Benjamin J Martin Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Fayetteville, North Carolina
Benjamin J Martin Elementary in Fayetteville, North Carolina enrolled 522 students in 2024-25 with 36.3 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 27-31% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
537 students in 2022-23, 484 students in 2023-24, 522 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.4 to 36.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 537 | 40.4 | 13.3 |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 40.9 | 11.8 |
| 2024-25 | 522 | 36.3 | 14.4 |
14.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 261 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Benjamin J Martin Elementary enrolled 522 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 67 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 261 of the 522 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions67
- Chronically absent37.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
59.6% of students were Black, 15.7% Hispanic, 11.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black59.6%
- Hispanic15.7%
- Two or more races11.5%
- White10.3%
- Asian2.5%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Benjamin J Martin Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 27-31% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 35‑39% | 46% | 48% |
| Math | 27‑31% | 41% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Fayetteville
37 public elementary schools in Fayetteville report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary | 782 | 15.1 | 99.6% |
| Stoney Point Elementary | 780 | 15.5 | 99.6% |
| Bill Hefner Elementary | 712 | 16.3 | 94.2% |
| New Century International Elementary | 686 | 14.8 | 97.4% |
| E E Miller Elementary | 656 | 15.8 | 99.5% |
| Lake Rim Elementary | 656 | 15.9 | 99.4% |
| Alderman Road Elementary | 655 | 16.4 | 96.2% |
| Cliffdale Elementary | 613 | 14.0 | 97.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Benjamin J Martin Elementary
- Ponderosa ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 417 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Morganton Road ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 491 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Benjamin J Martin Elementary with Ponderosa ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Cumberland County Schools spends per student$12,118 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,118
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaBenjamin J Martin Elementary is the number 548 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#548 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Benjamin J Martin Elementary
How many students attend Benjamin J Martin Elementary?
522 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 537 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fayetteville, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Benjamin J Martin Elementary?
14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Benjamin J Martin Elementary a Title I school?
Benjamin J Martin Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Benjamin J Martin Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Benjamin J Martin Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 27-31% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Benjamin J Martin Elementary in?
Cumberland County Schools, NCES district ID 3700011. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370001100429 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.