Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370495001973
C C Wright Elementary School
200 CC Wright School Rd, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 · (336) 838-5513 · Wilkes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
313 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
58%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
35.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
44.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 C C Wright Elementary School
C C Wright Elementary School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C C Wright Elementary School this school | 316 | 99.1% | 43.5% |
| Mangum Elementary Bahama | 315 | 99.0% | 75.4% |
| Kiser Elementary Stanley | 328 | 99.1% | 47.1% |
| Troy Elementary Troy | 291 | 99.0% | N/A |
| Tryon Elementary School Tryon | 367 | 99.2% | 62.1% |
| Bonlee School Bear Creek | 290 | 99.0% | 53.2% |
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 C C Wright Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wilkes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #1,000 of 1,297 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #1,044 of 1,296 | #10 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #1,081 of 1,300 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #1,150 of 1,485 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #123 of 1,377 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #782 of 1,379 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #625 of 1,414 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #263 of 937 | #1 of 6 |
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
316
-30 (-9%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 316 | 25.6 | 12.3:1 | 99% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 26.6 | 12.3:1 | 99% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 25.5 | 11.9:1 | 99% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 99% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 28.1 | 14.2:1 | 99% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 99% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 67% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 44% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 32 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C C Wright Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (400 to 316); teachers down 9% (28.1 to 25.6).
About C C Wright Elementary School
C C Wright Elementary School is a small elementary school located in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. There are 316 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 32% below the average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Wilkes County Schools is the district for C C Wright Elementary School. It has 22 schools and 8,547 students.
Of every 100 students at C C Wright Elementary School, about 61 are White. The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 9% multiracial. Among all residents of Wilkes County, the White share is about 87%. The diversity index for C C Wright Elementary School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
C C Wright Elementary School lists 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.3 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1. About 99% of students at C C Wright Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Wilkes County is similar, at 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, C C Wright Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 24% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Test results at C C Wright Elementary School are 5.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (43.5% actual, 48.6% predicted).
Wilkes County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $51,721, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. There are 22 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,547, C C Wright Elementary School among them.
Among nearby public schools, North Wilkesboro Elementary School is closest at about 3.3 miles. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, C C Wright Elementary School is 8th among 9 schools close by.
C C Wright Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The school's enrollment fell 9% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to C C Wright Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Other schools in North Wilkesboro
- North Wilkes Middle SchoolMiddle · 484 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- North Wilkesboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
Nearby schools
- North Wilkesboro Elementary School3.3 mi · 329
- Wilkesboro Elementary School4.0 mi · 405
- Wilkes Early College High School4.4 mi · 265
- Wilkes Central High School4.5 mi · 719
- Central Wilkes Middle School5.0 mi · 564
- Moravian Falls Elementary School5.0 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About C C Wright Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at C C Wright Elementary School?
C C Wright Elementary School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does C C Wright Elementary School serve?
C C Wright Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at C C Wright Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at C C Wright Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at C C Wright Elementary School?
Student demographics at C C Wright Elementary School are roughly 61% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is C C Wright Elementary School in?
C C Wright Elementary School is part of Wilkes County Schools.
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