College Lakes Elementary

Summary:

College Lakes Elementary is a public elementary school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 138 out of 242 districts in the state.

While College Lakes Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (61%) compared to nearby schools, the school consistently underperforms the district and state in both mathematics and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 47.8%, compared to the district's 57.1% and the state's 62.7%. Additionally, College Lakes Elementary has been ranked in the bottom 20% of North Carolina elementary schools for the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. This low ranking is consistent across different student subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students.

However, some nearby schools, such as Long Hill Elementary and Howard L. Hall Elementary, perform significantly better on state assessments and have higher SchoolDigger rankings, suggesting that the challenges faced by College Lakes Elementary may be unique to the school and not necessarily reflective of the broader district or region. Additionally, College Lakes Elementary has relatively higher rankings for its special education and military-connected student subgroups compared to other subgroups, indicating that the school may be providing more targeted support and resources for these specific student populations.


Detail:

Public K-5

 4963 Rosehill Road
       Fayetteville, NC  28311-6941


(910) 488-6650

District: Cumberland County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1206th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,387 Help


Students who attend College Lakes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Spring Lake Middle
High:    Pine Forest High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  484

Racial breakdown:

African American:
59.3%
Two or more races:
15.5%
Hispanic:
12.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.4% Help


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Compare Details College Lakes Elementary ranks worse than 80.1% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 41st among 46 ranked elementary schools in the Cumberland County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.14. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at College Lakes Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (59.3%), two or more races (15.5%), Hispanic (12.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at College Lakes Elementary is 12.1, which is the 9th best among 46 elementary schools in the Cumberland County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at College Lakes Elementary is $10,387, which is the 23rd highest among 46 elementary schools in the Cumberland County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

College Lakes Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks College Lakes Elementary 1206th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See College Lakes Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Cumberland County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Cumberland County Schools 138th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for College Lakes Elementary

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Rank History for all students at College Lakes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 20.22 1115th 1276 12.6%
2007 15.61 1173rd 1293 9.3%
2008 36.21 916th 1324 30.8%
2009 28.26 1048th 1354 22.6%
2010 23.08 1140th 1363 16.4%
2011 31.76 1043rd 1381 24.5%
2012 59.50 613th 1388 55.8%
2013 33.63 969th 1403 30.9%
2014 32.85 971st 1390 30.1%
2015 37.22 969th 1440 32.7%
2016 50.82 718th 1425 49.6%
2017 71.40 381st 1429 73.3%
2018 53.04 698th 1434 51.3%
2019 47.93 801st 1473 45.6%
2021 24.95 1105th 1489 25.8%
2022 17.70 1324th 1514 12.5%
2023 23.63 1198th 1502 20.2%
2024 24.14 1206th 1505 19.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at College Lakes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 56.53 252nd 801 68.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at College Lakes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.64 379th 1332 71.5%
2019 61.97 447th 1361 67.2%
2021 22.10 1100th 1329 17.2%
2022 22.02 1188th 1366 13.0%
2023 24.21 1186th 1437 17.5%
2024 28.14 1166th 1450 19.6%
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Rank History for Female students at College Lakes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.11 586th 1405 58.3%
2019 55.57 644th 1424 54.8%
2021 24.27 1110th 1440 22.9%
2022 17.31 1302nd 1458 10.7%
2023 27.74 1119th 1459 23.3%
2024 20.71 1246th 1455 14.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at College Lakes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.21 835th 897 6.9%
2019 37.27 569th 878 35.2%
2021 34.56 427th 646 33.9%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at College Lakes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.63 28th 76 63.2%
2019 38.56 46th 72 36.1%
2021 19.87 68th 76 10.5%
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Rank History for Male students at College Lakes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.49 801st 1413 43.3%
2019 38.38 953rd 1430 33.4%
2021 26.28 1063rd 1444 26.4%
2022 20.78 1214th 1464 17.1%
2023 21.72 1197th 1461 18.1%
2024 28.99 1100th 1464 24.9%
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Rank History for African American students at College Lakes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.33 98th 927 89.4%
2019 73.59 163rd 949 82.8%
2021 46.88 404th 896 54.9%
2022 27.34 738th 927 20.4%
2023 40.53 559th 933 40.1%
2024 42.85 535th 924 42.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at College Lakes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 40.91 586th 951 38.4%
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Rank History for White students at College Lakes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.88 561st 1178 52.4%
2019 39.17 777th 1183 34.3%
2021 23.66 970th 1172 17.2%
2022 15.44 1097th 1194 8.1%
2023 22.97 1009th 1183 14.7%
2024 39.16 764th 1166 34.5%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

