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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at E E Miller Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
656
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001102283
E E Miller Elementary
1361 Rim Road, Fayetteville, NC 28314 · (910) 868-2800 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
15.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
653 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 | 32 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
68%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
47.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 E E Miller Elementary
E E Miller Elementary's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E E Miller Elementary this school | 656 | 99.5% | 50.9% |
| Eastern Wayne Elementary Goldsboro | 597 | 96.1% | 40.9% |
| Kimmel Farm Elementary Winston-Salem | 760 | 99.6% | 51.3% |
| Upchurch Elementary Raeford | 646 | 99.1% | 53.8% |
| Zebulon Elementary Zebulon | 693 | 99.6% | 40.9% |
| Elizabeth Elementary Shelby | 649 | 99.5% | 49.7% |
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 E E Miller Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #789 of 1,297 | #22 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #947 of 1,296 | #24 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #720 of 1,300 | #24 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #243 of 1,485 | #7 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #958 of 1,377 | #28 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #318 of 1,379 | #17 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #96 of 1,414 | #4 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.1% | #116 of 369 | #4 of 11 |
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
656
+65 (+11%) vs 2020
+21% since 2000-01, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 656 | 41.6 | 15.8:1 | 100% (653) |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 45.1 | 13.8:1 | 100% (621) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 43.6 | 14.3:1 | 100% (622) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 99% (588) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 40.5 | 13.8:1 | 95% (534) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 63% (358) |
| 2010-11 | 696 | 51 | 13.7:1 | 52% (360) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 29 | 18.7:1 | 87% (471) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E E Miller Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (560 to 656); teachers up 3% (40.5 to 41.6).
About E E Miller Elementary
E E Miller Elementary is an elementary school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it is part of Cumberland County Schools. There are 656 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 40% above the average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Cumberland County Schools serves 49,002 students across 86 schools.
No group is above 50% at E E Miller Elementary; the largest is Black, at 48%. Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic, 16% White, and 10% multiracial. Cumberland County's residents are about 38% Black, 10 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, E E Miller Elementary scores 68%.
The school lists 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body. Among public schools in Cumberland County, the average eligibility rate is 86%.
E E Miller Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
E E Miller Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.9% is 2.5 points above the 48.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For the population of Cumberland County, median household income comes to about $61,291, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cumberland County's 89 public schools enroll about 50,815 students and include E E Miller Elementary.
E E Miller Elementary is about 1.0 miles from Bill Hefner Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, E E Miller Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 11%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.4:1 in 2020-21, and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for E E Miller Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- Bill Hefner Elementary1.0 mi · 712
- Lake Rim Elementary1.9 mi · 656
- Alpha Academy1.9 mi · 960
- Loyd E Auman Elementary2.2 mi · 495
- Seventy-First Classical Middle2.3 mi · 433
- Seventy-First High2.4 mi · 1,332
Frequently asked questions
About E E Miller ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at E E Miller Elementary?
E E Miller Elementary enrolls approximately 656 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does E E Miller Elementary serve?
E E Miller Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does E E Miller Elementary have?
E E Miller Elementary employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at E E Miller Elementary?
Student demographics at E E Miller Elementary are roughly 16% White, 24% Hispanic, 48% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees E E Miller Elementary?
E E Miller Elementary is overseen by Cumberland County Schools in Cumberland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.