Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School in Fayetteville, North Carolina enrolled 168 students in 2024-25 with 13.0 full-time teachers, 12.9 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, 37-41% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 17-21% 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 59% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 59%

406 students in 2022-23, 222 students in 2023-24, 168 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.9 to 13.0.

Students enrolled at Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School by school year2022-23: 406, 2023-24: 222, 2024-25: 16802004006002022-234062023-242222024-25168
Students enrolled at Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School by school year2022-23: 406, 2023-24: 222, 2024-25: 16802004006002022-234062023-242222024-25168
Students enrolled at Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School by school year2022-23: 406, 2023-24: 222, 2024-25: 16802004006002022-234062023-242222024-25168
Students enrolled at Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School by school year2022-23: 406, 2023-24: 222, 2024-25: 16802004006002022-234062023-242222024-25168
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340631.912.7
2023-2422219.011.7
2024-2516813.012.9

12.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 84 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

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 576 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School enrolled 864 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 576 of the 864 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent26.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.2% of students were Black, 19.6% White, 19.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black45.2%
  2. White19.6%
  3. Hispanic19.0%
  4. Two or more races11.9%
  5. American Indian2.4%
  6. Pacific Islander1.2%
  7. Asian0.6%

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 Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading and 17-21% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Reading and language arts37‑41%46%48%
Math17‑21%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.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary78215.199.6%
Stoney Point Elementary78015.599.6%
Bill Hefner Elementary71216.394.2%
New Century International Elementary68614.897.4%
E E Miller Elementary65615.899.5%
Lake Rim Elementary65615.999.4%
Alderman Road Elementary65516.496.2%
Cliffdale Elementary61314.097.9%

All public schools in Fayetteville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School

  1. Margaret Willis ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 296 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Walker-Spivey ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 345 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School with Margaret Willis ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaCumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School is the number 1,384 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,384 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.12.9:1
  7. 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 Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School

  1. How many students attend Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School?
    168 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 406 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fayetteville, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School?
    12.9 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.
  3. Is Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School a Title I school?
    Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading and 17-21% 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.
  5. What district is Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual School in?
    Cumberland County Schools, NCES district ID 3700011. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370001103553 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.

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