C Wayne Collier Elementary

C Wayne Collier Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Hope Mills, North Carolina, run under Cumberland County Schools. The school hosts 532 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Cumberland County Schools runs 86 schools in total, collectively educating 49,002 students. C Wayne Collier Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, C Wayne Collier Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 2% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Cumberland County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, C Wayne Collier Elementary has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 86%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), C Wayne Collier Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 55.1%, a residual of +6.6 points.

Across the wider county, Cumberland County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,291, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cumberland County's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,815 students), C Wayne Collier Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Rockfish Elementary, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, C Wayne Collier Elementary comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 56.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. C Wayne Collier Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 532 (now 532). Over the same period, the White share fell from 34% to 27%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.