Westarea Elementary

Westarea Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Fayetteville, North Carolina, part of Cumberland County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 546 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Cumberland County Schools, which oversees 86 schools and 49,002 students, Westarea Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Westarea Elementary lists that the largest single group is Black, at 67% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% White. By comparison, Cumberland County as a whole is about 38% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Westarea Elementary has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cumberland County (around 86%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Westarea Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cumberland County put the typical household earns roughly $61,291 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cumberland County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,815 students), of which Westarea Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Ferguson-Easley Elementary, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Westarea Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 37.7%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Westarea Elementary's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 577 (now 546).

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