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Best kept secret at Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School?
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Enrollment
168
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001103553
Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5
800 North Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301 · (910) 500-7584 · Cumberland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYVIRTUALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
120 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 26% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 60% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
71%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
49.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
30.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
168
-1,080 (-87%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 40.3:1
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 | 168 | 13 | 12.9:1 | 71% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 222 | 19 | 11.7:1 | 73% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 31.9 | 12.7:1 | 5% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 1,248 | 31 | 40.3:1 | 79% (991) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5.
About Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5
As a small elementary school, Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 serves students in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school had 168 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in North Carolina) has about 467 students.
Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 reports to Cumberland County Schools, which has 86 schools and 49,002 students.
Black students form the largest group at Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5, 45% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 20% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 2% Native American. By the diversity index, Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 comes in at 71%.
Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.9:1. That ratio is under the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 71% in 2024-25. Public schools in Cumberland County average 86%.
Cumberland County census figures show that median household income is about $61,291, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. A total of 89 public schools operate in Cumberland County, serving about 50,815 students.
The shortest distance from Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Cumberland Virtual Academy 6-12. The five-mile area around Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 holds at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 is a virtual school according to federal records.
The school counted 1,248 students in 2020-21 and 168 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 40.3:1 to 12.9:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Cumberland Virtual Academy 6-120.0 mi · 390
- The Capitol Encore Academy0.9 mi · 853
- Ramsey Street High1.1 mi · 39
- Cross Creek Early College1.2 mi · 253
- Cumberland International Early College1.3 mi · 237
- Margaret Willis Elementary1.7 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5What is the total enrollment at Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5?
Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 enrolls approximately 168 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 serve?
Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 have?
Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5?
Student demographics at Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 are roughly 20% White, 19% Hispanic, 45% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 in?
Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5 is part of Cumberland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.