Lucama Elementary

As a moderately sized elementary campus in Lucama, North Carolina, Lucama Elementary enrolls 431 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Wilson County Schools.

Wilson County Schools runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 10,451 students. Lucama Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lucama Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 31% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% multiracial. Compared to Wilson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Lucama Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at Lucama Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Lucama Elementary sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.5%; actual is 80.8%, +32.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, Wilson County reports that median household earnings sit near $56,423, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Lucama Elementary is one of 29 public schools in Wilson County (combined enrollment of about 12,482 students).

Nearest neighbor: Springfield Middle, around 2.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Lucama Elementary. On composite proficiency, Lucama Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 55.2%.

Lucama Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Lucama Elementary's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 452 (now 431).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.