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Margaret Willis Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1412 Belvedere Avenue, Fayetteville, NC 28305 · (910) 484-9064 · Part of Cumberland County Schools

Fayetteville’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
296
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Margaret Willis Elementary

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Fayetteville kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

Where Fayetteville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Margaret Willis ElementaryYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1412 Belvedere Avenue, Fayetteville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten47
Grade 150
Grade 258
Grade 336
Grade 437
Grade 550
Enrollment over time
279’20
294’21
299’22
323’23
296’24

Up 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 65%Two or more races 15%Hispanic 10%White 9%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Margaret Willis Elementary from Fayetteville families.

Other schools in Cumberland County Schools

The district →
Gallberry Farm Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hope Mills
C+
883 students16:1
Bill Hefner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fayetteville
C−
712 students16:1
New Century International Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fayetteville
C
686 students15:1
Rockfish Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hope Mills
C+
682 students16:1
E E Miller Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fayetteville
C+
656 students16:1
Lake Rim Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fayetteville
C−
656 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Fayetteville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.