Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370502002002
Lucama Elementary
6260 Blalock Road, Lucama, NC 27851 · (252) 239-1257 · Wilson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
18.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
428 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
66%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
71.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
87.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 32 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Lucama Elementary
Lucama Elementary's state test result (80.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucama Elementary this school | 431 | 99.3% | 80.8% |
| Glendale-Kenly Elementary Kenly | 433 | 99.3% | 55.1% |
| Battleground Elementary Lincolnton | 420 | 97.1% | 67.5% |
| Grantham Elementary Goldsboro | 442 | 99.3% | 65.4% |
| Easley Elementary Durham | 490 | 99.4% | 74.0% |
| J R Ingram Jr Elementary Sanford | 419 | 99.3% | 51.1% |
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 Lucama Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wilson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #68 of 1,297 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.4% | #43 of 1,296 | #3 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #117 of 1,300 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #808 of 1,485 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #1,300 of 1,377 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #439 of 1,379 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #396 of 1,414 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #805 of 937 | #7 of 8 |
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
431
+61 (+16%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 431 | 23.8 | 18.1:1 | 99% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 22 | 17.0:1 | 99% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 24.4 | 14.8:1 | 99% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 99% (367) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 24.2 | 18.7:1 | 99% (446) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 23 | 18.8:1 | 99% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 70% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 24 | 18.6:1 | 51% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 30 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lucama Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (452 to 431); teachers down 2% (24.2 to 23.8).
About Lucama Elementary
At 6260 Blalock Road in Lucama, North Carolina, Lucama Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 431 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Wilson County Schools, which runs Lucama Elementary, has 25 schools and 10,451 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Lucama Elementary. The largest is White students, at 46%. The remaining students are 31% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Wilson County is about 46% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Lucama Elementary total 23.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.1:1. That is 3.2 students per teacher above the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 99%. For comparison, public schools in Wilson County average 96%.
The allk12 Grade for Lucama Elementary is A+. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 99% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 48.5% for Lucama Elementary, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 80.8%. The 32.3-point gap ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina schools.
Wilson County census figures show that the median household income is $56,423, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Wilson County is home to 29 public schools and about 12,482 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Springfield Middle, is about 2.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lucama Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Lucama Elementary as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 61 more students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.1:1 to 18.1:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Springfield Middle2.9 mi · 448
- Lee Woodard Elementary3.5 mi · 173
- James Hunt High5.6 mi · 1,115
- Rock Ridge Elementary5.6 mi · 476
- John W Jones Elementary5.8 mi · 601
- Vinson-Bynum Elementary6.4 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Lucama ElementaryHow many students attend Lucama Elementary?
Lucama Elementary enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lucama Elementary serve?
Lucama Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lucama Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lucama Elementary is approximately 18.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lucama Elementary?
Student demographics at Lucama Elementary are roughly 46% White, 31% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lucama Elementary?
Lucama Elementary is overseen by Wilson County Schools in Wilson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.