Mary McArthur Elementary

Mary McArthur Elementary is a mid-tier K-5 school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, overseen by Cumberland County Schools. The school educates 447 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Mary McArthur Elementary is one of 86 schools operated by Cumberland County Schools, a district that caters to 49,002 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mary McArthur Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 17% White, 12% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Cumberland County as a whole is about 38% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 98% of students at Mary McArthur Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 86%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mary McArthur Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.2%.

In the area at large, Cumberland County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,291, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Mary McArthur Elementary is one of 89 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 50,815 students).

Nearest neighbor: Douglas Byrd High, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mary McArthur Elementary. On composite proficiency, Mary McArthur Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 44.3%.

Mary McArthur Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Mary McArthur Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 448 (now 447). The White share of enrollment edged down from 29% to 17% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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