Sunnyside Elementary

Summary:

Sunnyside Elementary is a public elementary school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving 333 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 138 out of 242 districts in the state.

Sunnyside Elementary stands out in several key ways. It has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (64.86%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 12.92% to 82.16% African American. Academically, the school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 965-1,310 out of 1,505 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is also significantly lower than the Cumberland County and North Carolina averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Sunnyside Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students (over 97%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While Sunnyside Elementary's overall academic performance is low, the school's ranking for African American students is significantly higher than its overall ranking, suggesting that the school is doing a better job of serving this subgroup compared to other subgroups. However, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past 10 years, from a high of 660 out of 1,390 schools in 2013-2014 to a low of 1,310 out of 1,473 schools in 2018-2019. This trend indicates that the school is struggling to keep pace with other schools in the state. Nearby schools, such as Stedman Elementary and Armstrong Elementary, have significantly higher academic performance and statewide rankings compared to Sunnyside Elementary, despite serving similar student populations in terms of economic disadvantage and racial diversity.


Detail:

Public K-5

 3876 Sunnyside School Road
       Fayetteville, NC  28312-9634


(910) 483-4319

District: Cumberland County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
965th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,621 Help


Students who attend Sunnyside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Mac Williams Middle
High:    Cape Fear High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  333

Racial breakdown:

African American:
64.9%
White:
14.1%
Hispanic:
11.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sunnyside Elementary ranks worse than 64.1% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 26th 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 38.25. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (64.9%), White (14.1%), Hispanic (11.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sunnyside Elementary is 13.5. 25 elementary schools in the Cumberland County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunnyside Elementary is $10,621, which is the 20th highest among 46 elementary schools in the Cumberland County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sunnyside Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunnyside Elementary 965th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 21.87 1096th 1276 14.1%
2007 25.95 1077th 1293 16.7%
2008 19.02 1145th 1324 13.5%
2009 36.13 963rd 1354 28.9%
2010 64.10 530th 1363 61.1%
2011 43.03 882nd 1381 36.1%
2012 61.48 570th 1388 58.9%
2013 53.14 608th 1403 56.7%
2014 52.32 660th 1390 52.5%
2015 47.73 785th 1440 45.5%
2016 35.39 998th 1425 30.0%
2017 33.72 1024th 1429 28.3%
2018 26.83 1124th 1434 21.6%
2019 15.48 1310th 1473 11.1%
2021 19.54 1217th 1489 18.3%
2022 23.16 1206th 1514 20.3%
2023 31.57 1066th 1502 29.0%
2024 38.25 965th 1505 35.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 42.43 420th 801 47.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.17 1050th 1332 21.2%
2019 16.44 1260th 1361 7.4%
2021 27.59 1001st 1329 24.7%
2022 18.54 1242nd 1366 9.1%
2023 34.31 996th 1437 30.7%
2024 46.00 803rd 1450 44.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.53 1266th 1405 9.9%
2019 15.08 1296th 1424 9.0%
2021 29.86 1012th 1440 29.7%
2022 28.88 1088th 1458 25.4%
2023 31.07 1059th 1459 27.4%
2024 37.81 949th 1455 34.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 33.12 631st 878 28.1%
2022 38.82 357th 634 43.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 25.67 72nd 85 15.3%
2024 24.41 66th 75 12.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.62 1071st 1413 24.2%
2019 17.99 1253rd 1430 12.4%
2021 14.67 1279th 1444 11.4%
2022 19.65 1239th 1464 15.4%
2023 33.49 1025th 1461 29.8%
2024 38.67 926th 1464 36.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.45 687th 927 25.9%
2019 25.63 795th 949 16.2%
2021 34.29 584th 896 34.8%
2022 29.07 713th 927 23.1%
2023 53.22 393rd 933 57.9%
2024 50.23 426th 924 53.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 33.03 656th 893 26.5%
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Rank History for White students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 8.79 1150th 1183 2.8%
2022 49.66 617th 1194 48.3%
2023 25.42 978th 1183 17.3%
2024 67.84 346th 1166 70.3%
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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.

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

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by a parent
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Open Quote Sunnyside have really grown over the years, accademically, & etc. Teachers take pride in their work pushing the kids to excell. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Sunnyside Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 170 155 0 0 32 n/a n/a -1 356
1989 174 163 0 0 45 n/a n/a 0 382
1990 187 176 0 1 42 n/a n/a 0 406
1991 162 170 0 0 47 n/a n/a 0 379
1992 156 191 0 0 47 n/a n/a 16 410
1993 155 217 0 1 47 n/a n/a 16 436
1994 156 206 0 3 44 n/a n/a 16 425
1995 131 198 1 4 43 n/a n/a 0 377
1996 131 198 1 4 43 n/a n/a 0 377
1997 115 205 0 7 41 n/a n/a 0 368
1998 113 219 0 5 22 n/a n/a 0 359
1999 94 201 0 4 22 n/a n/a 0 321
2000 84 209 0 6 20 n/a n/a 0 319
2001 59 189 0 10 16 n/a n/a 0 274
2002 71 164 0 22 18 n/a n/a 0 275
2003 71 164 0 22 18 n/a n/a 0 275
2004 83 191 2 17 30 n/a n/a 0 323
2005 71 181 2 24 24 n/a n/a 0 302
2006 72 193 3 15 25 n/a n/a 0 308
2007 76 206 0 22 24 n/a n/a 8 336
2008 77 210 0 28 20 n/a n/a 12 347
2009 57 215 3 16 15 n/a n/a 0 306
2010 56 227 0 18 22 n/a n/a 0 323
2011 60 217 6 27 21 0 10 0 341
2012 68 228 2 35 16 0 14 0 363
2013 62 228 5 38 19 0 22 0 374
2014 73 226 6 34 15 1 28 0 383
2015 67 221 5 33 12 2 21 0 361
2016 66 242 5 29 6 3 21 0 372
2017 70 235 2 28 13 4 30 0 382
2018 54 212 2 30 6 3 37 0 344
2019 50 223 1 25 6 2 34 0 341
2020 51 207 4 33 8 1 33 0 337
2021 48 215 2 40 11 1 20 0 337
2022 59 206 1 36 8 2 31 0 343
2023 47 216 1 38 5 1 25 0 333

