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What's the most underrated thing about East Wilkes High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
469
High
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370495001974
East Wilkes High School
13315 Elkin Hwy 268, Ronda, NC 28670 · (336) 651-7200 · Wilkes County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of North Carolina public high schools
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
466 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 111 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 123 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 133 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 102 | 22% |
Student demographics
24%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
55.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
37.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 East Wilkes High School
East Wilkes High School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Wilkes High School this school | 469 | 99.4% | 49.1% |
| South Davidson Middle and High Denton | 640 | 99.5% | 49.0% |
| Madison High School Marshall | 377 | 97.9% | 46.8% |
| Murphy High Murphy | 424 | 99.3% | 51.5% |
| Hayesville High Hayesville | 366 | 99.2% | 50.6% |
| East Carteret High Beaufort | 521 | 97.7% | 69.9% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 East Wilkes High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #214 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #215 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #237 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #353 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #131 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #466 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #147 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #94 of 277 |
Ranked against other public high 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
469
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 469 | 28.5 | 16.5:1 | 99% (466) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 28.2 | 17.4:1 | 99% (486) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 30.3 | 16.3:1 | 47% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 27% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 31.7 | 17.2:1 | 40% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 99% (526) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 33 | 16.0:1 | 48% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 13% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 41 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Wilkes High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (543 to 469); teachers down 10% (31.7 to 28.5).
About East Wilkes High School
East Wilkes High School is a small high school in North Carolina, located in Ronda. The school serves 469 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in North Carolina is roughly 761 students; this school is 38% smaller than that.
East Wilkes High School falls under Wilkes County Schools, which has 22 schools enrolling 8,547 students.
East Wilkes High School's enrollment is 87% White. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 87% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 28.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.5:1. That is lower than the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 99%. For comparison, public schools in Wilkes County average 99%.
allk12 grades East Wilkes High School a B. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
East Wilkes High School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (49.1% versus 48.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
East Wilkes High School is located in Wilkes County, where the median household income is $51,721, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. East Wilkes High School is one of 22 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is East Wilkes Middle School, about 1.4 miles away. East Wilkes High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. East Wilkes High School's average proficiency of 49.1% compares with 57.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
East Wilkes High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 477 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 469. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 16.5:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at East Wilkes High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Ronda
- East Wilkes Middle SchoolMiddle · 346 students
- Ronda-Clingman Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
Nearby schools
- East Wilkes Middle School1.4 mi · 346
- Ronda-Clingman Elementary School1.6 mi · 318
- Elkin High4.0 mi · 401
- Elkin Middle4.0 mi · 193
- C B Eller Elementary School4.1 mi · 248
- Elkin Elementary4.3 mi · 673
Frequently asked questions
About East Wilkes High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Wilkes High School?
East Wilkes High School enrolls approximately 469 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does East Wilkes High School serve?
East Wilkes High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Wilkes High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Wilkes High School is approximately 16.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Wilkes High School?
At East Wilkes High School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is East Wilkes High School public or private?
East Wilkes High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wilkes County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.