Morganton Road Elementary

Morganton Road Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary campus in Fayetteville, North Carolina, part of Cumberland County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 491 students spanning grades K through 5.

Across the 86 schools in Cumberland County Schools (49,002 students total), Morganton Road Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Morganton Road Elementary reports that Black students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 13% White, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 38% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Morganton Road Elementary shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 86%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Morganton Road Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 43.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Cumberland County indicate median household income runs about $61,291, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cumberland County's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,815 students), Morganton Road Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Westover Middle, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Morganton Road Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.6%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Morganton Road Elementary's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 545 (now 491). Class-load math has grew: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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