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Ferguson-Easley Elementary

Cumberland County Schools · Cumberland County

Address
1857 Seabrook Road, Fayetteville, NC 28301
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370001102125
392
Students
24.2
Teachers (FTE)
16.2:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
43
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
39.3%
Chronically absent
83.1%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Ferguson-Easley 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 Ferguson-Easley Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 43 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools8th percentile
Higher than 8% · rank 2,254 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools8th percentile
Higher than 8% · rank 1,295 of 1,419
Cumberland County Schools4th percentile
Higher than 4% · rank 78 of 81

Chronic absence is lower here than at 10% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 16 points since 2014 (59 → 43). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202543DMet34
202450DMet41.7
202339FNot Met31.5
202242DExceeded29.6
201947DMet40.3
201852DExceeded43.5
201739FMet29
201653DExceeded45
201554DMet47
201459CExceeded51

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 76.28%Hispanic 11.22%Two+ Races 7.91%White 4.34%Asian 0.26%
Black: 76.28% (299) Hispanic: 11.22% (44) Two+ Races: 7.91% (31) White: 4.34% (17) Asian: 0.26% (1)
Black76.28%
Hispanic11.22%
Two+ Races7.91%
White4.34%
Asian0.26%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 392
50.51%198 Female
49.49%194 Male

Student counts for Ferguson-Easley Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 392 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 60.7%Chronically absent 39.3%
Regular attendance: 60.7% (273) Chronically absent: 39.3% (177)
Regular attendance60.7%
Chronically absent39.3%

Student Population

Students Counted: 450
83.1%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Ferguson-Easley Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 450 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 63.51%Beginning 36.49%
Experienced: 63.51% (16) Beginning: 36.49% (9)
Experienced63.51%
Beginning36.49%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 24.9 FTE
98.8%Fully licensed
1.2%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Ferguson-Easley 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 24.9 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)35.1%10.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)32.4%16.5%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)30.2%14.3%

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)69.8%15.9%11%--
Reading (grades 3–8)67.6%15.9%12.1%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)64.9%24.3%10.8%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.6576.7

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers24.94
Experienced teachers15.84 (64%)
Beginning teachers9.1 (36%)
Holding a standard license24.64 (99%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.3 (1%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (177 of 450)39.3%
Economically disadvantaged83.1%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.83
Library books per student23.14
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.42

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 Ferguson-Easley Elementary report card PDF

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Ferguson-Easley 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.