Benjamin J Martin Elementary

Summary:

Benjamin J Martin Elementary is a public elementary school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving 537 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 138 out of 242 districts in the state.

Benjamin J Martin Elementary faces significant challenges, with a student population that is predominantly African American (61.08%) and a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (over 99% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch). The school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools, with academic performance that is significantly below the Cumberland County and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. While the African American and Hispanic student subgroups perform better than the overall school, the White student subgroup performs significantly worse, ranking in the bottom 5% of North Carolina elementary schools. The school's special education and military-connected student subgroups also perform poorly, ranking in the bottom quarter of the state.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Cumberland County district, such as William H Owen Elementary, Lake Rim Elementary, and Montclair Elementary, generally outperform Benjamin J Martin Elementary on state assessments, despite also serving predominantly minority and economically disadvantaged student populations. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Benjamin J Martin Elementary to learn from the practices and strategies of its higher-performing counterparts within the same district.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 430 N Reilly Road
       Fayetteville, NC  28303-2411


(910) 864-4843

District: Cumberland County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1074th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,754 Help


Students who attend Benjamin J Martin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Westover Middle
High:    Westover High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  537

Racial breakdown:

African American:
61.1%
Hispanic:
14.5%
White:
12.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.4% Help


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Compare Details Benjamin J Martin Elementary ranks worse than 71.4% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 31st 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 31.43. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Benjamin J Martin Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (61.1%), Hispanic (14.5%), White (12.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Benjamin J Martin Elementary is 13.2, which is the 22nd 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 Benjamin J Martin Elementary is $9,754. 31 elementary schools in the Cumberland County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Benjamin J Martin Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Benjamin J Martin Elementary 1074th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Benjamin J Martin Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Benjamin J Martin Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Benjamin J Martin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 43.79 808th 1276 36.7%
2007 34.38 971st 1293 24.9%
2008 28.75 1024th 1324 22.7%
2009 40.10 917th 1354 32.3%
2010 36.30 983rd 1363 27.9%
2011 42.73 886th 1381 35.8%
2012 33.20 1044th 1388 24.8%
2013 20.48 1176th 1403 16.2%
2014 22.90 1114th 1390 19.9%
2015 37.33 966th 1440 32.9%
2016 34.77 1007th 1425 29.3%
2017 38.91 927th 1429 35.1%
2018 33.35 1035th 1434 27.8%
2019 27.56 1132nd 1473 23.2%
2021 12.78 1345th 1489 9.7%
2022 24.78 1178th 1514 22.2%
2023 24.16 1187th 1502 21.0%
2024 31.43 1074th 1505 28.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Benjamin J Martin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.94 21st 86 75.6%
2019 71.07 23rd 103 77.7%
2023 26.47 124th 154 19.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Benjamin J Martin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 49.56 322nd 801 59.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Benjamin J Martin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.25 868th 1332 34.8%
2019 33.41 1001st 1361 26.5%
2021 16.46 1215th 1329 8.6%
2022 43.89 769th 1366 43.7%
2023 33.45 1009th 1437 29.8%
2024 39.07 935th 1450 35.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Benjamin J Martin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.16 1006th 1405 28.4%
2019 34.29 1006th 1424 29.4%
2021 16.32 1263rd 1440 12.3%
2022 25.11 1163rd 1458 20.2%
2023 26.41 1141st 1459 21.8%
2024 29.70 1096th 1455 24.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Benjamin J Martin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.94 806th 897 10.1%
2019 40.25 522nd 878 40.5%
2021 22.98 570th 646 11.8%
2022 68.28 115th 634 81.9%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Benjamin J Martin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.53 47th 76 38.2%
2019 17.23 65th 72 9.7%
2022 10.81 83rd 85 2.4%
2023 18.68 75th 81 7.4%
2024 15.26 73rd 75 2.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Benjamin J Martin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.11 1020th 1413 27.8%
2019 25.53 1167th 1430 18.4%
2021 11.09 1340th 1444 7.2%
2022 25.69 1140th 1464 22.1%
2023 24.81 1152nd 1461 21.1%
2024 33.69 1012th 1464 30.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Benjamin J Martin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.16 417th 927 55.0%
2019 50.60 429th 949 54.8%
2021 32.36 612th 896 31.7%
2022 47.57 438th 927 52.8%
2023 45.01 494th 933 47.1%
2024 41.57 557th 924 39.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Benjamin J Martin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.76 450th 851 47.1%
2019 29.50 691st 865 20.1%
2021 26.03 694th 843 17.7%
2022 36.00 609th 893 31.8%
2023 41.80 542nd 915 40.8%
2024 56.45 374th 951 60.7%
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Rank History for White students at Benjamin J Martin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.70 803rd 1178 31.8%
2021 3.88 1168th 1172 0.3%
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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.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Benjamin J Martin Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 390 188 23 34 3 n/a n/a -1 637
1989 408 225 20 45 0 n/a n/a 0 698
1990 516 275 31 67 1 n/a n/a 0 890
1991 508 274 25 67 3 n/a n/a 0 877
1992 486 359 25 92 2 n/a n/a 0 964
1993 477 345 28 96 3 n/a n/a 0 949
1994 420 384 26 96 4 n/a n/a 0 930
1995 311 311 22 81 1 n/a n/a 0 726
1996 311 311 22 81 1 n/a n/a 0 726
1997 276 316 14 67 3 n/a n/a 0 676
1998 253 317 21 72 4 n/a n/a 0 667
1999 255 312 16 60 0 n/a n/a 0 643
2000 247 354 19 57 4 n/a n/a 0 681
2001 234 371 8 45 3 n/a n/a 0 661
2002 229 355 16 67 6 n/a n/a 0 673
2003 229 355 16 67 6 n/a n/a 0 673
2004 210 412 12 69 5 n/a n/a 0 708
2005 184 361 22 61 5 n/a n/a 0 633
2006 172 409 23 59 7 n/a n/a 0 670
2007 163 321 28 57 8 n/a n/a 39 616
2008 178 360 27 60 6 n/a n/a 59 690
2009 166 390 22 48 6 n/a n/a 0 632
2010 156 373 22 46 8 n/a n/a 0 605
2011 144 324 16 93 9 5 53 0 644
2012 101 254 22 71 5 3 47 0 503
2013 111 266 16 99 4 8 61 0 565
2014 114 255 4 72 4 7 49 0 505
2015 106 263 9 79 5 7 46 0 515
2016 86 302 10 83 9 9 57 0 556
2017 83 347 8 91 5 4 67 0 605
2018 76 336 7 96 2 6 64 0 587
2019 73 370 9 100 2 3 65 0 622
2020 79 329 7 107 3 6 68 0 599
2021 59 294 9 98 5 5 50 0 520
2022 52 321 9 102 2 4 52 0 542
2023 68 328 7 78 2 1 53 0 537

