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Bill Hefner Elementary

Cumberland County Schools · Cumberland County

Address
7059 Calamar Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28314
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370001101377
712
Students
43.6
Teachers (FTE)
16.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
50
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
17.7%
Chronically absent
61.5%
Economically disadvantaged

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Bill Hefner Elementary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Cumberland County Schools

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Zone boundary published by Cumberland County Schools as “BoardofEducation/SchoolLocator”, last updated 2026-09-08.

How Bill Hefner Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 50 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools19th percentile
Higher than 19% · rank 1,958 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools19th percentile
Higher than 19% · rank 1,112 of 1,419
Cumberland County Schools20th percentile
Higher than 20% · rank 63 of 81

Chronic absence is lower here than at 66% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 10 points since 2014 (60 → 50). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202550DMet43.7
202446DNot Met40.7
202352DMet44.9
202257CExceeded47.8
201955CMet48.6
201855CMet49.3
201760CMet54
201658CMet53
201558CMet52
201460CExceeded53

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Cumberland County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 56.74%Hispanic 15.87%White 13.2%Two+ Races 10.81%Asian 2.25%Native Am. 0.56%Pacific Isl. 0.56%
Black: 56.74% (404) Hispanic: 15.87% (113) White: 13.2% (94) Two+ Races: 10.81% (77) Asian: 2.25% (16) Native Am.: 0.56% (4) Pacific Isl.: 0.56% (4)
Black56.74%
Hispanic15.87%
White13.2%
Two+ Races10.81%
Asian2.25%
Native Am.0.56%
Pacific Isl.0.56%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 712
44.1%314 Female
55.9%398 Male

Student counts for Bill Hefner Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 712 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 82.3%Chronically absent 17.7%
Regular attendance: 82.3% (624) Chronically absent: 17.7% (134)
Regular attendance82.3%
Chronically absent17.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 758
61.5%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Bill Hefner Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 758 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 52.28%Beginning 47.72%
Experienced: 52.28% (22) Beginning: 47.72% (20)
Experienced52.28%
Beginning47.72%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 42.5 FTE
89.19%Fully licensed
10.81%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Bill Hefner Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 42.5 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)44.3%20.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)43.9%29.4%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)43%25.5%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)57%17.5%19.9%5.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)56.1%14.5%21.7%7.7%
Science (grades 5 & 8)55.7%23.6%13.2%7.5%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.7576.2

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers42.48
Experienced teachers22.21 (52%)
Beginning teachers20.27 (48%)
Holding a standard license37.89 (89%)
Emergency or provisional licenses4.59 (11%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (134 of 758)17.7%
Economically disadvantaged61.5%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.78
Library books per student15.85
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.27

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Bill Hefner Elementary report card PDF

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Bill Hefner Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.