Brentwood Elementary

Located at 1115 Bingham Drive, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Brentwood Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community that works with 494 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Cumberland County Schools.

Within Cumberland County Schools, which oversees 86 schools and 49,002 students, Brentwood Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Brentwood Elementary logs that Black students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 38%.

In terms of school funding signals, Brentwood Elementary records 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cumberland County (around 86%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Brentwood Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cumberland County put median household income runs about $61,291, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Cumberland County's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,815 students), Brentwood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Lewis Chapel Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brentwood Elementary at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 46.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brentwood Elementary has edged down 8%, going from 537 students in 2018 to 494 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 13% to 18% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Brentwood Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.