Cliffdale Elementary

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cliffdale Elementary caters to 613 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Cumberland County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 31% above the state mean of about 467.

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

On the student-mix side, Cliffdale Elementary records that Black students make up the majority at 62%; the rest comes out to 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% White. By comparison, Cumberland County as a whole is about 38% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Cumberland County's rate of about 86%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cliffdale Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.8%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Cumberland County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,815 students), of which Cliffdale Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lewis Chapel Middle, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cliffdale Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cliffdale Elementary at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.8%.

Cliffdale Elementary operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Cliffdale Elementary's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 693 (now 613). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 12% to 5%.

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