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Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5

Public, Virtual Grades 2-5

1425^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 is a small virtual elementary school in Fayetteville, NC, serving roughly 168 students in grades 2–5 through Cumberland County Schools. The school currently ranks in the 4th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools with a 0-star rating — a sharp drop from the 24th percentile just a year earlier. The decline is notable because almost every academic metric weakened at the same time.

In the latest end-of-grade tests, the school trails the district and state in every tested subject. Math is the biggest concern: about 32% of students in grades 3–5 are proficient in math, compared with roughly 58% across the district and about 64% statewide. Fourth-grade math proficiency sits at just 26.9%, the lowest among all nearby tested elementary schools. Reading is a relative bright spot; 5th-grade reading trails the district by fewer than 9 points, and in past years upper-grade reading has matched or exceeded district averages. Science has fallen sharply, from near the state average two years ago to roughly 28 points below it today. The contrast with Vanstory Hills Elementary is instructive: Vanstory Hills serves a 99.4% low-income student body yet ranks in the 74th percentile and outscores Cumberland Virtual Academy by roughly 40 points in math and science and 26 points in reading.

At 71.4%, Cumberland Virtual Academy's free/reduced lunch rate is well below nearby schools like Walker-Spivey Elementary (98.6%) and Westarea Elementary (97.6%), suggesting poverty alone doesn't explain the results. Chronic absenteeism affects about a third of students — high, but below the district average of 33.7%. Because the school is small, year-to-year swings of just a few students can shift proficiency rates dramatically, so the latest drop should be read with some caution. Even so, the pattern across subjects, grade levels, and student groups points to real challenges in math, science, and virtual student engagement. Parents should ask about math support, attendance expectations, and whether the virtual model is the right fit for their child.

168

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

71.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 North Street
Fayetteville, NC 28301

(910) 500-7584

District: Cumberland County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.2%

White:

19.6%

Hispanic:

19.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2021 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (36% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

1,425^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 32 pts since 2021

From bottom 37% (2021) to bottom 4% (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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	1425 of 1492	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	1138 of 1490	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1068 of 1505	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1167 of 1502	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1325 of 1514	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	942 of 1489	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	829 of 903	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	41.4	536 of 918	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	431 of 924	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	563 of 933	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	724 of 927	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.5	425 of 896	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	50.2	247 of 634	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	1356 of 1447	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	1011 of 1451	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	694 of 1455	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	1101 of 1459	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1220 of 1458	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	861 of 1440	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	68.0	102 of 582	82.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	53.4	381 of 915	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	496 of 893	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	406 of 843	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	1355 of 1434	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.8	956 of 1437	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	982 of 1450	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1230 of 1366	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.9	442 of 1329	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	1348 of 1451	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	1225 of 1450	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1245 of 1464	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1182 of 1461	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1320 of 1464	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	987 of 1444	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	12.2	82 of 85	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	52 of 76	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	41.2	82 of 133	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	36 of 97	62.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	29.1	907 of 1166	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1101 of 1183	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1137 of 1194	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	910 of 1172	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)82nd percentile+60 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile+49 vs school

Hispanic (2023)58th percentile+36 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)38th percentile+26 vs school

White (2024)22nd percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2022)4th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science39%-28 vs state

Reading39%-18 vs state

Mathematics31%-32 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
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
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
Walker-Spivey Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Fisher Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-5656	345	22	15.8	98.6%	7 (2.0%)	289 (83.8%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	7.6	1446^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.1%		12.5	1384^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.1%	62	41.0	28.3	31.0	25.6	40.0	31.0	40.5	$11,761	$1,939	$9,823
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5

How many students attend Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5?

In the 2024-25 school year, 168 students attended Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5.

Is Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 a good school?

Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 ranks in the bottom 4.5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5?

Students at Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 are 45% African American, 20% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 in?

Cumberland County Schools

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