Enrollment
173
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370502002001
Lee Woodard Elementary
103 Church St, Black Creek, NC 27813 · (252) 399-7940 · Wilson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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
17.3:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
168 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
59.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
58.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 Lee Woodard Elementary
Lee Woodard Elementary's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Woodard Elementary this school | 173 | 97.1% | 58.4% |
| Raleigh Road Elementary Linden | 208 | 97.6% | N/A |
| McAdenville Elementary McAdenville | 190 | 98.4% | 64.1% |
| Moncure School Moncure | 176 | 98.3% | 54.7% |
| Stoney Creek Elementary Reidsville | 140 | 97.9% | 36.6% |
| Tyrrell Elementary Columbia | 196 | 98.5% | 41.6% |
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 Lee Woodard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wilson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #553 of 1,297 | #7 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #656 of 1,296 | #8 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #334 of 1,300 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #1,410 of 1,485 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #993 of 1,414 | #12 of 13 |
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
173
-7 (-4%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 173 | 10 | 17.3:1 | 97% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 9.6 | 17.2:1 | 98% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 157 | 9.9 | 15.9:1 | 98% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 180 | 10 | 18.0:1 | 98% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 12.6 | 15.7:1 | 96% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 238 | 13 | 18.3:1 | 98% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 246 | 17 | 14.5:1 | 64% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 280 | 20 | 14.0:1 | 43% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 306 | 13 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lee Woodard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (197 to 173); teachers down 20% (12.6 to 10).
About Lee Woodard Elementary
Lee Woodard Elementary is a very small elementary school with its address in Black Creek, North Carolina. It has an enrollment of 173 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Enrollment across the 25 schools in Wilson County Schools totals 10,451 students.
The student body at Lee Woodard Elementary has no majority group. White students lead at 42%. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 23% Black, and 7% multiracial. In Wilson County overall, the White share is about 46%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Lee Woodard Elementary lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.3 students per teacher. The school's 17.3:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 97% of the student body. Public schools in Wilson County average a similar 96%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Lee Woodard Elementary outscored 60%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lee Woodard Elementary is 9.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 58.4%. Predicted: 49.2%.
In the surrounding county, Wilson County, the median household earns about $56,423 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Wilson County has 29 public schools with about 12,482 students, including Lee Woodard Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, Lucama Elementary is about 3.5 miles from Lee Woodard Elementary. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Lee Woodard Elementary is ahead of the 55.0% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
NCES assigns Lee Woodard Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 180 to 173, a 4% decline.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Lee Woodard Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Wilson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,290
Census ACS
Median income
$56,423
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,482 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilson County Schools
- James Hunt HighHigh · 1,115 students
- Fike HighHigh · 1,028 students
- Forest Hills MiddleMiddle · 654 students
- Beddingfield HighHigh · 653 students
- John W Jones ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- Rock Ridge ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Lucama Elementary3.5 mi · 431
- Beddingfield High3.8 mi · 653
- Speight Middle5.0 mi · 281
- Milton M Daniels Learning Center5.3 mi · 62
- Vinson-Bynum Elementary5.5 mi · 458
- Springfield Middle5.7 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Lee Woodard ElementaryHow large is Lee Woodard Elementary?
Lee Woodard Elementary enrolls approximately 173 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lee Woodard Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lee Woodard Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Lee Woodard Elementary?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Lee Woodard Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lee Woodard Elementary?
At Lee Woodard Elementary, the student body is approximately 42% White, 28% Hispanic, 23% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Lee Woodard Elementary?
Lee Woodard Elementary is overseen by Wilson County Schools in Wilson County.
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