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Enrollment
546
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001100443
Westarea Elementary
941 Country Club Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28301 · (910) 488-1705 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
533 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 | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
50%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
33.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
33.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Westarea Elementary
Westarea Elementary's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westarea Elementary this school | 546 | 97.6% | 34.5% |
| William T Brown Elementary Spring Lake | 562 | 98.2% | 40.5% |
| RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School Raleigh | 484 | 97.7% | N/A |
| David Cox Road Elementary Charlotte | 604 | 99.5% | 38.4% |
| Brentwood Elementary Fayetteville | 494 | 96.8% | 45.1% |
| Long Creek Elementary Huntersville | 527 | 99.4% | 45.7% |
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 Westarea Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,199 of 1,297 | #43 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #1,221 of 1,296 | #42 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #1,119 of 1,300 | #42 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #476 of 1,485 | #15 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #701 of 1,377 | #22 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #980 of 1,379 | #43 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #951 of 1,414 | #36 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #769 of 937 | #28 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
546
+55 (+11%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 546 | 36.8 | 14.8:1 | 98% (533) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 37.5 | 15.6:1 | 99% (580) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 40.9 | 13.7:1 | 99% (556) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 99% (488) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 36.5 | 15.8:1 | 94% (545) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 99% (527) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 86% (470) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 86% (439) |
| 1990-91 | 593 | 32 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westarea Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (577 to 546); teachers up 1% (36.5 to 36.8).
About Westarea Elementary
Westarea Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school serves 546 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Cumberland County Schools runs Westarea Elementary along with 85 other schools, enrolling 49,002 students in total.
Westarea Elementary's enrollment is 67% Black. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% White. By comparison, Cumberland County residents are about 38% Black. By the diversity index, Westarea Elementary comes in at 50%.
The school reported 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.8:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 14.9:1, a similar figure. Eligible students account for 98% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is 12 points above the 86% average for public schools in Cumberland County.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Westarea Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 49.0%. Westarea Elementary scores 34.5%.
In the county around the school, Cumberland County, median household income is about $61,291, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westarea Elementary is among the 89 public schools in Cumberland County.
The closest public school to Westarea Elementary is Ferguson-Easley Elementary, about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles of Westarea Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 34.5% is below the 37.7% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Westarea Elementary went from 491 students to 546.
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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
- Ferguson-Easley Elementary1.2 mi · 392
- E E Smith High1.4 mi · 1,017
- Warrenwood Elementary1.5 mi · 424
- Lucile Souders Elementary1.8 mi · 399
- Margaret Willis Elementary1.9 mi · 296
- Cross Creek Early College2.0 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About Westarea ElementaryHow large is Westarea Elementary?
Westarea Elementary enrolls approximately 546 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Westarea Elementary serve?
Westarea Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Westarea Elementary have?
Westarea Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Westarea Elementary?
Student demographics at Westarea Elementary are roughly 5% White, 18% Hispanic, 67% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is Westarea Elementary in?
Westarea Elementary is part of Cumberland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.