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Enrollment
613
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001100407
Cliffdale Elementary
6450 Cliffdale Road, Fayetteville, NC 28314 · (910) 864-3442 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
600 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
32.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
38.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cliffdale Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffdale Elementary this school | 613 | 97.9% | 37.8% |
| David Cox Road Elementary Charlotte | 604 | 99.5% | 38.4% |
| William T Brown Elementary Spring Lake | 562 | 98.2% | 40.5% |
| Research Triangle Charter Durham | 710 | 99.6% | N/A |
| Movement School Eastland Charlotte | 523 | 99.2% | N/A |
| PreEminent Charter Raleigh | 667 | 99.6% | N/A |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cliffdale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #1,145 of 1,297 | #41 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #1,157 of 1,296 | #37 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #1,125 of 1,300 | #43 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #327 of 1,485 | #11 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #482 of 1,377 | #13 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #862 of 1,379 | #39 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #919 of 1,414 | #32 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #530 of 937 | #15 of 36 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
613
+59 (+11%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 1,087
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 613 | 43.7 | 14.0:1 | 98% (600) |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 46 | 14.1:1 | 99% (641) |
| 2022-23 | 658 | 44.5 | 14.8:1 | 100% (655) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 99% (551) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 49.8 | 13.9:1 | 100% (690) |
| 2015-16 | 656 | 45 | 14.6:1 | 97% (635) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | 53 | 13.2:1 | 68% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 763 | 42 | 18.2:1 | 63% (478) |
| 1990-91 | 1,087 | 48 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cliffdale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (693 to 613); teachers down 12% (49.8 to 43.7).
About Cliffdale Elementary
Cliffdale Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Enrolled students number 613 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
Cumberland County Schools is made up of 86 schools with 49,002 students in all.
A majority of students at Cliffdale Elementary, 62%, are Black. The rest of enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% White. Among all residents of Cumberland County, the Black share is about 38%. By the diversity index, Cliffdale Elementary comes in at 55%.
The teaching staff at Cliffdale Elementary is 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.0:1. That ratio is under the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 98%. The rate at public schools in Cumberland County averages 86%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Cliffdale Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Cliffdale Elementary scores 37.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.0%.
Cliffdale Elementary is located in Cumberland County, where median household income is about $61,291, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 89 public schools in Cumberland County, with a combined enrollment of about 50,815.
Lewis Chapel Middle is located about 1.3 miles from Cliffdale Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Cliffdale Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Cliffdale Elementary inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Federal counts put enrollment at 554 in 2020-21 and 613 in 2024-25, an 11% gain.
Community posts for Cliffdale Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
338,545
Census ACS
Median income
$61,291
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cumberland County Schools
- Jack Britt HighHigh · 1,940 students
- Pine Forest HighHigh · 1,551 students
- Cape Fear HighHigh · 1,515 students
- South View HighHigh · 1,461 students
- Gray's Creek HighHigh · 1,458 students
- Seventy-First HighHigh · 1,332 students
Other schools in Fayetteville
- Jack Britt HighHigh · 1,940 students
- Pine Forest HighHigh · 1,551 students
- Cape Fear HighHigh · 1,515 students
- Seventy-First HighHigh · 1,332 students
- Westover HighHigh · 1,234 students
- Terry Sanford HighHigh · 1,201 students
Nearby schools
- Lewis Chapel Middle1.3 mi · 574
- Anne Chesnutt Middle1.3 mi · 470
- Morganton Road Elementary1.5 mi · 491
- Seventy-First High1.5 mi · 1,332
- Brentwood Elementary1.6 mi · 494
- Seventy-First Classical Middle1.6 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About Cliffdale ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cliffdale Elementary?
Cliffdale Elementary enrolls approximately 613 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cliffdale Elementary serve?
Cliffdale Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cliffdale Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cliffdale Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cliffdale Elementary?
At Cliffdale Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 22% Hispanic, 62% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Cliffdale Elementary public or private?
Cliffdale Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cumberland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.