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Sherwood Park Elementary

Cumberland County Schools · Cumberland County

Address
2115 Hope Mills Road, Fayetteville, NC 28304
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370001100434
335
Students
27.7
Teachers (FTE)
12.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
64
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
36.4%
Chronically absent
78.8%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Sherwood Park 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

The area Cumberland County Schools assigns to Sherwood Park Elementary. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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

How Sherwood Park Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 64 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools57th percentile
Higher than 57% · rank 991 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools59th percentile
Higher than 59% · rank 534 of 1,419
Cumberland County Schools67th percentile
Higher than 67% · rank 26 of 81

Chronic absence is lower here than at 14% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 12 points since 2014 (52 → 64). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202564CMet59.7
202462CMet56.7
202362CExceeded56.3
202259CExceeded50.9
201947DMet40.4
201841DNot Met37.7
201758CMet52
201651DMet44
201552DMet45
201452DMet44

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 50.45%Hispanic 18.51%White 16.12%Two+ Races 13.13%Asian 1.19%Native Am. 0.6%
Black: 50.45% (169) Hispanic: 18.51% (62) White: 16.12% (54) Two+ Races: 13.13% (44) Asian: 1.19% (4) Native Am.: 0.6% (2)
Black50.45%
Hispanic18.51%
White16.12%
Two+ Races13.13%
Asian1.19%
Native Am.0.6%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 335
48.96%164 Female
51.04%171 Male

Student counts for Sherwood Park Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 335 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 63.6%Chronically absent 36.4%
Regular attendance: 63.6% (231) Chronically absent: 36.4% (132)
Regular attendance63.6%
Chronically absent36.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 363
78.8%Economically disadvantaged
2.99%10 English learners

Student indicators for Sherwood Park Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 363 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 66.43%Beginning 33.57%
Experienced: 66.43% (18) Beginning: 33.57% (9)
Experienced66.43%
Beginning33.57%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 27.7 FTE
94.58%Fully licensed
5.42%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Sherwood Park 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 27.7 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)66.7%41.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)59.7%36.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)53.8%33.1%

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)40.3%23.6%29.2%6.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)46.2%20.7%23.4%9.7%
Science (grades 5 & 8)33.3%25%33.3%8.3%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.3983.4

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers27.7
Experienced teachers18.4 (66%)
Beginning teachers9.3 (34%)
Holding a standard license26.2 (95%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.5 (5%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (132 of 363)36.4%
Economically disadvantaged78.8%
English learners making progress (of 10)60%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.58
Library books per student38.97
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.22

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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First page of the Sherwood Park Elementary report card PDF

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Sherwood Park 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.