Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001100421
Mary McArthur Elementary
3809 Village Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304 · (910) 424-2206 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- 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
14.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
437 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 | 29 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
67%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
46.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
50.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Mary McArthur Elementary
Mary McArthur Elementary's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary McArthur Elementary this school | 447 | 97.8% | 52.2% |
| Moore Magnet Elementary Winston Salem | 450 | 99.3% | 49.7% |
| Parkwood Elementary Durham | 491 | 99.4% | 34.0% |
| Morganton Road Elementary Fayetteville | 491 | 99.4% | 43.4% |
| Loyd E Auman Elementary Fayetteville | 495 | 99.2% | 47.9% |
| Sedalia Elementary Sedalia | 535 | 98.9% | 52.4% |
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 Mary McArthur Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #751 of 1,297 | #20 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #902 of 1,296 | #22 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #737 of 1,300 | #25 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #759 of 1,485 | #25 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #620 of 1,377 | #20 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #367 of 1,379 | #18 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #938 of 1,414 | #33 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #932 of 937 | #35 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
447
+42 (+10%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 644
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 447 | 30.7 | 14.6:1 | 98% (437) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 34.4 | 12.3:1 | 99% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 35 | 10.6:1 | 99% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 37 | 10.9:1 | 99% (402) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 36 | 12.4:1 | 99% (445) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 99% (455) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 39 | 13.0:1 | 72% (365) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 65% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 644 | 35 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary McArthur Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (448 to 447); teachers down 15% (36 to 30.7).
About Mary McArthur Elementary
The public elementary school Mary McArthur Elementary is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 447 students.
Cumberland County Schools oversees Mary McArthur Elementary and 85 other schools, with 49,002 students in total.
Black students make up a majority at Mary McArthur Elementary, at 51%. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic, 17% White, 12% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Cumberland County is roughly 38% Black. Mary McArthur Elementary's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Mary McArthur Elementary is 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 98%. The gap from the 86% average for public schools in Cumberland County is 12 points.
allk12 grades Mary McArthur Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Mary McArthur Elementary are 3.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (52.2% actual, 49.0% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for Cumberland County show that 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. Mary McArthur Elementary is one of 89 public schools in the county.
Douglas Byrd High is located about 0.6 miles from Mary McArthur Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Mary McArthur Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 42 more students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 10.9 to 14.6 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
- Douglas Byrd High0.6 mi · 1,006
- Douglas Byrd Middle0.7 mi · 855
- Glendale Acres Elementary1.0 mi · 251
- J W Coon Elementary1.2 mi · 186
- Sherwood Park Elementary1.3 mi · 335
- William H Owen Elementary1.4 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About Mary McArthur ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mary McArthur Elementary?
Mary McArthur Elementary enrolls approximately 447 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mary McArthur Elementary serve?
Mary McArthur Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mary McArthur Elementary?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Mary McArthur Elementary.
How diverse is Mary McArthur Elementary?
Mary McArthur Elementary reports a student body of 17% White, 17% Hispanic, 51% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Mary McArthur Elementary public or private?
Mary McArthur Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cumberland County Schools.
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