Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001100405
Eastover-Central Elementary
5174 Dunn Road, Eastover, NC 28312 · (910) 483-8997 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
15.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
398 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
62%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
68.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
77.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Eastover-Central Elementary
Eastover-Central Elementary's state test result (75.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastover-Central Elementary this school | 401 | 99.3% | 75.7% |
| Old Richmond Elementary Tobaccoville | 408 | 99.3% | 69.2% |
| Oakwood Elementary Hickory | 336 | 99.1% | 72.4% |
| Springfield Primary Stanley | 352 | 99.1% | N/A |
| West Pine Elementary West End | 383 | 99.2% | 70.5% |
| Gray's Creek Elementary Hope Mills | 428 | 99.3% | 71.1% |
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 Eastover-Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #128 of 1,297 | #1 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #156 of 1,296 | #1 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #154 of 1,300 | #2 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #898 of 1,485 | #31 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #905 of 1,377 | #26 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #622 of 1,379 | #26 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #453 of 1,414 | #14 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #316 of 369 | #10 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
401
+55 (+16%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 401 | 25.8 | 15.6:1 | 99% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 45% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 30.5 | 13.0:1 | 43% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 29 | 11.9:1 | 34% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 27.4 | 14.3:1 | 33% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 30% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 30% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 276 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 44% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 546 | 28 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastover-Central Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (391 to 401); teachers down 6% (27.4 to 25.8).
About Eastover-Central Elementary
Eastover-Central Elementary sits in Eastover, North Carolina, and is classified as an elementary school. School enrollment was 401 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Eastover-Central Elementary is run by Cumberland County Schools, whose 86 schools enroll 49,002 students.
Eastover-Central Elementary is 57% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 18% Black, 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Cumberland County, the White share is about 42%. Eastover-Central Elementary's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Eastover-Central Elementary, 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Roughly 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cumberland County is 86%.
allk12 grades Eastover-Central Elementary an A+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Eastover-Central Elementary are 27.1 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 75.7%, compared with a predicted 48.5%, which ranks in the top 10% in North Carolina.
In Cumberland County (population about 338,545), the median household income is $61,291, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Eastover-Central Elementary is one of 89 public schools in the county.
Armstrong Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Eastover-Central Elementary holds 2 other public schools. Local comparison: Eastover-Central Elementary ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 75.7% versus a 59.7% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 55 more students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 15.6 students per teacher, compared with 11.9 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Eastover-Central Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Armstrong Elementary2.7 mi · 456
- District No 7 Elementary3.7 mi · 211
- Mac Williams Middle6.1 mi · 1,109
- Cape Fear High6.1 mi · 1,515
- Long Hill Elementary6.5 mi · 412
- Reid Ross Classical Middle6.6 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About Eastover-Central ElementaryHow large is Eastover-Central Elementary?
Eastover-Central Elementary enrolls approximately 401 students in grades PK-05.
Is Eastover-Central Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eastover-Central Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Eastover-Central Elementary have?
Eastover-Central Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Eastover-Central Elementary?
Student demographics at Eastover-Central Elementary are roughly 57% White, 14% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Eastover-Central Elementary in?
Eastover-Central Elementary is part of Cumberland County Schools.
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