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Lake Rim Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1043rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 30% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Lake Rim Elementary is a public elementary school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving 647 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 144 out of 242 districts in the state.

Despite being part of the Cumberland County school system, Lake Rim Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores across grades 3-5 in mathematics, reading, and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 49% of 3rd-grade students at Lake Rim were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 57% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's statewide ranking has also dropped from 514 out of 1,425 elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 1,043 out of 1,490 in 2024-2025.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Cumberland County Schools district, such as Ponderosa Elementary, Cliffdale Elementary, and E.E. Miller Elementary, generally outperform Lake Rim Elementary in academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics, such as school leadership, teaching quality, and resource allocation, may be contributing to the performance differences.

656
Students ?
15.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,613
Per pupil spending ?
99.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 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 — 48th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 57% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school47%
District avg53%
North Carolina avg57%
1,043rd of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 30%▼ down 18 pts since 2015
From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
28th of 46Elementary Schools in the Cumberland County Schools
144th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202532.61043 of 149030.0%★★☆☆☆
202431.71069 of 150529.0%★☆☆☆☆
202341.7898 of 150240.2%★★☆☆☆
202239.8923 of 151439.0%★★☆☆☆
202121.61171 of 148921.4%★☆☆☆☆
201930.71085 of 147326.3%★☆☆☆☆
201840.9913 of 143436.3%★★☆☆☆
201750.0746 of 142947.8%★★☆☆☆
201663.0514 of 142563.9%★★★☆☆
201550.2751 of 144047.8%★★☆☆☆
201452.3659 of 139052.6%★★★☆☆
201333.9965 of 140331.2%★★☆☆☆
201261.6566 of 138859.2%★★★☆☆
201139.0937 of 138132.2%★★☆☆☆
201047.4816 of 136340.1%★★☆☆☆
200940.1918 of 135432.2%★★☆☆☆
200845.1803 of 132439.4%★★☆☆☆
200740.7884 of 129331.6%★★☆☆☆
200639.0876 of 127631.3%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202548.4452 of 91850.8%★★★☆☆
202440.2574 of 92437.9%★★☆☆☆
202363.6268 of 93371.3%★★★★☆
202263.8246 of 92773.5%★★★★☆
202140.0501 of 89644.1%★★☆☆☆
201945.9509 of 94946.4%★★☆☆☆
201853.2401 of 92756.7%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202223.5548 of 63413.6%★☆☆☆☆
202115.3639 of 6461.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.3802 of 8788.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.5855 of 8974.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202532.71035 of 145128.7%★☆☆☆☆
202435.5995 of 145531.6%★★☆☆☆
202346.6793 of 145945.6%★★☆☆☆
202238.4916 of 145837.2%★★☆☆☆
202118.01230 of 144014.6%★☆☆☆☆
201932.01040 of 142427.0%★☆☆☆☆
201843.8859 of 140538.9%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202542.0577 of 71018.7%★☆☆☆☆
202469.872 of 66989.2%★★★★☆
202134.9410 of 49417.0%★☆☆☆☆
201924.2594 of 6122.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202569.1217 of 96177.4%★★★★☆
202455.7380 of 95160.0%★★★☆☆
202359.4308 of 91566.3%★★★☆☆
202257.2313 of 89364.9%★★★☆☆
202146.6402 of 84352.3%★★★☆☆
201949.2432 of 86550.1%★★★☆☆
201869.3197 of 85176.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202542.9845 of 143741.2%★★☆☆☆
202435.51007 of 145030.6%★★☆☆☆
202349.5729 of 143749.3%★★☆☆☆
202247.7696 of 136649.0%★★☆☆☆
202130.5960 of 132927.8%★☆☆☆☆
201937.2924 of 136132.1%★★☆☆☆
201842.0810 of 133239.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202533.91013 of 145030.1%★★☆☆☆
202428.61110 of 146424.2%★☆☆☆☆
202336.9972 of 146133.5%★★☆☆☆
202241.1882 of 146439.8%★★☆☆☆
202126.41061 of 144426.5%★☆☆☆☆
201930.11096 of 143023.4%★☆☆☆☆
201839.1930 of 141334.2%★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202523.267 of 726.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202430.063 of 7516.0%★☆☆☆☆
202322.571 of 8112.3%★☆☆☆☆
202234.258 of 8531.8%★★☆☆☆
202115.672 of 765.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.966 of 728.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201828.860 of 7621.1%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202545.6101 of 17542.3%★★☆☆☆
202468.048 of 15969.8%★★★★☆
202321.1131 of 15414.9%★☆☆☆☆
202245.672 of 13345.9%★★☆☆☆
202118.991 of 976.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201961.835 of 10366.0%★★★☆☆
201847.350 of 8641.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202537.3505 of 82138.5%★★☆☆☆
202418.1751 of 8016.2%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202457.8485 of 116658.4%★★★☆☆
202341.9728 of 118338.5%★★☆☆☆
202233.8856 of 119428.3%★☆☆☆☆
202128.0904 of 117222.9%★☆☆☆☆
201930.0936 of 118320.9%★☆☆☆☆
201837.2830 of 117829.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+47 vs school
White (2024)58th percentile+29 vs school
African American (2025)51st percentile+21 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)30th percentile~ school
Female (2025)29th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2025)19th percentile-11 vs school
Disabled (2022)14th percentile-25 vs school
Military Connected (2025)7th percentile-23 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Science52%-10 vs state
Reading49%-4 vs state
Mathematics44%-17 vs state

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

Lake Rim Elementary ranks 1043rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

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

Middle : Anne Chesnutt Middle
High : Seventy-First High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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