Walker-Spivey Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Fayetteville, North Carolina
Walker-Spivey Elementary in Fayetteville, North Carolina enrolled 345 students in 2024-25 with 21.8 full-time teachers, 15.8 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, 23-32% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 14-23% 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 rose 28% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
269 students in 2022-23, 316 students in 2023-24, 345 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.6 to 21.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 269 | 22.6 | 11.9 |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 21.3 | 14.8 |
| 2024-25 | 345 | 21.8 | 15.8 |
15.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 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 290 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Walker-Spivey Elementary enrolled 290 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 45 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 290 of the 290 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions45
- Chronically absent41.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
83.8% of students were Black, 7.8% of two or more races, 4.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black83.8%
- Two or more races7.8%
- Hispanic4.9%
- White2.0%
- American Indian1.4%
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 Walker-Spivey Elementary scored proficient or above: 23-32% in reading and 14-23% 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 | 23‑32% | 46% | 48% |
| Math | 14‑23% | 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 Walker-Spivey Elementary
- Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 168 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Ashley ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 180 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Walker-Spivey Elementary with Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual SchoolStudents, 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 CarolinaWalker-Spivey Elementary is the number 1,054 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,054 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.8:1
- 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 Walker-Spivey Elementary
How many students attend Walker-Spivey Elementary?
345 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 269 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fayetteville, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Walker-Spivey Elementary?
15.8 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 Walker-Spivey Elementary a Title I school?
Walker-Spivey Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Walker-Spivey Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Walker-Spivey Elementary scored proficient or above: 23-32% in reading and 14-23% 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 Walker-Spivey Elementary in?
Cumberland County Schools, NCES district ID 3700011. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370001102131 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.