Enrollment
186
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001100409
J W Coon Elementary
905 Hope Mills Road, Fayetteville, NC 28304 · (910) 425-6141 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% 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.
- C-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
9.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
183 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 | 5 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
69%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
37.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
37.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 J W Coon Elementary
J W Coon Elementary's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J W Coon Elementary this school | 186 | 98.4% | 40.5% |
| Madison Elementary McLeansville | 204 | 98.5% | 40.3% |
| Villa Heights Elementary Charlotte | 153 | 98.0% | 52.7% |
| Tyrrell Elementary Columbia | 196 | 98.5% | 41.6% |
| Bethel Elementary Bethel | 232 | 98.7% | 45.0% |
| Kirkman Park Elementary High Point | 236 | 98.7% | 46.4% |
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 J W Coon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #1,089 of 1,297 | #37 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #1,179 of 1,296 | #38 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #1,045 of 1,300 | #40 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #1,401 of 1,485 | #47 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #858 of 1,414 | #28 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #415 of 937 | #7 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
186
-9 (-5%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 186 | 18.7 | 9.9:1 | 98% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 19.9 | 10.4:1 | 99% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 18.4 | 10.8:1 | 98% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 195 | 20 | 9.8:1 | 98% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 218 | 21.5 | 10.1:1 | 99% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 214 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 99% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 23 | 11.6:1 | 77% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 276 | 17 | 16.2:1 | 79% (218) |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 33 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J W Coon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (218 to 186); teachers down 13% (21.5 to 18.7).
About J W Coon Elementary
J W Coon Elementary is an elementary school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, according to federal school records. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 186 students. Elementary schools in North Carolina have about 467 students on average; enrollment here is 60% lower.
The district, Cumberland County Schools, operates 86 schools serving 49,002 students.
About 45% of students at J W Coon Elementary are Black, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 23% Hispanic, 19% White, and 11% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 9.9:1. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 4.9 students per teacher. The school reported 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Compared with the 86% average for public schools in Cumberland County, the school's rate is higher.
J W Coon Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 18% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
J W Coon Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (40.5%) and its predicted rate (48.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
The school's county is Cumberland County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $61,291, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Cumberland County's 89 public schools enroll about 50,815 students and include J W Coon Elementary.
Douglas Byrd Middle is the nearest public school to J W Coon Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. J W Coon Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, J W Coon Elementary ranks 6th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, J W Coon Elementary had a net loss of 9 students, or 5%.
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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
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- Jack Britt HighHigh · 1,940 students
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Other schools in Fayetteville
- Jack Britt HighHigh · 1,940 students
- Pine Forest HighHigh · 1,551 students
- Cape Fear HighHigh · 1,515 students
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- Westover HighHigh · 1,234 students
- Terry Sanford HighHigh · 1,201 students
Nearby schools
- Douglas Byrd Middle0.6 mi · 855
- Douglas Byrd High0.7 mi · 1,006
- William H Owen Elementary0.7 mi · 393
- Sherwood Park Elementary1.0 mi · 335
- Mary McArthur Elementary1.2 mi · 447
- Brentwood Elementary1.4 mi · 494
Frequently asked questions
About J W Coon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at J W Coon Elementary?
J W Coon Elementary enrolls approximately 186 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does J W Coon Elementary serve?
J W Coon Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at J W Coon Elementary?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at J W Coon Elementary.
How diverse is J W Coon Elementary?
J W Coon Elementary reports a student body of 19% White, 23% Hispanic, 45% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is J W Coon Elementary in?
J W Coon Elementary is part of Cumberland County Schools.
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