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 Sunnyside Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 356 19.0 18.7 57
1989 382 19.0 20.1 49.5
1990 406 21.0 19.3 51.7
1991 379 22.0 17.2 55.4
1992 410 23.0 17.8 51
1993 436 25.0 17.4 60.7
1994 425 26.0 16.3 63.3
1995 377 20.0 18.9 70.3
1996 377 20.0 18.9 70.3
1997 368 23.0 16.0 70.7
1998 359 23.0 15.6 72.7
1999 321 27.0 11.9 88.5
2000 319 16.0 19.9 81.5
2001 274 16.0 17.1 89.8
2002 275 20.0 13.8 81.5
2003 275 20.0 13.8 81.5
2004 323 22.0 14.7 77.7
2005 302 26.0 11.6 90.7
2006 308 26.0 11.8 76.9
2007 336 n/a n/a 83.5
2008 347 21.6 16.1 n/a
2009 306 23.5 13.0 85.6
2010 323 23.4 13.8 87.3
2011 341 25.5 13.3 85.6
2012 363 28.7 12.6 79.3
2013 374 28.6 13.0 76.2
2014 383 30.5 12.5 77
2015 361 28.0 12.8 75.9
2016 372 24.0 15.5 99.2
2017 382 26.5 14.4 93.5
2018 344 22.5 15.2 95.6
2019 341 23.2 14.6 99.1
2020 337 24.5 13.7 99.1
2021 337 25.5 13.2 99.1
2022 343 27.0 12.7 97.4
2023 333 24.5 13.5 99.1

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 Sunnyside Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 356 19.0 18.7 57
1989 382 19.0 20.1 49.5
1990 406 21.0 19.3 51.7
1991 379 22.0 17.2 55.4
1992 410 23.0 17.8 51
1993 436 25.0 17.4 60.7
1994 425 26.0 16.3 63.3
1995 377 20.0 18.9 70.3
1996 377 20.0 18.9 70.3
1997 368 23.0 16.0 70.7
1998 359 23.0 15.6 72.7
1999 321 27.0 11.9 88.5
2000 319 16.0 19.9 81.5
2001 274 16.0 17.1 89.8
2002 275 20.0 13.8 81.5
2003 275 20.0 13.8 81.5
2004 323 22.0 14.7 77.7
2005 302 26.0 11.6 90.7
2006 308 26.0 11.8 76.9
2007 336 n/a n/a 83.5
2008 347 21.6 16.1 n/a
2009 306 23.5 13.0 85.6
2010 323 23.4 13.8 87.3
2011 341 25.5 13.3 85.6
2012 363 28.7 12.6 79.3
2013 374 28.6 13.0 76.2
2014 383 30.5 12.5 77
2015 361 28.0 12.8 75.9
2016 372 24.0 15.5 99.2
2017 382 26.5 14.4 93.5
2018 344 22.5 15.2 95.6
2019 341 23.2 14.6 99.1
2020 337 24.5 13.7 99.1
2021 337 25.5 13.2 99.1
2022 343 27.0 12.7 97.4
2023 333 24.5 13.5 99.1

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 Sunnyside Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,658 (15.6%) $8,964 (84.4%) $10,621

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sunnyside 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 1310th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1066th of 1502 Elementary schools
 18%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sunnyside Elementary)29.446.4
 17%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)58.955.5
 3.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Sunnyside Elementary)25.548.2
 22.7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)54.146.1
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sunnyside Elementary)42.245
 2.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)49.449.2
 0.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Sunnyside Elementary)51.148.3
 2.8%
   4th Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)57.955.8
 2.1%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sunnyside Elementary)35.642.9
 7.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)53.846.2
 7.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Sunnyside Elementary)37.332.1
 5.2%
   5th Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)53.944.9
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Sunnyside Elementary)57.650
 7.6%
   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 Students341333
 2.3%
African American223216
 3.1%
American Indian65
 16.7%
Asian11
Hispanic2538
 52%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White5047
 6%
Two or More Races3425
 26.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.1%99.1%
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Sunnyside Elementary ranks 965th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Sunnyside Elementary are 65% African American, 14% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Students who attend Sunnyside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mac Williams Middle
High : Cape Fear High

In the 2022-23 school year, 333 students attended Sunnyside Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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