Enrollment
271
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001100431
J W Seabrook Elementary
4619 NC Hwy 210 South, Fayetteville, NC 28301 · (910) 323-2930 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% 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.
- 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
12.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
268 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 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
75%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
51.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
60.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 Seabrook Elementary
J W Seabrook Elementary's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J W Seabrook Elementary this school | 271 | 98.9% | 58.8% |
| Weeksville Elementary Elizabeth City | 304 | 99.0% | 70.8% |
| Edwin A Alderman Elementary Wilmington | 255 | 98.8% | 35.0% |
| Havelock Elementary Havelock | 248 | 93.5% | 52.3% |
| West Rockingham Elementary Rockingham | 314 | 98.4% | 33.2% |
| Alma O Easom Elementary Fayetteville | 301 | 99.0% | N/A |
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 Seabrook Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #539 of 1,297 | #13 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #588 of 1,296 | #13 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #574 of 1,300 | #18 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #1,249 of 1,485 | #42 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #209 of 1,377 | #4 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.4% | #19 of 1,379 | #2 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #703 of 1,414 | #20 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #212 of 369 | #8 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
271
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 271 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 99% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 20.9 | 13.4:1 | 99% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 21.3 | 12.6:1 | 99% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 23 | 11.5:1 | 99% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 20.5 | 12.2:1 | 99% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 21 | 13.1:1 | 99% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 64% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 21 | 18.2:1 | 67% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 442 | 22 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J W Seabrook Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (251 to 271); teachers up 2% (20.5 to 21).
About J W Seabrook Elementary
As a small elementary school, J W Seabrook Elementary serves students in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Enrollment stands at 271 students, covering pre-K through 5. It has 42% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina (about 467).
Cumberland County Schools serves 49,002 students across 86 schools.
The biggest share of students at J W Seabrook Elementary, 35%, is White. The remaining shares are 27% Black, 15% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 6% Native American. The diversity index for J W Seabrook Elementary is 75%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.9:1. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 1.9 students per teacher. By family income, 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 86% average for public schools in Cumberland County is 13 points lower.
J W Seabrook 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 62% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for J W Seabrook Elementary is 48.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.8%.
For Cumberland County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $61,291, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county has 89 public schools and about 50,815 students.
Cape Fear High is the nearest public school to J W Seabrook Elementary, about 3.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Nearby schools with test data average 55.4% proficiency; J W Seabrook Elementary posts 58.8%.
J W Seabrook Elementary is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 265 to 271. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 11.5:1 to 12.9:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Cape Fear High3.3 mi · 1,515
- Mac Williams Middle3.4 mi · 1,109
- Sunnyside Elementary3.7 mi · 362
- Stedman Elementary3.8 mi · 284
- Stedman Primary3.9 mi · 161
- Armstrong Elementary7.5 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About J W Seabrook ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at J W Seabrook Elementary?
J W Seabrook Elementary enrolls approximately 271 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does J W Seabrook Elementary serve?
J W Seabrook Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does J W Seabrook Elementary have?
J W Seabrook Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at J W Seabrook Elementary?
Student demographics at J W Seabrook Elementary are roughly 35% White, 15% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is J W Seabrook Elementary public or private?
J W Seabrook Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cumberland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.