Lake Rim Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lake Rim Elementary?

Students at Lake Rim Elementary are 57% African American, 20% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lake Rim Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lake Rim Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Anne Chesnutt Middle
High : Seventy-First High

What district is Lake Rim Elementary in?

Cumberland County Schools

Is Lake Rim Elementary a good school?

Lake Rim Elementary ranks 1119^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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