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How has New Century International Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
686
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001103160
New Century International Elementary
7465 Century Circle, Fayetteville, NC 28306 · (910) 487-2340 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.8:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
668 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 | 40 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
72%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
54.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
50.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 New Century International Elementary
New Century International Elementary's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Century International Elementary this school | 686 | 97.4% | 55.9% |
| Elizabeth Elementary Shelby | 649 | 99.5% | 49.7% |
| Meadow Lane Elementary Goldsboro | 674 | 98.8% | 60.9% |
| Royal Oaks Elementary Kannapolis | 661 | 99.5% | 65.5% |
| Rockfish Elementary Hope Mills | 682 | 98.8% | 64.6% |
| E E Miller Elementary Fayetteville | 656 | 99.5% | 50.9% |
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 New Century International Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #636 of 1,297 | #17 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #884 of 1,296 | #18 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #472 of 1,300 | #12 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #199 of 1,485 | #5 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #684 of 1,377 | #21 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #103 of 1,379 | #9 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #973 of 1,414 | #38 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #477 of 937 | #11 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
686
+36 (+6%) vs 2020
+8% since 2010-11, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 686 | 46.5 | 14.8:1 | 97% (668) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 50 | 13.7:1 | 100% (684) |
| 2022-23 | 686 | 51.8 | 13.3:1 | 100% (683) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | 48 | 13.5:1 | 100% (647) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 58.5 | 13.5:1 | 52% (412) |
| 2015-16 | 747 | 49 | 15.2:1 | 48% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 47% (296) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Century International Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (789 to 686); teachers down 21% (58.5 to 46.5).
About New Century International Elementary
New Century International Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. School enrollment was 686 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students.
Cumberland County Schools is made up of 86 schools with 49,002 students in all.
Black students are the largest group at New Century International Elementary, with 43% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 23% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at New Century International Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.
New Century International Elementary's 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.8:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 14.9:1, a similar figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 97%. The 86% average for public schools in Cumberland County is 11 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for New Century International Elementary is B-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, New Century International Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 55.9% actual against 49.1% predicted.
Within Cumberland County, median household income is 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 public schools of Cumberland County number 89 and enroll about 50,815.
New Century International Middle is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. New Century International Elementary places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, New Century International Elementary went from 650 students to 686. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.5:1 to 14.8:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- New Century International Middle0.3 mi · 362
- Alpha Academy2.0 mi · 960
- Loyd E Auman Elementary2.6 mi · 495
- Rockfish Hoke Elementary2.7 mi · 606
- Seventy-First Classical Middle2.7 mi · 433
- Stoney Point Elementary2.8 mi · 780
Frequently asked questions
About New Century International ElementaryHow large is New Century International Elementary?
New Century International Elementary enrolls approximately 686 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does New Century International Elementary serve?
New Century International Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Century International Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Century International Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Century International Elementary?
At New Century International Elementary, the student body is approximately 23% White, 19% Hispanic, 43% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees New Century International Elementary?
New Century International 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.