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E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary

Cumberland County Schools · Cumberland County

Address
4665 Lakewood Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28306
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Grades served
K-5
NCES school ID
370001101391
782
Students
51.9
Teachers (FTE)
15.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
70
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
19.9%
Chronically absent
40.5%
Economically disadvantaged

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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 E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 70 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools72nd percentile
Higher than 72% · rank 640 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools75th percentile
Higher than 75% · rank 322 of 1,419
Cumberland County Schools75th percentile
Higher than 75% · rank 17 of 81

Chronic absence is lower here than at 57% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 4 points since 2014 (74 → 70). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 7. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202570BExceeded65.2
202471BExceeded66.9
202365CNot Met64.9
202269CExceeded63.1
201967CNot Met69
201876BExceeded72.3
201776BExceeded74
201676BExceeded73
201574BMet72
201474BExceeded72

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

White 32.48%Black 31.33%Hispanic 18.54%Two+ Races 10.1%Asian 5.75%Native Am. 0.9%Pacific Isl. 0.9%
White: 32.48% (254) Black: 31.33% (245) Hispanic: 18.54% (145) Two+ Races: 10.1% (79) Asian: 5.75% (45) Native Am.: 0.9% (7) Pacific Isl.: 0.9% (7)
White32.48%
Black31.33%
Hispanic18.54%
Two+ Races10.1%
Asian5.75%
Native Am.0.9%
Pacific Isl.0.9%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 782
44.76%350 Female
55.24%432 Male

Student counts for E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 782 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 80.1%Chronically absent 19.9%
Regular attendance: 80.1% (661) Chronically absent: 19.9% (164)
Regular attendance80.1%
Chronically absent19.9%

Student Population

Students Counted: 825
40.5%Economically disadvantaged
4.22%33 English learners

Student indicators for E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 825 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 68.2%Beginning 31.8%
Experienced: 68.2% (34) Beginning: 31.8% (16)
Experienced68.2%
Beginning31.8%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 50.3 FTE
94.24%Fully licensed
5.76%Emergency or provisional
5.96%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for E Melvin Honeycutt 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 50.3 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)69.8%37.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)67.6%43.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)59.8%43.9%

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)32.4%24.1%30.7%12.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)40.2%15.9%29.8%14.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)30.2%32.1%30.8%6.9%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth4.0390

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers50.32
Experienced teachers34.32 (68%)
Beginning teachers16 (32%)
Holding a standard license47.42 (94%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.9 (6%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (164 of 825)19.9%
Economically disadvantaged40.5%
English learners making progress (of 33)66.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.76
Library books per student17.02
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.36

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

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

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E Melvin Honeycutt 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.