College Lakes Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for College Lakes Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 371 239 14 20 2 n/a n/a 0 646
1989 351 243 15 20 4 n/a n/a 0 633
1990 356 267 14 27 1 n/a n/a 0 665
1991 339 250 17 29 2 n/a n/a 0 637
1992 341 283 16 35 2 n/a n/a 0 677
1993 331 318 14 31 1 n/a n/a 0 695
1994 318 323 10 20 3 n/a n/a 0 674
1995 215 285 9 18 5 n/a n/a 0 532
1996 215 285 9 18 5 n/a n/a 0 532
1997 207 261 6 29 4 n/a n/a 0 507
1998 181 270 5 28 4 n/a n/a 0 488
1999 178 295 4 26 2 n/a n/a 0 505
2000 172 291 5 26 1 n/a n/a 0 495
2001 147 249 7 22 3 n/a n/a 0 428
2002 131 287 6 20 2 n/a n/a 0 446
2003 131 287 6 20 2 n/a n/a 0 446
2004 133 302 6 17 2 n/a n/a 0 460
2005 129 285 6 16 1 n/a n/a 0 437
2006 123 262 6 28 3 n/a n/a 0 422
2007 123 243 5 24 3 n/a n/a 12 410
2008 132 252 3 24 2 n/a n/a 14 427
2009 117 272 6 28 3 n/a n/a 0 426
2010 120 277 4 20 6 n/a n/a 0 427
2011 108 250 5 35 2 2 25 0 427
2012 118 234 5 22 4 1 22 0 406
2013 106 238 5 27 0 2 28 0 406
2014 101 224 3 44 0 1 32 0 405
2015 96 261 9 39 0 1 27 0 433
2016 100 239 11 44 3 3 29 0 429
2017 92 278 6 48 4 2 39 0 469
2018 90 298 10 42 7 2 45 0 494
2019 92 302 5 38 6 7 40 0 490
2020 102 307 4 51 5 4 35 0 508
2021 90 286 2 52 2 1 37 0 470
2022 83 265 2 53 1 1 46 0 451
2023 67 280 4 50 3 1 54 0 459
2024 51 287 7 60 3 1 75 0 484

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at College Lakes Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 646 29.0 22.2 13.9
1989 633 29.0 21.8 19.6
1990 665 28.0 23.7 13.7
1991 637 32.0 19.9 14.3
1992 677 32.0 21.1 18.8
1993 695 37.0 18.8 23.2
1994 674 37.0 18.2 24.2
1995 532 30.0 17.7 33.3
1996 532 30.0 17.7 33.3
1997 507 29.0 17.5 28.6
1998 488 31.0 15.7 32
1999 505 37.0 13.6 46.5
2000 495 24.0 20.6 51.9
2001 428 25.0 17.1 60
2002 446 30.0 14.9 57
2003 446 30.0 14.9 57
2004 460 33.0 13.9 59.8
2005 437 34.0 12.9 62.7
2006 422 34.0 12.4 62.6
2007 410 n/a n/a 68.6
2008 427 29.5 14.5 n/a
2009 426 30.5 14.0 66.4
2010 427 31.0 13.7 68.4
2011 427 32.5 13.1 66.7
2012 406 32.5 12.4 69.7
2013 406 31.7 12.8 72.4
2014 405 34.0 11.9 68.9
2015 433 34.0 12.7 69.5
2016 429 33.0 13.0 73.2
2017 469 35.0 13.4 99.4
2018 494 36.6 13.4 96.6
2019 490 35.9 13.6 98.6
2020 508 38.1 13.3 99.4
2021 470 38.0 12.3 99.4
2022 451 38.9 11.5 99.3
2023 459 37.0 12.4 99.3
2024 484 40.0 12.1 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio College Lakes Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 646 29.0 22.2 13.9
1989 633 29.0 21.8 19.6
1990 665 28.0 23.7 13.7
1991 637 32.0 19.9 14.3
1992 677 32.0 21.1 18.8
1993 695 37.0 18.8 23.2
1994 674 37.0 18.2 24.2
1995 532 30.0 17.7 33.3
1996 532 30.0 17.7 33.3
1997 507 29.0 17.5 28.6
1998 488 31.0 15.7 32
1999 505 37.0 13.6 46.5
2000 495 24.0 20.6 51.9
2001 428 25.0 17.1 60
2002 446 30.0 14.9 57
2003 446 30.0 14.9 57
2004 460 33.0 13.9 59.8
2005 437 34.0 12.9 62.7
2006 422 34.0 12.4 62.6
2007 410 n/a n/a 68.6
2008 427 29.5 14.5 n/a
2009 426 30.5 14.0 66.4
2010 427 31.0 13.7 68.4
2011 427 32.5 13.1 66.7
2012 406 32.5 12.4 69.7
2013 406 31.7 12.8 72.4
2014 405 34.0 11.9 68.9
2015 433 34.0 12.7 69.5
2016 429 33.0 13.0 73.2
2017 469 35.0 13.4 99.4
2018 494 36.6 13.4 96.6
2019 490 35.9 13.6 98.6
2020 508 38.1 13.3 99.4
2021 470 38.0 12.3 99.4
2022 451 38.9 11.5 99.3
2023 459 37.0 12.4 99.3
2024 484 40.0 12.1 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for College Lakes Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,828 (17.6%) $8,559 (82.4%) $10,387

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on College Lakes Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 801st of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1198th of 1502 Elementary schools
 25.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (College Lakes Elementary)67.535
 32.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)58.955.5
 3.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (College Lakes Elementary)55.431.3
 24.1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)54.146.1
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (College Lakes Elementary)29.928.6
 1.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)49.449.2
 0.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (College Lakes Elementary)57.140
 17.1%
   4th Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)57.955.8
 2.1%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (College Lakes Elementary)59.541.1
 18.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)53.846.2
 7.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (College Lakes Elementary)5643.8
 12.2%
   5th Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)53.944.9
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (College Lakes Elementary)73.858.1
 15.7%
   5th Grade Science (Cumberland County Schools)73.463.1
 10.3%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students490459
 6.3%
African American302280
 7.3%
American Indian63
 50%
Asian54
 20%
Hispanic3850
 31.6%
Pacific Islander71
 85.7%
White9267
 27.2%
Two or More Races4054
 35%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.6%99.3%
 0.8%


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College Lakes Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 484 students attended College Lakes Elementary.

Students who attend College Lakes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spring Lake Middle
High : Pine Forest High

Students at College Lakes Elementary are 59% African American, 15% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 11% White, 1% Asian.


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