Westarea Elementary

Summary:

Westarea Elementary is a public elementary school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving 559 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 138 out of 242 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Westarea Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in academic measures. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 32% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 57.1% for the district and 62.7% for the state. The school's performance is particularly concerning for African American, Hispanic, and low-income students, who all lag behind their peers at the district and state levels. Nearby schools like Vanstory Hills Elementary generally outperform Westarea Elementary in academic measures.

The high concentration of low-income and minority students at Westarea Elementary, coupled with its consistently low academic performance, suggests that the school may be facing significant challenges in providing equitable educational opportunities and resources to its students. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that addresses the root causes of the school's performance issues and provides the necessary support to help its students succeed.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 941 Country Club Drive
       Fayetteville, NC  28301-2907


(910) 488-1705

District: Cumberland County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1414th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,953 Help


Students who attend Westarea Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Luther Nick Jeralds Middle
High:    E E Smith High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  559

Racial breakdown:

African American:
69.6%
Hispanic:
14.8%
Two or more races:
8.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Westarea Elementary ranks worse than 94% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last 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 10.93. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (69.6%), Hispanic (14.8%), two or more races (8.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Westarea Elementary is 13.6. 27 elementary schools in the Cumberland County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Westarea Elementary is $9,953. 28 elementary schools in the Cumberland County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westarea Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Westarea Elementary 1414th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Westarea 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 Westarea Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Westarea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 7.09 1246th 1276 2.4%
2007 18.84 1147th 1293 11.3%
2008 22.27 1105th 1324 16.5%
2009 20.30 1149th 1354 15.1%
2010 20.38 1175th 1363 13.8%
2011 31.78 1042nd 1381 24.5%
2012 28.79 1105th 1388 20.4%
2013 31.39 1017th 1403 27.5%
2014 38.96 864th 1390 37.8%
2015 38.05 951st 1440 34.0%
2016 46.17 812th 1425 43.0%
2017 33.38 1028th 1429 28.1%
2018 27.28 1118th 1434 22.0%
2019 21.54 1241st 1473 15.8%
2021 13.10 1339th 1489 10.1%
2022 18.49 1302nd 1514 14.0%
2023 15.47 1328th 1502 11.6%
2024 10.93 1414th 1505 6.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Westarea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.72 60th 86 30.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Westarea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 28.89 620th 801 22.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Westarea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.15 784th 1332 41.1%
2019 36.05 950th 1361 30.2%
2021 27.23 1010th 1329 24.0%
2022 34.40 941st 1366 31.1%
2023 27.90 1127th 1437 21.6%
2024 18.28 1316th 1450 9.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Westarea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.64 1110th 1405 21.0%
2019 29.27 1092nd 1424 23.3%
2021 19.95 1193rd 1440 17.2%
2022 21.36 1231st 1458 15.6%
2023 19.12 1265th 1459 13.3%
2024 17.36 1294th 1455 11.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Westarea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.94 807th 897 10.0%
2019 22.04 783rd 878 10.8%
2021 30.49 479th 646 25.9%
2022 17.64 611th 634 3.6%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Westarea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.16 75th 76 1.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Westarea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.35 1077th 1413 23.8%
2019 17.71 1256th 1430 12.2%
2021 11.53 1331st 1444 7.8%
2022 17.94 1272nd 1464 13.1%
2023 14.95 1322nd 1461 9.5%
2024 9.81 1404th 1464 4.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Westarea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.71 339th 927 63.4%
2019 45.07 522nd 949 45.0%
2021 35.54 563rd 896 37.2%
2022 44.35 486th 927 47.6%
2023 37.13 602nd 933 35.5%
2024 25.85 759th 924 17.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Westarea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.88 449th 851 47.2%
2019 20.69 778th 865 10.1%
2021 22.67 727th 843 13.8%
2022 24.89 765th 893 14.3%
2023 22.25 793rd 915 13.3%
2024 23.08 828th 951 12.9%
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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 Westarea Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 257 379 3 0 6 n/a n/a 1 646
1989 232 412 3 5 6 n/a n/a 0 658
1990 203 410 3 13 5 n/a n/a -2 632
1991 182 391 4 12 4 n/a n/a 0 593
1992 174 418 6 12 3 n/a n/a 0 613
1993 160 404 9 16 4 n/a n/a 25 618
1994 170 400 10 14 7 n/a n/a 16 617
1995 117 470 6 6 4 n/a n/a 0 603
1996 117 470 6 6 4 n/a n/a 0 603
1997 95 495 3 14 4 n/a n/a 0 611
1998 82 494 2 16 7 n/a n/a 0 601
1999 78 521 1 19 2 n/a n/a 0 621
2000 69 474 3 10 2 n/a n/a 0 558
2001 69 425 4 8 3 n/a n/a 0 509
2002 64 428 3 10 2 n/a n/a 0 507
2003 64 428 3 10 2 n/a n/a 0 507
2004 55 456 0 11 2 n/a n/a 0 524
2005 57 444 2 14 3 n/a n/a 0 520
2006 31 406 6 21 1 n/a n/a 0 465
2007 34 386 4 21 4 n/a n/a 11 460
2008 23 320 1 21 3 n/a n/a 12 380
2009 36 410 4 22 7 n/a n/a 0 479
2010 36 450 0 25 6 n/a n/a 0 517
2011 32 442 2 47 2 0 22 0 547
2012 25 451 2 61 3 0 34 0 576
2013 33 424 3 56 2 7 35 0 560
2014 27 408 3 48 4 3 33 0 526
2015 29 441 5 69 8 2 25 0 579
2016 23 400 7 52 12 1 35 0 530
2017 32 403 8 66 5 1 34 0 549
2018 37 410 4 86 3 2 35 0 577
2019 42 379 8 71 4 1 37 0 542
2020 36 379 3 82 8 2 46 0 556
2021 29 338 1 82 3 0 38 0 491
2022 35 359 2 70 4 0 37 0 507
2023 34 389 1 83 4 2 46 0 559

