Enrollment
111
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370495001971
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School
556 Boomer-Ferguson Sch Rd, Boomer, NC 28606 · (336) 651-8900 · Wilkes County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL111 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
108 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
37.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
54.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School this school | 111 | 97.3% | 51.5% |
| Comfort Elementary Comfort | 127 | 97.6% | 60.7% |
| South Toe Elementary Burnsville | 107 | 97.2% | 56.0% |
| Riverside Elementary Newland | 98 | 96.9% | 43.2% |
| Hot Springs Elementary Hot Springs | 128 | 97.7% | 62.0% |
| Barnardsville Elementary Barnardsville | 125 | 97.6% | 72.5% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wilkes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #773 of 1,297 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #766 of 1,296 | #7 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #1,046 of 1,300 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 111 | #1,459 of 1,485 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #983 of 1,414 | #12 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
111
-19 (-15%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 171
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 111 | 7 | 15.8:1 | 97% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 119 | 6.9 | 17.3:1 | 97% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 128 | 8.9 | 14.4:1 | 98% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 130 | 9 | 14.4:1 | 98% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 9.2 | 17.0:1 | 98% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 159 | 10 | 15.9:1 | 98% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 192 | 11 | 17.4:1 | 73% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 166 | 13 | 12.8:1 | 55% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 171 | 12 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (157 to 111); teachers down 24% (9.2 to 7).
About Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School is a very small elementary school found in Boomer, North Carolina. Enrollment stands at 111 students, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 76% below the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Wilkes County Schools has a total of 22 schools and 8,547 students, Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School among them.
Federal enrollment data show Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School is 77% White. Other groups make up 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 5% Black. Wilkes County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School are from different groups.
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.8 students per teacher. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 0.9 students per teacher. About 97% of students at Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Wilkes County is close, at 99%.
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School is 2.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 51.5%. Predicted: 49.1%.
The school's county is Wilkes County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $51,721, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wilkes County's 22 public schools enroll about 8,547 students and include Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School.
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School is about 3.7 miles from Mount Pleasant Elementary School, its nearest public school. Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Local comparison: Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 51.5% versus a 58.1% average.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 15% decline took enrollment from 130 in 2020-21 to 111 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.8:1.
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Wilkes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,935
Census ACS
Median income
$51,721
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilkes County Schools
- Wilkes Central High SchoolHigh · 719 students
- Millers Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 699 students
- West Wilkes High SchoolHigh · 582 students
- North Wilkes High SchoolHigh · 578 students
- Central Wilkes Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Pleasant Elementary School3.7 mi · 237
- West Wilkes Middle School5.7 mi · 450
- West Wilkes High School6.2 mi · 582
- Moravian Falls Elementary School6.6 mi · 257
- Wilkes Central High School6.7 mi · 719
- Central Wilkes Middle School6.7 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Boomer-Ferguson Elementary SchoolHow large is Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School?
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School enrolls approximately 111 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School serve?
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School.
How diverse is Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School?
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School reports a student body of 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School public or private?
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wilkes County Schools.
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