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Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001102129
Lucile Souders Elementary
128 Hillview Avenue, Fayetteville, NC 28301 · (910) 488-6705 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest 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
13.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
396 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 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
47%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
37.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
36.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Lucile Souders Elementary
Lucile Souders Elementary's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucile Souders Elementary this school | 399 | 99.2% | 38.6% |
| Riverview Elementary Murfreesboro | 372 | 99.2% | 37.4% |
| First Ward Creative Arts Academy Charlotte | 421 | 99.3% | 51.7% |
| Clarke Elementary Henderson | 364 | 99.2% | 28.3% |
| Englewood Elementary Rocky Mount | 383 | 99.2% | 53.8% |
| Stocks Elementary Tarboro | 389 | 96.1% | 32.3% |
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 Lucile Souders Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #1,127 of 1,297 | #38 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #1,191 of 1,296 | #39 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #1,014 of 1,300 | #39 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #901 of 1,485 | #32 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #419 of 1,377 | #10 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #1,046 of 1,379 | #44 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #455 of 1,414 | #15 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #473 of 937 | #10 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
399
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 399 | 28.9 | 13.8:1 | 99% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 30.5 | 12.9:1 | 98% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 99% (415) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 99% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 99% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 99% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 72% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 24 | 19.2:1 | 64% (294) |
| 1990-91 | 485 | 24 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lucile Souders Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (460 to 399); teachers unchanged (29 to 28.9).
About Lucile Souders Elementary
Lucile Souders Elementary is a public elementary school in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It serves 399 students in pre-K through 5.
Cumberland County Schools has 86 schools; together they serve 49,002 students.
At Lucile Souders Elementary, Black students make up 70% of the student body. After that, the student body is 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% White. Census figures show Cumberland County is about 38% Black. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Lucile Souders Elementary's 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.8:1. That is lower than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 99%. That is 13 points above the 86% average for public schools in Cumberland County.
Lucile Souders Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.5%. Lucile Souders Elementary scores 38.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Cumberland County show that the median household income is $61,291, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. There are 89 public schools in Cumberland County, enrolling about 50,815 students in all.
Nearest public school: Reid Ross Classical High, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Lucile Souders Elementary ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 38.6% versus a 43.3% average.
The NCES locale for Lucile Souders Elementary is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 399, a 3% gain from 389 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.8 students per teacher, compared with 12.6 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. 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
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
- Reid Ross Classical High0.3 mi · 227
- Reid Ross Classical Middle0.3 mi · 238
- Luther Nick Jeralds Middle0.5 mi · 605
- E E Smith High1.3 mi · 1,017
- Ramsey Street High1.4 mi · 39
- Ferguson-Easley Elementary1.4 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Lucile Souders ElementaryHow many students attend Lucile Souders Elementary?
Lucile Souders Elementary enrolls approximately 399 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lucile Souders Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lucile Souders Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lucile Souders Elementary have?
Lucile Souders Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Lucile Souders Elementary?
Student demographics at Lucile Souders Elementary are roughly 6% White, 15% Hispanic, 70% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Lucile Souders Elementary?
Lucile Souders 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.