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 Benjamin J Martin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 637 29.0 21.9 12.1
1989 698 28.0 24.9 15.5
1990 890 39.0 22.8 9.7
1991 877 43.0 20.3 9.8
1992 964 43.0 22.4 13
1993 949 46.0 20.6 17.2
1994 930 45.0 20.7 19.4
1995 726 38.0 19.1 31.5
1996 726 38.0 19.1 31.5
1997 676 35.0 19.3 28.8
1998 667 36.0 18.5 36.7
1999 643 46.0 14.0 59.6
2000 681 33.0 20.6 54.3
2001 661 34.0 19.4 57
2002 673 40.0 16.8 54.7
2003 673 40.0 16.8 54.7
2004 708 41.0 17.3 52.1
2005 633 46.0 13.8 57.3
2006 670 46.0 14.6 56.1
2007 616 n/a n/a 64.3
2008 690 42.2 16.4 n/a
2009 632 42.1 15.0 59
2010 605 40.8 14.9 66.1
2011 644 41.6 15.4 63.4
2012 503 39.2 12.8 69
2013 565 38.3 14.7 68
2014 505 43.2 11.6 73.9
2015 515 41.0 12.5 80
2016 556 37.0 15.0 99.5
2017 605 42.5 14.2 97.9
2018 587 41.5 14.1 97.8
2019 622 45.1 13.7 98.9
2020 599 41.6 14.3 99.5
2021 520 44.0 11.8 99.4
2022 542 46.0 11.7 99.4
2023 537 40.4 13.2 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 Benjamin J Martin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 637 29.0 21.9 12.1
1989 698 28.0 24.9 15.5
1990 890 39.0 22.8 9.7
1991 877 43.0 20.3 9.8
1992 964 43.0 22.4 13
1993 949 46.0 20.6 17.2
1994 930 45.0 20.7 19.4
1995 726 38.0 19.1 31.5
1996 726 38.0 19.1 31.5
1997 676 35.0 19.3 28.8
1998 667 36.0 18.5 36.7
1999 643 46.0 14.0 59.6
2000 681 33.0 20.6 54.3
2001 661 34.0 19.4 57
2002 673 40.0 16.8 54.7
2003 673 40.0 16.8 54.7
2004 708 41.0 17.3 52.1
2005 633 46.0 13.8 57.3
2006 670 46.0 14.6 56.1
2007 616 n/a n/a 64.3
2008 690 42.2 16.4 n/a
2009 632 42.1 15.0 59
2010 605 40.8 14.9 66.1
2011 644 41.6 15.4 63.4
2012 503 39.2 12.8 69
2013 565 38.3 14.7 68
2014 505 43.2 11.6 73.9
2015 515 41.0 12.5 80
2016 556 37.0 15.0 99.5
2017 605 42.5 14.2 97.9
2018 587 41.5 14.1 97.8
2019 622 45.1 13.7 98.9
2020 599 41.6 14.3 99.5
2021 520 44.0 11.8 99.4
2022 542 46.0 11.7 99.4
2023 537 40.4 13.2 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 Benjamin J Martin Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,847 (18.9%) $7,907 (81.1%) $9,754

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Benjamin J Martin Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1132nd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1187th of 1502 Elementary schools
 2.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Benjamin J Martin Elementary)50.543.2
 7.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)58.955.5
 3.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Benjamin J Martin Elementary)40.933.3
 7.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)54.146.1
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Benjamin J Martin Elementary)47.737.7
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)49.449.2
 0.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Benjamin J Martin Elementary)51.442
 9.4%
   4th Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)57.955.8
 2.1%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Benjamin J Martin Elementary)36.333.7
 2.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)53.846.2
 7.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Benjamin J Martin Elementary)47.539.1
 8.4%
   5th Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)53.944.9
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Benjamin J Martin Elementary)62.555.4
 7.1%
   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 Students622537
 13.7%
African American370328
 11.4%
American Indian22
Asian97
 22.2%
Hispanic10078
 22%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White7368
 6.8%
Two or More Races6553
 18.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.9%99.4%
 0.6%


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Students who attend Benjamin J Martin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westover Middle
High : Westover High

In the 2022-23 school year, 537 students attended Benjamin J Martin Elementary.

Benjamin J Martin Elementary ranks 1074th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Benjamin J Martin Elementary are 61% African American, 15% Hispanic, 13% White, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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