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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Efland Cheeks Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
532
Elementary
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370348001445
Efland Cheeks Elementary
4401 Fuller Rd, Efland, NC 27243 · (919) 245-4042 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
529 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 24 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
57.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
69.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 Efland Cheeks Elementary
Efland Cheeks Elementary's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efland Cheeks Elementary this school | 532 | 99.4% | 61.3% |
| Viewmont Elementary Hickory | 509 | 99.4% | 38.5% |
| Rockfish Hoke Elementary Raeford | 606 | 99.5% | 53.6% |
| Marvin B Smith Elementary Burlington | 556 | 99.3% | 68.0% |
| Creekside Elementary Durham | 554 | 99.5% | 40.2% |
| Cloverleaf Elementary Statesville | 568 | 99.5% | 45.5% |
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 Efland Cheeks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #464 of 1,297 | #14 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #348 of 1,296 | #12 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #397 of 1,300 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #523 of 1,485 | #2 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #695 of 1,377 | #19 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #37 of 1,379 | #3 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #235 of 1,414 | #1 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.3% | #73 of 369 | N/A |
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
532
+28 (+6%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 532 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 99% (529) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 39.7 | 13.8:1 | 70% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 38.3 | 14.2:1 | 70% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 50% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 33.7 | 12.4:1 | 65% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 37 | 12.2:1 | 69% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 36 | 12.3:1 | 56% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 41 | 13.0:1 | 51% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 30 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Efland Cheeks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (418 to 532); teachers up 7% (33.7 to 36).
About Efland Cheeks Elementary
Located in Efland, North Carolina, Efland Cheeks Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 532 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Efland Cheeks Elementary is a school in Orange County Schools. The district has 13 schools and 6,982 students.
White students make up 33% of enrollment at Efland Cheeks Elementary, the largest share of any group. Enrollment also includes 29% Hispanic, 24% Black, 9% multiracial, and 5% Asian. In Orange County overall, about 69% of residents are White. A diversity index of 74% means there is a 74% chance two randomly chosen students at Efland Cheeks Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. The school has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. In all, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 40% average among public schools in Orange County.
Efland Cheeks Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
In North Carolina, Efland Cheeks Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 61.3% actual against a predicted 48.5%.
For Orange County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $90,089, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 62%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 38 public schools and about 19,582 students.
Efland Cheeks Elementary is about 1.0 miles from Gravelly Hill Middle, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 61.3% is above the 57.5% average for nearby schools.
Efland Cheeks Elementary is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The school grew from 504 students in 2020-21 to 532 in 2024-25.
Efland Cheeks Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
149,678
Census ACS
Median income
$90,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
19,582 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Orange County Schools
- Orange HighHigh · 1,161 students
- Cedar Ridge HighHigh · 1,148 students
- A L Stanback MiddleMiddle · 648 students
- New Hope ElementaryElementary · 528 students
- River Park ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Orange MiddleMiddle · 514 students
Nearby schools
- Gravelly Hill Middle1.0 mi · 415
- Cedar Ridge High4.0 mi · 1,148
- Grady Brown Elementary4.1 mi · 406
- Central Elementary4.2 mi · 261
- The Expedition School4.4 mi · 380
- Hillsborough Elementary4.4 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Efland Cheeks ElementaryHow many students attend Efland Cheeks Elementary?
Efland Cheeks Elementary enrolls approximately 532 students in grades PK-05.
Is Efland Cheeks Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Efland Cheeks Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Efland Cheeks Elementary?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Efland Cheeks Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Efland Cheeks Elementary?
At Efland Cheeks Elementary, the student body is approximately 33% White, 29% Hispanic, 24% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Efland Cheeks Elementary public or private?
Efland Cheeks Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Orange County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.