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 Westarea Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 646 29.0 22.2 45.8
1989 658 31.0 21.2 52.9
1990 632 32.0 19.7 44.8
1991 593 32.0 18.5 47.7
1992 613 32.0 19.1 45.7
1993 618 35.0 17.7 53.1
1994 617 36.0 17.1 53.6
1995 603 37.0 16.3 57.4
1996 603 37.0 16.3 57.4
1997 611 36.0 17.0 61.9
1998 601 36.0 16.7 66.1
1999 621 45.0 13.8 77.5
2000 558 31.0 18.0 91.9
2001 509 30.0 17.0 86.2
2002 507 40.0 12.7 77.9
2003 507 40.0 12.7 77.9
2004 524 34.0 15.4 87.8
2005 520 40.0 13.0 85.2
2006 465 40.0 11.6 70.8
2007 460 n/a n/a 79.7
2008 380 32.3 11.8 n/a
2009 479 37.5 12.8 84.1
2010 517 37.3 13.8 84.7
2011 547 37.5 14.5 85.9
2012 576 39.5 14.5 88.5
2013 560 42.0 13.3 88.4
2014 526 40.7 12.8 90.3
2015 579 40.0 14.4 87.2
2016 530 38.0 13.9 99.4
2017 549 36.0 15.2 99.5
2018 577 36.5 15.8 94.5
2019 542 36.5 14.8 99.4
2020 556 36.9 15.0 96.8
2021 491 33.2 14.7 99.4
2022 507 38.0 13.3 99.4
2023 559 40.9 13.6 99.5

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 Westarea Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 646 29.0 22.2 45.8
1989 658 31.0 21.2 52.9
1990 632 32.0 19.7 44.8
1991 593 32.0 18.5 47.7
1992 613 32.0 19.1 45.7
1993 618 35.0 17.7 53.1
1994 617 36.0 17.1 53.6
1995 603 37.0 16.3 57.4
1996 603 37.0 16.3 57.4
1997 611 36.0 17.0 61.9
1998 601 36.0 16.7 66.1
1999 621 45.0 13.8 77.5
2000 558 31.0 18.0 91.9
2001 509 30.0 17.0 86.2
2002 507 40.0 12.7 77.9
2003 507 40.0 12.7 77.9
2004 524 34.0 15.4 87.8
2005 520 40.0 13.0 85.2
2006 465 40.0 11.6 70.8
2007 460 n/a n/a 79.7
2008 380 32.3 11.8 n/a
2009 479 37.5 12.8 84.1
2010 517 37.3 13.8 84.7
2011 547 37.5 14.5 85.9
2012 576 39.5 14.5 88.5
2013 560 42.0 13.3 88.4
2014 526 40.7 12.8 90.3
2015 579 40.0 14.4 87.2
2016 530 38.0 13.9 99.4
2017 549 36.0 15.2 99.5
2018 577 36.5 15.8 94.5
2019 542 36.5 14.8 99.4
2020 556 36.9 15.0 96.8
2021 491 33.2 14.7 99.4
2022 507 38.0 13.3 99.4
2023 559 40.9 13.6 99.5

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 Westarea Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,904 (19.1%) $8,048 (80.9%) $9,952

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Westarea Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1241st of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1328th of 1502 Elementary schools
 4.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Westarea Elementary)36.441.6
 5.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)58.955.5
 3.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Westarea Elementary)3324.7
 8.3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)54.146.1
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Westarea Elementary)21.838.6
 16.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)49.449.2
 0.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Westarea Elementary)49.439.8
 9.6%
   4th Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)57.955.8
 2.1%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Westarea Elementary)50.629.2
 21.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)53.846.2
 7.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Westarea Elementary)49.430.2
 19.2%
   5th Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)53.944.9
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Westarea Elementary)63.241.7
 21.5%
   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 Students542559
 3.1%
African American379389
 2.6%
American Indian44
Asian81
 87.5%
Hispanic7183
 16.9%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White4234
 19%
Two or More Races3746
 24.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.4%99.5%
 0%


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Westarea Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 559 students attended Westarea Elementary.

Students who attend Westarea Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Luther Nick Jeralds Middle
High : E E Smith High

Students at Westarea Elementary are 70% African American, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% White.


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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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